Perioperative Nursing Educator - Adult Perioperative Services

Location: University of Oklahoma Medical Center

Preference will be given to Previous experience in the OR as a perioperative circulator.

General Description: Under general supervision, performs professional work in all phases of a comprehensive staff development and training program for an assigned unit. They model the OU Health Way, as evident in their work output and interactions with employees and patients, through living OU Health's core values of putting Patients First, pursuing Relentless Excellence, showing Integrity, seeking Inclusion for all staff and patients, always Learning, and valuing Teamwork.

Essential Responsibilities

• Aligns behaviors with OU Health values and maintains nursing professional practice standards.
• Responsible for planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting staff development and inservice.
• Develops criteria to evaluate needs of the staff and measure the effectiveness of training programs.
• Coordinates and facilitates competency development, verification and maintenance activities.
• Responsible for coordinating nursing orientation program.
• Coordinates and facilitates quality improvement activities and assessing the implementation of age and culturally appropriate care programs.
• Plans, implements and evaluates Preceptor Program. Coordinates CPR training that meets the American Heart association requirements and is in compliance with TJC standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required. Master's in Nursing preferred.

Experience: 3 years of experience in patient care as a Registered Nurse in the specified area of teaching.

License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required:

• Current Registered Nurse License (RN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate compact Registered Nurse (eNLC)).
• Basic Life Support (American Heart Association) certification required upon hire.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices, techniques, and procedures.
• Ability to organize, plan, coordinate, and evaluate nursing services and apply nursing techniques.
• Ability to maintain civility and good working relationships with other employees.
• Ability to respond effectively to cultural and language needs of patients and visitors.
• Skilled in computer applications designed to ensure quality and safety measures for patients.
• Ability to establish and maintain integrity and trust with patients by advocating in the patient's best interest.
• Ability to engage and manage conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner.
• Ability to maintain compliance accreditation with local, state, and federal regulatory standards.
• Ability to foster an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued and maximized to achieve the vision and mission of the organization.
• Strong written and oral communication skills characterized by candor, openness, integrity, and ability to be diplomatic.
• Must have good presentation and communication and written skills.
• Ability to be creative and innovative in program development.
• Must be able to work independently and research material when developing education sessions.
• Must be able to read and critique research findings for application practice.
• Must have computer skills.