Job Description:

Position Highlights:

• Position:Clinical Nurse Educator - Ambulatory Surgery/Post Anesthesia Care Unit
• Location: Evanston Hospital
• Full Time/Part Time:Full-Time (40 hrs/wk)
• Hours:Monday - Friday 0700 - 1530 with flexibility in scheduling as needed to meet the needs of the units.
• Required Travel:Travel to other sites required.

What you will need:

• License:Current professional Nursing licensure in the state of IL required
• Education:Bachelor's degree in Nursing required; Master's degree in health related field preferred.
• Certification:CPR/BLS required; ACLS and PALS certifications preferred. CAPA and/or CPAN required after 2 years.
• Experience:Pervious critical care and PACU experience required. 3+ years of ASU/PACU nursing experience preferred.
• Skills:Collaborates with the education team to develop, maintain and present educational materials to include ASPAN Orientation, Instructor Led Training programs/orientation, initial and annual clinical staff competency and on-going support of professional development through continuing education programs; Acts as preceptor and mentor to new ASU/PACU staff; demonstrates ability to assess staff educational needs, designs and develops curricula to meet the ASU/PACU staff needs. Collaborates with ASU/PACU clinical nurse manager to plan, implement, and delivery of annual educational curricula.

What you will do:

• Functions at 50% as ASU/PACU Staff Educator and 50% Staff Nurse
• ASU/PACU staff Educator provides education and evaluation to ASU/PACU nurses, PCTs and UCs and other ASU/PACU ancillary staff members
• ASU/PACU staff Educator designs and delivers educational programs, tools and services to promote competency and enhance the role performance of nursing personnel
• ASU/PACU staff Educator partners with the nursing leaders and key stakeholders to identify learning needs, plan and prioritize education to achieve organizational goals.ASU/PACU staff Educator coaches and mentors staff to continually advance their ability to provide superior patient care. The ASU/PACU staff Educator consistently demonstrates perianesthesia clinical competency
• Utilizes the nursing process in planning, implementing, and evaluating the patient plan of care. Includes patient and family in the plan of care as appropriate.

NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) is an integrated healthcare delivery system consistently ranked as aTop 15 Teaching Hospital in the U.S.The NorthShore system, headquartered in Evanston, Ill., includes five hospitals -Evanston,Glenbrook,Highland Park,SkokieandSwedish. NorthShore also includes a 900 physician multispecialty group practice,NorthShore Medical Group, with more than 140 locations in the Chicagoland area. NorthShore has an established reputation and employs over 10,500 people.

NorthShore is committed to excellence in its academic mission and supports teaching and research as the principal teaching affiliate of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.

NorthShore was the first health system in Illinois to achieve Magnet recognition-the highest, most prestigious honor that demonstrates excellence in nursing and high standards in patient care-something only achieved by 6% of hospitals nationwide. The system earned Magnet re-designation in 2019. When you work for NorthShore, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.

Please explore our website (www.northshore.org) to better understand howNorthShore delivers on its mission "to preserve and improve human life" through superior clinical care, academic excellence and innovative research.

NorthShore is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information.

EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.

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