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Description:

The Clinical Educator is responsible for designing, evaluating, updating and implementing new and current nursing education needs and orientation. Our educational professionals act as both advisers, role models and mentors for the staff, assisting them in their journeys from novice to expert. They exhibit exceptional leadership qualities, have excellent communication abilities and have in-depth, comprehensive knowledge in their field of expertise. In addition, the education team assist with quality improvement, data collection and supply chain management.

Organization Highlights:

• Recognized Leader: First Magnet Designated Hospital in Syracuse, highlighting our professional nursing staff.
• Only local hospital to receive a Leapfrog A for patient safety. Patient outcomes remain a top priority!
• Shared Governance: Unit practice counsel and open-door guiding principle give us all a voice.
• We incorporate a primary care nursing model with a team approach to meet the needs of the patient population.
• Advancement: Strong orientation program, clinical support, and generous tuition allowance.
• Work/Life: Scheduling options that balance work/life/school calendars.
• We encourage job share opportunities to enhance satisfaction and growth.

What you will do:

• Prepare, deliver and supervise clinical education and orientation.
• Mentor and coach colleagues, students, and new staff.
• Maintain expertise in the field of nursing
• Assist with ongoing competency and preceptor education.
• Consult to recommend best practice.
• Data collection and reporting to support quality outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures quality nursing care is rendered to all patients in accordance with the New York Nurse Practice Act, National Standards of Practice, and Nursing and Clinical Service standards of care and practice.
• Utilizing the Nursing Process, plans, directs and supervises the care of patients in addition to being involved in the provision of direct care of patients and families.

Education, Training, Experience, Certification and Licensure:

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of New York.
• Master’s degree preferred. Bachelor’s Degree accepted with demonstrated clinical experience.
• Minimum of four years’ experience in nursing.
• Recent formal and informal clinical and teaching experience.
• Participates in orientation and continuing education and updates and maintains knowledge and skills related to specific areas of expertise. Commitment to ongoing professional development.

Career Path:

• Clinical ladder advancement with experience, staff engagement, and national certification.
• Career advancement to leadership roles as coordinator/management.

Mission Statement:

• We, St Joseph's Health and Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.

Vision:

• To be world-renowned for passionate patient care and outstanding clinical outcomes.

Core Values:

• In the spirit of good Stewardship, we heal by practicing Justice in fostering right relationships to promote common good, Reverence in honoring the dignity of every person, Excellence in expecting the best of ourselves and others; Integrity in being faithful to who we say we are.

Special Equipment, Skills or Other Requirements:

• Participates in educational conferences and updates and maintains professional knowledge and skills related to areas of responsibility. Acquires and maintains skills that are necessary to support the philosophy of patient centered care. General computer knowledge preferred. Excellent verbal and written communication skills is required. BLS is required.

Work Environment and Hazards:

• Clinical and office setting. Exposure Class I.

Physical Demands:

• Medium work: standing, walking, sitting, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling.

Work Contact Group:

• Clinical staff, clinical affiliates, medical staff, patients, families and other health care professionals.

Supervised By: Director of Education Services and the Research Institute

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.