Clinical Nurse Educator, Inpatient Behavioral Health
Company: ECHN
Location: Avon
Posted on: April 18, 2024
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Job Description:
POSITION SUMMARY: Provides clinical expertise, education,
consultation, leadership and research in selected clinical areas to
benefit patients, staff and the organization.# Serves as a resource
to staff and management.# Allocates available resources to promote
efficient, effective and compassionate patient care throughout the
organization.# Facilitates the development of collegial
relationships.# Visible, accessible and committed to communicating
effectively with staff.# Promotes the profession of nursing and
professional practice.# Represents the organization in a positive
and professional manner.# # EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION: Must be a
graduate of an accredited School of Nursing and hold and maintain
current a Registered Nurse license in the State of Connecticut.
Must hold a BSN from an accredited University. Master#s Degree in
Nursing Preferred # matriculation required after one year in
position. Basic certification in area of specialty is preferred:#
Nursing/Education/Behavioral Health. # EXPERIENCE: Must have at
least five (5) years or more of progressive experience in clinical
practice, nursing education, and/or nursing management in an acute
care setting.## 3 years Behavioral Health experience required. #
COMPETENCIES: Maintains clinical competency required for area of
assignment. Must be able to communicate effectively in English,
both verbally and in writing.## Basic Computer skills are
necessary. # # ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: Disclaimer:
Job descriptions are not intended, nor should they be construed to
be, exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or
working conditions associated with the job.# They are intended to
be accurate reflections of the principal duties and
responsibilities of this position.# These responsibilities and
competencies listed below may change from time to time. ###########
1.###### Participates in regular or episodic high quality,
competent direct patient care in area of expertise.# Assesses the
quality of care for a specific patient population. Creates
environment in which high quality care can be provided. 2.######
Coordinates and implements orientation of BHU nursing staff.#
Collaborates to develop individualized orientation programs and
monitors orientee#s progress.# Collaborates with Nurse Manager to
address orientee concerns/problems.# Ensures accurate completion of
orientation paperwork. 3.##### Coordinates and implements
continuing education for BHU Staff.# Develops programs to ensure
that educational standards are met.# 4.##### Plans and implements
annual BHU competencies through collaboration with the Nurse
Manager and Medical providers. Assists with documenting staff
completion of nursing competencies. 5.###### Uses a comprehensive
approach, a high level of discriminative judgment, advanced
knowledge, and expert skill to identify problems and issues that
interfere with patient care and that may require intervention.
6.###### Provides clinical practice interventions that result in
improvements in clinical outcomes, patient /family satisfaction,
resource allocation, staff knowledge and skills, health care team
collaboration, and organizational efficiency 7.###### Provides
indirect patient care through delegation and guidance to staff
nurse and collaboration with members of the healthcare team to
develop standards of care, clinical procedures, or quality
improvement plans.# Implementation and adherence are evaluated to
compare outcomes, refine guidelines, improve clinical management
and further promote consistent adherence.# Participates in system
evaluation of technology and its impact on patients and resources
8.###### Acts as an expert resource that provides pertinent
information which enables nurses and others to make decisions based
on a wide range of relevant and appropriate alternatives. Supports
the Clinical team in their ability to care for this patient
population. 9.##### Participates in both formal and informal
teaching and coaching of staff nurses, graduate nursing students,
other healthcare professionals and patients/ families. Demonstrates
commitment to career development and professional practice of self
and staff. 10.## Fosters a spirit of inquiry by documenting
problems to determine research needs or by generating or refining
identified research problems.Interprets and applies research
findings. Analyzes and evaluates the appropriateness of research
and applies research findings to advance clinical practice and
patient care delivery. Evaluates outcomes. 11.## Authors and
actuates clinical practice guidelines and procedures; designs and
directs quality performance improvement initiatives; chairs
interdisciplinary committees or manages clinical projects;
influences and guides institutional healthcare policy decisions.
12.## Collaborates with nurses, nurse educators, physicians, and
other healthcare providers and patients and their families to
result in teambuilding, synergism, and integrative solutions. 13.##
Acts as positive role model for nurses demonstrating practical
integration of theory and evidenced based practice. 14.## Utilizes
evidence based practice in clinical procedures, administrative
policies and educational materials for patients, staff and others.
15.## Acts as a change agent to provide a link between a variety of
resources and staff and asserts clinical and professional
leadership in the practice setting or healthcare system, in health
care policy and delivery decisions, or in the administration of
direct care programs. Acts as a knowledgeable, strong, risk taking
nurse leader. Conveys a strong sense of staff advocacy and
support.
Keywords: ECHN, New England , Clinical Nurse Educator, Inpatient Behavioral Health, Healthcare , Avon, Northeast
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