Clinical Nurse Educator

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

Duke Nursing Highlights:

• Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet organization
• Nurses from each hospital are consistently recognized each year as North Carolina's Great 100 Nurses.
• Duke University Health System was awarded the American Board of Nursing Specialties Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy for being strong advocates of specialty nursing certification.
• Duke University Health System has 6000 + registered nurses
• Quality of Life: Living in the Triangle!
• Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility)

Required 1 YOE as RN in Long Term Care/Skilled Nursing Facility

As a Clinical Nurse Educator:

• You will play a pivotal role in advancing the professional development of Nursing Assistants across Duke University Health System (DUHS). This position offers a unique opportunity to lead and support the continuum of DUHS Nursing Assistant programs, including NAI, NAI +4, NAII, and both licensed and unlicensed professional development pathways.
• In this role, you will inspire, educate, and develop the next generation of Nursing Assistants by facilitating educational programs and creating meaningful professional development opportunities for current team members. Through innovative teaching, coaching, and mentorship, you will help cultivate a highly skilled, engaged, and resilient workforce dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care.
• Beyond the Nursing Assistant programs, you will have the opportunity to make a broad impact across the health system by teaching life support courses such as BLS, ACLS, and PALS; supporting orientation and onboarding programs; facilitating Nursing Assistant skills training; and contributing to Pathways to Practice initiatives. Your expertise will also be sought for strategic projects, workforce development efforts, and system-wide educational initiatives that advance clinical excellence, quality, and patient safety.
• This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate educator who thrives on teaching, mentoring, innovation, and collaboration. As a Clinical Nurse Educator, you will play a vital role in shaping the future of the healthcare workforce while supporting DUHS's commitment to excellence in patient care, professional growth, quality outcomes, and lifelong learning.

Salaried Position: Monday to Friday: This role may require occasional early morning or evening availability.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading system-wide NPCS orientation that supports safe practice, belonging, and professional confidence
• Creating and delivering engaging, learner-centered onboarding experiences that promote readiness and retention
• Partnering with colleagues and key stakeholders to ensure a consistent, high-quality orientation experience across all DUHS entities
• Supporting additional department and organization initiatives as assigned
• Participating in system-wide instruction of Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) courses

Duties and Responsibilities of this Level

Educator

• Conducts needs assessments using a variety of strategic tools
• Assists learners in the assessment of needs and identification of outcomes
• Incorporates principles of adult learning in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of education programs
• Coordinates orientation of new staff to the organization
• Develops/coordinates education plans related to initial and ongoing competency validation
• Develops/coordinates core education to address patient population specific nursing care
• Develops/coordinates core education for the development of beside leaders
• Plans, prepares and maintains materials for use in educational programs for accuracy and relevance to the target audience
• Identifies and evaluates instructional materials in all types of media and formats
• Adjusts content and teaching strategies appropriate learner needs
• Provides educational opportunities that benefit nurses at all stages of their career development
• Delivers competence based programs for nursing staff with a focus upon improvement of skills and retention of knowledge
• Develops evidence-based educational materials
• Supports staff development with educational activities (which include remediation, certification, mentoring, life support, JCAHO requirements, product roll-outs, etc)
• Evaluates the effectiveness of educational programming
• Prepares short and long term planning and programs to address identified needs
• Teaches content as needed and/or assigned within clinical expertise to facilitate orientation, staff development and/or safe practice

Consultant

• Serves as an educational consultant to facilities, task forces, committees, and projects relating to policy, procedure and program development
• Responses to regulatory mandates for research and management of sentinel events
• Responds to identified needs of Duke Medicine to promote quality patient care and safety
• Collaborates with Duke Medicine to recommend educational strategies for the implementation clinical standards
• Consults with staff regarding individual learning needs

Researcher

• Supports the integration of research into practice
• Provides information to document effectiveness of role as a staff development educator
• Incorporates current educational evidence into individual practice as a staff development expert
• Conducts and/or contributes to nursing research
• Interprets, communicates, and incorporates research findings into program planning

Facilitator

• Facilitates the adult learning process, creating a climate which supports learning across the health system
• Identifies and recruits internal and external resources (nurse, doctor, other specialists) for educational activities
• Coordinates educational activities (includes continuing education credit, clinical affiliations, nurse residency, etc) across Duke Medicine
• Participates in committees, task forces, projects for areas of coverage and Duke Medicine
• Facilitates teambuilding and leadership development for areas of coverage and Duke Medicine
• Participates in review of activities or processes for area of coverage and department

Change Agent

• Responds to changes in nursing practice and develops programs to support those changes
• Ensures that educational programs are congruent with organizational missions, values, and goals
• Maintains flexibility when managing multiple roles and responsibilities
• Interprets and communicates across multiple disciplines
• Promotes a safe and healthy work environment

Leader

• Serves as a role model to promote excellence and safety
• Maintains required educational and/or clinical competencies
• Seek opportunities to develop staff in various roles
• Integrates ethical principles in all aspects of practice
• Serves as a role model for education and professional nursing practice
• Role models and promotes the concept of life long learning
• Leads committees, work groups and/or projects related to the implementation of educational activities
• Performs related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications at this Level

Education

BSN required

MSN preferred.

Experience

• 1 YOE in Long-Term Care or Skilled Nursing Facility as an RN is required
• 3 years of nursing, clinical educator, or nursing instructor experience required.
• Master's Degree in Nursing may be substituted for 2 years of required experience.

Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification

• Current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina or compact license from participating state is required.
• BLS provider certification required.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, and/or NRP Instructor level certification is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Basic Computer Skills in Microsoft office
• Knowledge of Audiovisual equipment set up an advantage

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.

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