Children's National Medical Center is hiring: RN Clinical Instructor - Neuroscie

Job Title: RN Clinical Instructor - Neuroscience Unit (2400037F)

Description:

5E-NeuroScience Unit (NSU): is an 18 bed monitored unit providing family centered nursing care to patients of all ages - newborns to young adults - with Neurology and Neurosurgery problems, including, but not limited to:

• Video Electroencephalography (VEEG) monitoring
• Neurologic trauma

All nursing practice is based on the legal scope of practice, national and specialty nursing standards, CNMC Policies and Procedures, and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Professional Model of Care requires registered professional nurses to be responsible and accountable for their own practice. CNMC supports the development of RN relationships within the community; specifically those relationships associated with the health and well being of the community at large. Directs, oversees, and maintains responsibility for clinical orientation for nursing clinical fellows. Serves as a "hands-on" direct care giving and teaching role with patients, families and nursing clinical fellows. Directly supervises activities of nursing clinical fellows.

Qualifications:

Minimum Education: BSN (Required)

Minimum Work Experience: 5 years Nursing experience required; experience in care of children preferred. (Required)

Functional Accountabilities:

1. Professional Practice/Research:
   • Discuss with each orientee the role expectations of orientee, Clinical Instructor, Advanced Practice Specialist and Staff Development Specialist related to orientation and ongoing education.
   • Review individual orientee learning needs and develop an individualized education plan for orientee; Communicate orientation outcomes to all involved.
   • Use teaching methods that facilitate education using adult learning principles.
   • Participate in competency training for Unit.
   • Identify patient and family educational needs with orientees.
2. Clinical Instruction:
   • Provide direct patient care in area of specialty independently or in the role of a preceptor.
   • Identify weekly clinical experience goals with each orientee in conjunction with Manager, Coordinator, Advanced Practice Specialist, and/or Staff Development Specialist; plan appropriate assignments and learning experiences according to didactic sequence and needs of each orientee.
   • Plan patient care assignments - select experiences a day ahead and be flexible with changes; communicate with manager and charge nurse.
   • Develop follow-up activities with orientee after patient care experience.
3. Patient Care Instruction:
   • Participate in planning patient and family education, in collaboration with orientee and nursing staff; select teaching/learning methods appropriate to content and families learning preference.
   • Help orientee organize their patient care priorities; role play possible scenarios and provide support to the orientee by asking questions to encourage critical thinking.
4. Safety:
   • Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance.
   • Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication.
   • Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers.

Organizational Accountabilities:

• Anticipate and respond to customer needs; follows up until needs are met.
• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior.
• Contribute to a positive work environment.

Primary Location: District of Columbia-Washington

Work Locations: CN Hospital (Main Campus) 111 Michigan Avenue NW Washington 20010

Position Status: R (Regular) - FT - Full-Time

Shift: Day

Full-Time Salary Range: 89752 - 149593.6

Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law.