Overview

The Nursing Instructor - MSN is responsible for the orientation, continuing education, and staff development of nursing staff/patients in assigned areas.

Responsibilities

• Performs needs assessments, analyzes results and identifies training opportunities based on those results.

• Develops and designs educational offerings based on needs assessments and/or organizational/departmental requirements, the educational process, and principles of adult education.

• Delivers educational offerings based on adult education learning principles.

• Evaluates the effectiveness of educational offerings to ensure that knowledge and/or skills learned are being applied on the job and have an impact on staff performance in meeting departmental/ organizational goals.

• Participates in annual review and revision of staff orientation.

• Coordinates a comprehensive, unit-specific program, inclusive of core competencies for staff in assigned areas.

• Monitors completion of tests and validation of skills and records/files appropriately.

• Communicates progress and clinical performance to nurse manager as appropriate.

• Assists in an annual review of mandatory education and core competencies based upon requirements of NJDOH, JCAHO, and Hackensack University Medical Center.

• Plans and implements in-services based upon identified learning needs of staff/patients.

• Documents all in-services inclusive of objectives, evaluations, and attendance.

• Assists staff in planning and developing nursing grand rounds, as requested.

• Participates in the coordination of education programs generated by the department.

• Collaborates with education specialist, advanced practice nurses, and nurse managers to enhance educational support in assigned areas.

• Collaborates with clinical instructors in other areas to resolve clinical practice issues and facilitate staff education.

• Acts as a mentor for selected students of professional nursing, as appropriate.

• Evaluates, with input from preceptors, the clinical performance of new staff.

• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).

• Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Graduate of an NLN/AACN accredited program in Nursing.

• Master's degree in nursing.

• Minimum of 3 years experience in relevant area of patient care specialty

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.

• AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.

Job ID 2024-144253

Department Children's Hospital Quality

Site Hackensack University Med Cntr

Job Location US-NJ-Hackensack

Position Type Full Time with Benefits

Standard Hours Per Week 40

Shift Day

Shift Hours Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Weekend Work No Weekends Required

On Call Work No On-Call Required

Holiday Work No Holidays Required