Staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Educator - $152K-197K per year at Kaiser Permanente
Sacramento, CA
About the Job
Kaiser Permanente is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Educator for a nursing job in Sacramento, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Educator
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: Ongoing
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Staff
Job Summary:
Serves as entry level professional nursing and patient care services employee development role that leverages the application of principles of adult learning in broad-based program development and implementation. Leverages foundational clinical and professional development knowledge in assessing, monitoring, and prioritizing the educational and professional development needs of a unit or department; supports the development and delivery of clinical educational programs, including specialty training, new graduate/hire training, continuing education for staff, and training for upgrades and changes to KPHC. Coordinates nursing competence & professional development programs for the assigned clinical units/departments/area(s). Conducts ongoing assessments of proficiencies for PCS staff and management and provides feedback and formal action plans management.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Incorporates principles of adult learning in implementation of education programs.
- Identifies and evaluates high quality, culturally diverse instructional materials in all types of media and formats.
- Adjusts content and teaching strategies to meet learner needs.
- Identifies individuals who do not meet established competency expectations and recommends a formal action plan to PCS leadership
- Maintains flexibility when managing multiple roles and responsibilities.
- Interprets and communicates across multiple disciplines.
- Promotes a safe and healthy work environment.
- Maintains up-to-date knowledge of trends and advances in the field of Nursing and Healthcare Informatics, as well as new developments in hardware and software technology.
- Maintains up-to-date knowledge of nursing practices, regulatory standards, and organizational priorities.
- Collaborates staff and leadership in areas of clinical expertise (e.g. workflow and clinical use recommendations), provides information on current clinical practice, and addresses clinical questions.
- Ensures optimization efforts are identified and implemented to support clinical decision making that supports high quality and safe patient care.
Secondary Functions:
- Day off is based on operational needs.
- Position is 4 days per week and 10 hours per day.
Experience
- Minimum two (2) years of nursing experience.
- Minimum one (1) year of experience in nursing clinical education which includes teaching, precepting or supporting educational programs.
Education
- Bachelors degree in nursing or a related field
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
License, Certification, Registration
- Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire
- Basic Life Support
Additional Requirements:
- Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, federal, state, and local requirements.
- Demonstrated knowledge in KP HealthConnect including functionality and expertise in workflows (or for external hires,
- similarly integrated medical record).
- Demonstrated knowledge of medical center policy and procedure requirements, specialty training and competency
- requirements.
- National Certification required within one year of hire
Preferred Qualifications:
- Telemetry experience required.
- Professionally certified, in CHSE, NPD, or PCCN/CCRN, preferred.
Kaiser Permanente Job ID #1308875. Posted job title: Rn Educator - Telemetry
About Kaiser Permanente
At the heart of health care, you'll find Kaiser Permanente. As the nations leading not-for-profit, integrated health plan, we make a difference in the lives of members, patients, and communities across the country.
With 39 hospitals and more than 734 locations in eight states and the District of Columbia, we proudly serve more than 12.7 million members from coast to coast. Whether you choose to join a hospital in the Northwest, a clinic in Southern California, or a medical office in the Mid-Atlantic, we have many opportunities for you to shape the future of care.
Our teams are empowered to advance impactful and extraordinary care for all by pioneering health outcomes, encouraging diverse viewpoints, and creating new opportunities for learning and advancement. This covers more than our members and our employees; it also reaches far into our communities. Together, we're proudly working as one for a healthier today and tomorrow.
