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Baystate Health, western Massachusetts’s premier healthcare provider, and home to Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a Magnet Hospital for Nursing Excellence seeks a **Nurse Educator** to join our leadership team in **Surgical Services!**

Our Surgical Services Department offers support and comes fully equipped to help you do what YOU do best, provide care for our patients and support our nursing team!

The Nurse Educator (NE), utilizing innovative and flexible solutions (including leveraging information technology and simulation to enhance and streamline education), evidence based practice, and effective operations, is responsible for establishing an environment that transforms professional growth, role competence and proficiency in their specialty. The NE facilitates the achievement of professional/clinical outcomes with all assigned staff and/or patient populations.

The NE reports directly to their Department Manager, and collaborates with the clinical managers and other education/quality practitioners and leaders in defining goals which support major short and long-term divisional and organizational initiatives. Through this collaboration, the NE supports the implementation of the BH model of patient care. In collaboration with clinical managers and quality leaders, the NE is responsible for ensuring excellence in patient safety and quality, creating a culture of safety, and leading the development of staff competence and nursing professional practice. He/she enhances the quality of nursing practice and patient care by functioning as a consultant, QI/PI/research leader, and educator throughout the Division of Nursing. The NE leverages the ANPD model of Nursing Professional Development and encourages the advancement of clinical nursing practice and professional development through review, critique, and dissemination of relevant current literature, research findings, and professional standards.

In collaboration with Leadership, the NE is responsible for participation in the interview and selection of staff within their assigned unit or patient populations. For the first 6 months to 1 year, based on advancement with competencies, all staff newly hired with have a dotted line reporting relationship with the NE for their area and a direct line reporting relationship with the Unit Manager. This will facilitate continuous performance feedback for new hires during the initial orientation phase and pivotal first year of employment at BMC and will ensure successful professional enculturation and specialty nursing advancement and performance.

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW:

+ Prepares the patient in the pre-op area for surgery, and provides care for patients during recovery post-surgery, Outpatient Operating Rooms.

+ Patient Population: Mostly Pediatric, some adults, Inpatient and Outpatient.

THE ADVANTAGES OF WORKING WITH BAYSTATE!

+ Excellent Compensation

+ High-quality, low-cost medical, dental and vision insurance

+ Pet, home, auto and personal insurance

+ Certification and continuing education reimbursement

+ 403b retirement company match & annual company contribution increase based on years of service

+ Life insurance

+ Free money coach advice from a certified professional

+ Reimbursement for a variety of wellbeing activities, included but limited to: gym membership and equipment, personal trainer, massage and so much more!

+ Wellbeing programs that include but are not limited to mental, physical, and financial health

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:

+ **HIGH QUALITY PROGRAM** . Baystate Medical Center is known as a teaching hospital that leads in surgical innovation. We use the latest minimally invasive procedures and robot-assisted techniques and offer a wide range of both general and specialty surgical care.

+ **PATIENT EXPERIENCE.** Work with dedicated professionals committed to patient centered excellence. Act as an advocate for patients, families and significant others. Come join a team dedicated to the culture of safety, shared governance and nursing autonomy.

+ **PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.** Baystate Health is committed to your professional development. Baystate Health is accredited to provide continuing education programs for all members of the healthcare team, including nurses. Enjoy state-of-the-art simulation programs on campus! TNCC, ACLS, CPR and CPI classes provided. Reimbursement for AORN certification.

+ **COMPETITIVE BENEFITS SALARY AND SO MUCH MORE!** Generous compensation package, CME Allowance and time, high quality, low cost medical/dental, robust paid time off.

Job Responsibilities:

+ Demonstrated knowledge of developmental stages for the all age groups, and applies developmental theories and concepts when planning and implementing education for patients, families, and staff.

+ Develops individual goals and objectives that are reflective of departmental, divisional and organizational goals and objectives and to their ongoing evaluation. Provides leadership and direction to staff in the achievement of special project goals and objectives as noted by periodic and annual review.

+ Functions as a consultant to all members of the health care team in his/her area of expertise in professional practice, education, and improvement. Develops clinical resources and guidelines for patients and their families based on personal observations, staff input, research and/or QA findings as indicated by personal log and/or review of materials. Models the professional practice of nursing by providing direct or indirect patient care, as assigned, to a selected patient population as evidenced by direct observation, personal log, documentation, and/or participation in patient care conferences. Provides ongoing educational and emotional support to nursing staff in clinical decision-making and problem-solving.

+ Utilizes theories and principles of learning and nursing science to foster the attainment of knowledge and skills by nursing staff, as evidenced by program and/or evaluation materials. Collaborates with nursing administration, nursing management, and nursing personnel to identify and meet the professional development needs of staff as evidenced by personal log. Facilitates the development of staff to provide professional educational offerings as evidenced by personal log, program material and staff feedback. Participates in educational activities upon request as evidenced by personal log and program materials.

+ Assists nursing staff with the interpretation and communication of pertinent research and QA findings as documented through meetings and/or personal log. Assists nursing staff to incorporate research and QA findings to support change in clinical practice as evidenced by personal log and clinical practice documents. Conducts, facilitates, and/or participates as appropriate in studies as evidenced by proposal review, sponsorship, data collection, personal log and other related material. Collaborates with nursing staff, QA Committee, colleagues, and peers to identify and promote areas for nursing research as evidenced by personal records and related materials. Fosters nursing research through participation in the BMC Nursing Research Committee as evidenced by attendance as assigned, timely review of nursing research proposals and active support of committee sponsored events or activities.

+ Provides nursing consultation to members of the health care team to enhance patient care records, staff feedback and personal log. Engages in ongoing communication with the staff for the purpose of addressing patient care problems as evidenced by involvement in patient care rounds, observation, staff feedback and personal log. Acts as a clinical resource to faculty and students of selected institutions via established contact mechanisms as evidenced by personal log and related materials.

+ Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to define strategies for educational initiatives related to quality improvement. Participates with staff to identify the need for change in the delivery of patient care as demonstrated by personal log and related material. Utilizes theory when developing, implementing and/or evaluating projects as evidenced by personal log and related materials. Demonstrates leadership in the facilitation of staff efforts to create change as evidenced by personal log and related materials.

+ Attends relevant educational offerings, each year to expand practice related knowledge as documented by personal log and related documents. Collaborates with peers to broaden one’s scope of professional nursing as evidenced by involvement in a professional organization and/or personal log. Engages in activities that contribute to the profession of nursing and enhance the image of BMC as evidenced by personal log and related materials.

+ Demonstrates competency for one-to-one observation of patient based on department and unit specific needs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

+ Successfully passed Board of Registration in Nursing Examination and is licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

+ Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR certification required.

+ Education: MSN required.

+ Experience: At least three years of clinical experience and three years in specialty (may be concurrent)

+ Project Management experience preferred; Prior teaching experience; Prior experience within a teaching hospital

+ Demonstrated ability to lead, transform, and direct staff

+ Adult learning principles and practices

+ Learner needs assessment and curriculum development/planning

+ Experience planning and executing evidence based practice improvement

+ Flexibility in work schedule

+ Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office suite competency, at a minimum

We strive to be the place where we can help you build the career you deserve – apply today – YOU belong at Baystate!

Our compensation philosophy

We offer competitive total compensation that includes pay, benefits, and other recognition programs for our employees. The base pay range shown above considers the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including knowledge/skills; relevant experience and training; education/certifications/licensure; and other business and organizational factors. This base pay range does not include our comprehensive benefits package and any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role.

For more information, please visit us online at: _baystatehealthjobs.com_ or interact with us socially at facebook.com/BaystateCareers or on Twitter @BaystateCareers.

All correspondence can be directed to:

Kimberly Jeznach

Talent Acquisition Consultant

[email protected]

DIVERSE PROVIDERS. DIVERSE PATIENTS. DIVERSE PRACTICE LOCATIONS.

_Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status_

You Belong At Baystate

At Baystate Health we know that treating one another with dignity and equity is what elevates respect for our patients and staff. It makes us not just an organization, but also a community where you belong. It is how we advance the care and enhance the lives of all people.

DIVERSE TEAMS. DIVERSE PATIENTS. DIVERSE LOCATIONS.

Education:

Masters Degree in Nursing (Required)

Certifications:

Advanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart AssociationAmerican Heart Association, Basic Cardiac Life Support - American Heart AssociationAmerican Heart Association, Certification in Specialty - OtherOther, Registered Nurse - State of MassachusettsState of Massachusetts

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.