Nurse Educator - Level 2 (Operating Room)

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is America's oldest public hospital, established in 1736. Affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine, the 844-bed hospital is a major referral center for highly complex cases, with its 6,000 employees including highly skilled, interdisciplinary clinical staff. It sees more than 110,000 emergency room visits and 500,000 outpatient visits annually. Bellevue is an academic medical institution of international renown. We have served as an incubator for major innovations in public health, medical science, and medical education. Bellevue is a Level I Trauma Center delivering around-the-clock care in adult, pediatric, psychiatric and pediatric psychiatric emergencies as well as in the nationally-designated categories of cardiology, neurology, toxicology, and neonatology. In addition to providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient state-of-the-art care Bellevue is a city-wide medical specialty referral source. Bellevue's clinical centers of excellence include: Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care; Cardiovascular Services; Designated Regional Perinatal Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU); Comprehensive Children's Psychiatric Emergency Program; and Cancer Services.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Job Description

A professional nurse that collaborates with the Director of Nursing for Nursing Professional Development in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating orientation and continuing education programs, both at the unit and/or departmental level. She/he serves as a role model and a resource person for the nursing staff. She/he assumes 24 hour responsibility for staff development and practice in assigned areas in collaboration with unit management.

Job Responsibilities:
- Identifies and utilizes specific learning needs prior to designing education programs/sessions.
- Interprets staff learning needs to the line managers, engaging staff support for needed offerings.
- Develops appropriate behavioral objectives and content outline on a timely manner.
- Utilizes current medical/nursing literature during preparation.
- Plans educational calendar according to the specific needs of the assigned areas.
- Utilizes principles of adult teaching-learning process during classroom/clinical activities.
- Demonstrates knowledge of various teaching methodologies.
- Selects and uses appropriate audiovisual aides to enhance the learning process.
- Communicates clearly, according to the level of the learner, during classroom/clinical presentation.
- Creates an environment conducive to learning.
- Performs all other tasks assigned by supervisor and/or designee.

Minimum Qualifications
1. A valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State; and
2. Holds, or obtains through facility orientation, a valid and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA); and
3. A Master's Degree in Nursing, or a related nursing or education field, from an accredited college or university; and
4. Three (3) years of experience as a registered nurse in specialty area(s), including:
a. One (1) year providing nursing education and training in specialty area(s); or
b. Holds a valid and current certification as a Nurse Educator.

For Assignment to Nurse Educator Level II
1. In addition to meeting the qualification requirements of Nurse Educator Level I, must be assigned to a highly specialized area (e.g., critical care, emergency services, perioperative care) or to a group of specialty areas.

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• Multiple employee discounts programs