What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practice Educator RN position at Westwood Center?
Overview
At Genesis Healthcare, we are dedicated to improving the lives we touch through the delivery of high-quality care and exceptional service. As a leading provider in the long-term care industry, we believe in fostering a collaborative, inclusive and supportive work environment where every team member is valued and empowered to make a difference.
Responsibilities
- Report to the Director of Nursing
- Develop education programs in response to staff needs and teach staff current accepted patient care and nursing center practices
- Supervise and monitor new nursing employees throughout their individualized orientation period
- Perform annual competency testing and evaluation and clinically appraise nursing staff performance to identify areas for education
- Provide oversight to Employee Health Program to include administering and tracking of tuberculosis and hepatitis vaccine and tracking of influenza immunizations for all employees
Qualifications
- Must be a graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with current RN license
- Minimum three years full-time or equivalent clinical experience preferred
- Two years of clinical experience in long-term care nursing with one year as an educator preferred
- Excellence in clinical nursing skills required
- Experience in Gerontology preferred
- Training and/or experience in adult learning preferred
Benefits
- Variable compensation plans
- Tuition, Travel, and Wireless Service Discounts
- Employee Assistance Program to support mental health
- Employee Foundation to financially assist through unforeseen hardships
- Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive (DEI) workplace with DEI committee. DEI is a part of our company's DNA
- Health, Dental, Vision, Company-paid life insurance, 401K, Paid Time Off
- Pet Insurance
- Term and Whole Life Insurance
- Short-term Disability
- Hospital Indemnity
- Personal Accident
- Critical Illness
- Cancer Coverage
- Nursing Tuition Assistance Program