What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN, Radiology Nursing Educator position at Wake Forest Baptist Health?
RN, Winston-Salem
Radiology
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Days (Monday - Friday 8:00AM- 4:30PM)
We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join our wonderful Radiology team at our Winston Salem Campus. If you are seeking a new role, a position with our Academic Learning Health System may be the position for you!
What We Offer:
- Wellness Incentives: Up to $1,350 in wellness incentives through our LiveWELL program
- Parental Benefits: Six weeks paid maternity leave & four weeks paid parental leave
- Health Benefits: Amazing health insurance with the option of a copay or HSA eligible plan
- Education Reimbursement: We invest in your professional growth, offering up to $2,500 per year towards a bachelor’s degree and up to $5,000 per year towards a graduate degree.
- Retirement: Up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions
Job Summary:
Responsible for ensuring that every nurses are educated to assess and identify patient care needs for assigned patient population. Education is provided based on unit/patient needs and includes but is not limited to skill based competency, equipment use expertise, and/or clinical assessment competency. Collaborates with all health care providers to enhance staff education and competency in the management of cost effective/clinically effective complex patient and family care.
What You'll Need:
- Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing with BSN required
- Minimum of THREE years nursing experience in area of interested area
- Nurse Educator Experience Preferred
- Registered Nurse licensure from the State of North Carolina National certification in specialty required within one year of hire
What You'll Do:
- 1. Teaches and demonstrates proficiency in patient physical assessment skills, patient care and nursing skills (i.e. mobility, respiratory care, nutrition, pain management, oral care, preventing infection, lift equipment).
- 2. Reinforces policies and procedures, protocols and guidelines with nursing staff.
- 3. Coordinates nursing centered rounds and bedside reporting in conjunction with the Nurse Manager/Case Manager with an ability to phase in multidisciplinary rounds.
- 4. Provides population specific unit educational programs in collaboration with preceptors and staff development instructors in informal, on-site settings.
- 5. Ensures the quality of professional services by demonstrating and maintaining competency through updating knowledge and skills and continuing professional growth.
- 6. Communicates in an effective, positive, and professional manner role modeling behaviors associated with Caring Science.
- 7. Creates and maintains a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, self, co-workers, and facility including assisting in teaching interpretation of and developing strategies to address nurse sensitive indicators and performance improvement.
Skills/Qualifications:
- Delegation skills
- Knowledge of policies & procedures
- Critical thinking skills
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to tailor teaching to different learning styles
- Ability to synthesize & prioritize knowledge Solid written and oral communication skills
Work Environment:
- Ability to tolerate moderate to high stress levels.
- Subject to occasional crowded conditions
- Moderate noise environment
- Handles emergency or crisis situations
- Subject to many interruptions and stressful situations
- Regular exposure to the risk of blood borne diseases, infections and contagious diseases
- Contact with patients, family members, community members, co-workers and medical staff under a wide variety of circumstances
- Handles absentee replacement on short notice
- Required to wear PPE
Salary : $2,500 - $5,000