Nurse Educator

Job Description Summary

Responsible for the implementation and utilization of information systems required for patient care initiatives. Evaluates applications or vendors to best meet the needs of the organization. Provides technical training and support to end users.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC004925 ORBG - Nursing Inservice

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-28

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Job Summary

Responsible for the implementation and utilization of information systems required for patient care initiatives. Evaluates applications or vendors to best meet the needs of the organization. Provides technical training and support to end users.

Work Environment

Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases.  Contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances.  Exposed to unpleasant elements including accidents, injuries and illnesses.  Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.  Must be able to handle emergency or crisis situations.  May perform emergency care. Occasionally subject to irregular hours. Occasional pressures due to multiple calls and inquiries. May be required to provide educational in-services on nights and weekends to meet the needs of all nursing staff.

Essential Functions

• Assesses plans, coordinates and evaluates service line specific education programs to address age and department specific competencies.
• Provides instruction in the nursing orientation process.
• Monitors assigned aspects of care for process improvement.
• Serves as clinical resource person.
• Maintains positive relationships and communications with the medical staff, nursing staff and other interdisciplinary departments.
• Maintains departmental records, reports, files and documentation as required.

Physical Requirements

Physical requirements are primarily related to the essential functions of any job. In order to perform the essential functions of this position, you must be able to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach, stoop, talk, hear and smell.

Lift or exert energy up to 50 pounds 25% of the time and 100 pounds 50% of the time and more than 100 pounds 25% of the time.

Maintains close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more) color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen move up/down or left/right) and depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances).

Mental Requirements

Must possess the ability to read and interpret business or safety manuals, clinical or technical procedures or regulations. Ability to write reports, correspondence and/or manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, patients, families, other employees and medical staff.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and perform more complex math functions to include calculating percentages, averages, volume, ratio and interpreting graphs - using numbers, money and units of measure. Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to

deal with concrete and abstract concepts and interpret verbal, nonverbal and written instructions.

Age Groups

This position primarily interacts with all age groups and provides direct/indirect patient care. Each staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to meet the physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related needs of the persons in the assigned work area.

Additional Job Description

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited school of nursing and a minimum of three years of applied clinical experience as an RN. Greater than 20 years of nursing experience may be substituted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Master’s degree from an accredited school of nursing preferred. A master’s degree in nursing may be substituted for 1 year of required experience. Extensive knowledge of the unit’s patient population, health care trends, community and regional resources and service availability to these populations. An ability to establish comparative working relationships with diverse groups and individuals, medical staff, and other health care disciplines. Current South Carolina licensure as a registered nurse or compact state. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required. Other certifications may be required to maintain employment for a respective department.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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