An exciting career opportunity for an Operating Room Clinical Nurse Educator is now available with a large, stable hospital in the warm and beautiful location of Northern California.
The hospital prides itself on research leadership and utilizing the latest technology and clinical practices. The Clinical Nurse Educator of Perioperative Services will work in a department with state-of-the-art equipment to offer excellent patient care in the community.
In collaboration with the Nurse Director of Surgical Services and Director of Clinical Education, the Operating Room Clinical Nurse Educator is responsible for staff orientation and education in the Operating Room, Pre-Op, PACU, Endoscopy, Children's Surgery, and Sterile Processing departments.
The Operating Room Clinical Nurse Educator will promote excellence in nursing as a resource and a role model in the Professional Practice Model: Center of Excellence for the Perioperative staff members. They will work as an advanced practice nurse, employing a range of practical, theoretical, and evidence-based competencies to address diverse patient care populations and environments within the Surgery service line.
Through direct observation and participation in patient and family care, the Perioperative Services Clinical Nurse Educator will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate strategies to maintain excellence in patient care. Utilizing the Operating Room Nurse Educator roles of practitioner, educator, consultant, researcher, and leader in collaboration with the healthcare team, the OR Clinical Nurse Educator will actively participate in quality improvement projects to promote improved nursing-sensitive, patient outcomes.
The hospital offers a generous compensation and benefits package. It is also strategically located with great schools and a wide variety of leisurely activities. Join now.