What are the responsibilities and job description for the Educator position at Cottage Health?
Join Cottage Health as an Educator. The Birth Center Educator provides and coordinates education related to specialty area. Functions as a consultant and resource for education, role development, building collaborative partnerships, and research through evidence-based practice/quality improvement, orientation/onboarding of new hires and competency management. Specific job competencies include:
- Learning Facilitator- The educator uses the educational design process to bridge the knowledge, skills, and/or practice gaps identified through a needs assessment.
- Leader/Mentor/Advocate for Nursing Professional Development- The educator advances the profession by contributing to the professional development of others and supports life-long learning as individuals develop across practice, professional and educational settings. The educator influences interprofessional practices, the nursing professional development specialty, the profession of nursing and healthcare.
- Change Agent/ Partner for Practice Transitions- The educator actively works to transform processes at the micro, meso and macro system levels through inspiration, adoption, and sustainment of and adaptation of change management using project management and process improvement practices. The educator supports transitions of nurses and healthcare team members across learning and practice environments, role transitions and various professional stages.
- Champion for Scientific Inquiry- The educator promotes the generation and dissemination of new knowledge and the use of evidence to advance nursing professional development practice, guide clinical practice and improve patient care.
QUALIFICATIONS
Level of Education
- Minimum: BSN
- Preferred: MSN or Master's in Education
Certifications, Licenses, Registrations
- California Registered Nurse
- ACLS and BLS from the American Heart Association
- NRP
- AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring
- Certification in specialty area preferred
Technical Requirements
- Minimum: Microsoft Office; AV applications; Ease with Technical applications (e.g. Search engines, websites)
- Preferred: Hi fidelity simulation experience
Years of Related Work Experience
- Minimum: 5 years recent experience in a clinical setting related to specialty area; unit based education leadership
- Preferred: Experience in a defined Educator Role
About Us
Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, Ca, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.
Cottage Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cottage Health applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, transgender, gender expression and identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status or any other classification protected by law. This policy applies to all aspects of the relationship between Cottage Health and an applicant or employee. Cottage Health is committed to upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. We strive to cultivate an environment where exceptional people bring diverse perspectives and find belonging, support and connection to their work.
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