Nursing Inservice Instructor ECMC - FT - Varied Shift

HOURLY RANGE : $45.55 - $61.57

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS : The work involves planning, coordinating and conducting a nursing education and in-service training program at the Erie County Medical Center Corporation. This is a professional nursing position responsible for providing instruction and consultation on nursing education to ECMCC staff. Work is performed under the direct supervision of higher-level professional nursing staff with leeway for the exercise of independent judgment. Supervision is exercised over lower-level professional and non-professional nursing staff. Does related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES :

• Performs in-service training; reviews course content and revises based on laws, regulations, accreditation standards, program evaluations, changing consumer needs, etc.;
• Assesses needs for development of training program; assesses learner characteristics including learning styles and learning needs;
• Assists in developing and amending educational and unit / functional policies and procedures;
• Plans professional development programs that incorporate multi-cultural and multi-generation concepts;
• Schedules in-service training classes and maintains appropriate records;
• May provide BLS and ACLS instruction;
• Provides new employee orientation;
• Assists with performance evaluations involving staff in specialty unit and progressive discipline of employees;
• Schedules and assigns staff according to educational preparation and patient acuity;
• Conducts formal and informal teaching sessions;
• Orients staff to specialty area, procedures, equipment and disaster plan;
• Serves as clinical resource person, patients advocate and clinical role model;
• Evaluates outcomes of staff education; evaluates patients through nursing process;
• Provides remediation for identified educational needs;
• Monitors nursing activities using quality assurance standards;
• Provides for growth and development of all nursing staff assigned to specialty area;
• Participates in budgetary planning;

Works clinically sixteen (16) hours per month.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS : Good knowledge of nursing principles, procedures and terminology; good knowledge of the principles of learning and teaching with emphasis on nursing continuing education; good knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, accreditation standards and ECMCC policies and procedures as they relate to the nursing practice; good knowledge of the principles of supervision and guidance; ability to conduct and evaluate in-service training and teaching programs; ability to work independently; ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse constituency; ability to utilize a variety of electronic software applications; sound professional judgment; resourcefulness; leadership; capable of performing the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and two (2) years of professional nursing experience, one (1) year of which was in medical / surgical telemetry nursing, critical care nursing or emergency services nursing.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS :

Possession and maintenance of BLS Instructor Certification within one (1) year of appointment.

NOTE : Verifiable part-time and / or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.

Approved by Erie County

Salary : $46 - $62