Job Summary

Reports to the Manager of Education. Is responsible for assessing, planning, coordinating, and evaluating orientation, continuing education, and in-service programs for staff which are competency based. Recommends improvements in the quality of nursing practice and standards. Serves as a resource to staff. This is an OR Intraoperative Educator position and will use AORN to help facilitate education, competencies, and orientation associated with the OR.

Education and Experience
The knowledge, skills, and abilities as indicated below are normally acquired through the successful completion of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Michigan, requiring a current Michigan license. A master’s degree in nursing or Advanced Practice Nurse degree is preferred. Requires a minimum of five years of experience in intraoperative nursing, or three years of intraoperative nursing experience plus a master’s degree in nursing or Advanced Practice Nurse. Must also be CPR certified as an instructor. CPR Instructor certification is required (may obtain after hired to position). Must become a nurse planner through the American Nursing Credentialing Center within 1 year of being in position.

MISSION, VALUES and SERVICE GOALS

• MISSION: We deliver outstanding care, inspire health, and connect with heart.
• VALUES: Trust. Respect. Integrity. Compassion.
• SERVICE GOALS: Personally connect. Keep everyone informed. Be on their team.

Applies professional development practice by following the Scope and Standards of Practice and Performance from the American Nursing Professional Development Practice Model which includes, but is not limited to:

Standards of Practice:

• Assessment: Collecting data and information relevant to individual, unit, organization, and system performance.
• Diagnosis: Analysis of data to determine actual and potential practice gaps and their relation to other problems, issues and needs.
• Outcomes Identification: Identification of expected quality outcomes to develop a plan that is designed for individual, unit, organization, system, and population performance.
• Planning: Develops a collaborative plan that includes evidence-based strategies to achieve expected outcomes while seeking input from key stakeholders.
• Implementation & Coordination: Coordinates and implements the identified plan with a focus on ensuring quality, safety, and evidence-based strategies to achieve desired outcomes.
• Health Teaching & Health Promotion: Implements strategies that promote wellness for patients, associates, and community members.
• Evaluation: Engages in evaluation of advancement toward achieving identified outcomes.

Standards of performance:

• Ethics: Integrates ethics into all aspects of practice.
• Advocacy: Demonstrates advocacy in all roles and practice settings.
• Respectful and Equitable Practice: Practices with cultural humility and inclusiveness.
• Communication: Communicates effectively in all areas of professional practice.
• Collaboration: Collaborates with colleagues, key stakeholders, and academic partners.
• Leadership: Leads within the interprofessional practice and learning environments.
• Education: Pursues knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing and NPD practice and promotes futuristic thinking.
• Scholarly inquiry: Applies scholarship, evidence, and research findings into practice.
• Quality of Practice: Contributes to quality nursing, healthcare, and NPD practice.
• Professional Practice Evaluation: Participates in self-reflection while evaluating one's own and others' nursing practice.
• Resource Stewardship: Judiciously utilizes appropriate resources to plan, provide, and uphold evidence-based NPD initiatives that are safe, effective, and financially responsible.
• Environmental Health: Advances environmental health and safety throughout all practice and learning environments.

Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Facilitating needs analysis for staff to ensure that educational needs are identified and are the focal point for program development and enhancements; also ensuring that desired outcomes are met.
• Planning, designing, and coordinating training, educational programs and/or instructional materials.
• Designing, preparing, evaluating, and updating lesson plans, lectures, tests, materials, programs, and courses to meet regulatory agency requirements and changing needs.
• Teaching staff members by conducting training and providing group and individual instruction.
• Preparing necessary administrative/support materials (such as program schedules, attendance rosters, evaluations, and summaries, etc.).
• Monitoring the orientee's progress/performance and providing instruction and counseling as necessary; also making appropriate recommendations to the department Manager/Director.
• Serving as an educational resource for various departments, committees, Beacon Health System, Physician groups and referral organizations.
• Participating in community activities as requested.
• Providing education for patients as appropriate.
• Assisting in the development of policies and procedures.

Performs other functions to maintain personal competence and contribute to the overall effectiveness of the department by:

• Completing other job-related assignments and special projects as directed.

ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Associate complies with the following organizational requirements:

• Attends and participates in department meetings and is accountable for all information shared.
• Completes mandatory education, annual competencies, and department specific education within established timeframes.
• Completes annual employee health requirements within established timeframes.
• Maintains license/certification, registration in good standing throughout fiscal year.
• Direct patient care providers are required to maintain current BCLS (CPR), and other certifications as required by position/department.
• Consistently utilizes appropriate universal precautions, protective equipment, and ergonomic techniques to protect patient and self.
• Adheres to regulatory agency requirements, survey process and compliance.
• Complies with established organization and department policies.
• Available to work overtime in addition to working additional or other shifts and schedules when required.

Commitment to Beacon's six-point Operating System, referred to as The Beacon Way:

• Leverage innovation everywhere.
• Cultivate human talent.
• Embrace performance improvement.
• Build greatness through accountability.
• Use information to improve and advance.
• Communicate clearly and continuously.

Knowledge & Skills

• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of current training and adult education philosophies, techniques, programs, tools, and equipment.
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of and competency in performing procedures, assessments, treatments, and techniques.
• Demonstrates analytical skills necessary to conduct training needs analysis, design programs, etc.
• Demonstrates ability to teach staff with a variety of educational backgrounds.
• Demonstrates leadership skills necessary to coordinate activities and motivate all levels of staff.
• Demonstrates initiative and high interest in teaching others.
• Demonstrates well-developed interpersonal skills necessary to interface effectively with all levels of staff and customers and to conduct group and individual instruction.
• Demonstrates well-developed communication skills, both verbal and written, necessary to communicate in an articulate and effective manner in front of groups. Relates to and provides effective feedback to the learner in a manner that is patient, constructive and enhances self-esteem.

Working Conditions

• Works in a patient care environment requiring frequent changes in job demands.
• May be exposed to biohazards.
• Operates office equipment and other equipment used to meet patient care needs.

Physical Demands

• Requires the physical ability and stamina (i.e., to walk/stand for prolonged periods of time, push carts/wheelchairs up to 50 pounds, to position/lift patients at a maximum of 35 pounds unassisted, over 35 pounds requires assistance, provide CPR, etc.) to perform the essential functions of the position.