Full-Time Clinical Educator

Announcement: #295895

Jefferson Healthcare is seeking a Clinical Educator who is a registered nurse with a BSN degree and has expertise in education. The Clinical Educator develops, coordinates, and evaluates educational programs for nursing staff, students, and allied health professionals. They oversee new employee orientation, tailoring training to various experience levels, from new graduates to seasoned professionals. In addition to providing continuing education, they serve as a resource for clinical instruction, program development, and outreach initiatives with colleges and healthcare organizations. Collaborating with leadership and multiple departments, they ensure training aligns with evolving healthcare standards while contributing to policy development, quality assurance, and best practices. Through a combination of instruction, consultation, and program oversight, the Clinical Educator plays a key role in advancing clinical competency and patient care excellence.

What this role is about:

• Develops and operationalizes effective methods of educating patient care staff focused on knowledge, skills and attitudes requisite for safe, competent and effective patient care practice. Identifies need, develops and offers specific education programs relevant to needs assessment and identified gaps in knowledge for assigned areas
• Functions as a consultant, collaborating with unit staff, management, organizational leadership and the academic community to ensure competency, promote staff development and advance the profession of nursing.
• Promotes evidence-based nursing practice through assessment, dissemination of information, analysis of practice, coaching and mentoring.
• Manages factors related to safety and effectiveness and cost in planning and delivering of professional development activities.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of competency-based education model, incorporating competency assessment into all educational activities
• Develops educational programs for unlicensed nursing support personnel
• Appreciates differences in learning styles, cultures and generational differences of learners participating in educational activities and develops activities to enhance participation and learning.

What we can offer you:

• Medical, dental, vision, retirement, PTO, and more
• Outstanding benefits, including low insurance premiums for individuals and families.
• Hands-on training
• Opportunities for advancement

What you'll need:

• Current Washington State RN license in good standing required
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing or relevant degree required
• Graduate degree in Nursing, Education, or related specialty preferred
• Previous experience as a clinical educator preferred
• Current BLS and ACLS required
• Advanced current certification preferred for specific patient population: PALS, ENPC, TNCC, ANA Med-Surg. NRP, Wound Care, Conscious Sedation
• Specialty areas may require additional experience, certifications and licenses
• Minimum five years of acute nursing care experience required

Schedule: This position is full-time, exempt. This position is onsite.

Apply for this position and future positions, please visit our careers website at https://jeffersonhealthcare.org/healthcare-careers/

Jefferson Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

About Us:

Jefferson Healthcare is one of the top employers on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula and near Seattle, Victoria, BC, and Vancouver. We are a DNV-accredited, 5-star rated 25-bed Critical Access Hospital with six rural health clinics and a wide scope of specialty services; we provide exceptional care for more than 33,000 residents of East Jefferson County.

Port Townsend has been named as "one of the coolest small towns in America" ... with good reason. There are festivals almost every weekend, endless recreational/hiking/skiing/sailing activities, great places to eat, and a strong and vibrant community feel. Surrounded by water and near the Olympic National Park, Port Townsend offers access to a myriad of outdoor mountain and water adventures.