What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Nurse Educator Behavioral Health Part-time position at Augusta Health?
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Job Summary
The Crossroads Department Clinical Nurse Educator functions in the role of expert clinician, educator, and researcher in behavioral health. In collaboration with the unit directors and nursing staff, the Crossroads Clinical Nurse Educator monitors the clinical care of patients and provides clinical support to improve patient care and patient outcomes. Incorporated within each of these role functions, the Crossroads Department Clinical Nurse Educator is a role model, patient advocate, and change agent. The primary focus of this position is the advancement of expert nursing practice.
The Crossroads Department Clinical Nurse Educator utilizes the nursing process (Assessment, Planning, Intervention and Evaluation) as it applies to clinical practice, education, competency validation and program development. The Crossroads Department Clinical Nurse Educator role models this process to staff members who provide direct care for patients. Through involvement in clinical consultation and direct patient care, the Crossroads Department Clinical Nurse Educator assesses and improves the patient care process for this specialty patient population. The Crossroads Department Clinical Nurse Educator collaborates with other healthcare professionals to ensure that evidence-based practice is implemented and understood by the patient care staff.
The Crossroads Department Clinical Nurse Educator is responsible for coordinating, planning, evaluating and providing education activities and orientation programs to nursing staff. The Crossroads Department Clinical Nurse Educator will serve as a resource to nursing leadership, staff and preceptors in the areas of nursing process, clinical knowledge and skills.
Education Requirements
- BSN Required
- Masters in related field of nursing preferred.
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Company Information
Augusta Health is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit, community health system located in Fishersville Virginia in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley. Augusta Health offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient which includes Augusta Medical Center a bed inpatient facility and Augusta Medical Group which is comprised of practice locations and four urgent care locations.
Equal Opportunity
Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.
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Preferred
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