Job Details: Clinical Education Specialist Emergency Dept - FT Days

Company: HealthONE Swedish Medical Center – Take your career to Swedish. Located in Englewood, Colorado, Swedish Medical Center provides a wide array of healthcare services for adults and children. Swedish features a Level 1 Trauma center and is a recognized leader in stroke treatment.

Description: Located in the south-metro Denver community of Englewood, Colorado, for more than 100 years, Swedish is the provider of choice for a wide array of health-care services.
At Swedish, our mission is to provide compassionate, high-quality patient care that meets the caring and cost-effective expectations of our patients, physicians, employees and volunteers, and to preserve and strengthen the Swedish tradition of community service.

The Education Coordinator exemplifies professional nursing practice through expert clinical practice, education, consultation, and research. The Education Coordinator provides clinical orientation, in-service, role modeling, continuing education, and professional development opportunities to nursing staff and students. The Education Coordinator provides consultation and education to students, nurses and other health care providers. The Education Coordinator participates in design, implementation, and evaluation of new programs and systems and fosters utilization and conduct of clinical research. The Education Coordinator is a registered nurse and delegates duties consistent with the scope of practice and functions within the philosophy and overall plan of care delivery at SMC.


Qualifications
A. Licensure/Certification/Registration: Current Colorado Registered Nurse License, Current BLS Certification.
B. Education: Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing,
Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
Master of Science in Nursing preferred.
C. Experience: Emergency Room RN experience required. Able to articulate and demonstrate appropriate nursing theory and practice.
Demonstrates the ability to plan and provide for the delivery of educational services related to nursing. A minimum of 3 years of clinical practice. Emergency nursing experience required.
D. Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Demonstrates good organizational skills. Plans and provides for educational in-services for nursing and non-nursing. Demonstrates knowledge and competence in working with teams. Communicates positively and professionally with all internal and external customers. Ability to teach and mentor in an effective manner.

III. Degree of Supervision Required: Under minimal supervision of Director. Individual proceeds under his/her own initiative in compliance with policies, procedures and practices presented by immediate supervisor.

IV. Orientation Period: Minimum of two weeks contingent upon experience. Extensive orientation may be required and will be determined by Departmental Director.

Swedish Medical Center is part of HealthONE, the largest healthcare system in the Denver metro area consisting of 7 hospitals and more than 30 outpatient centers, including some of the regions most respected healthcare facilities, services and programs. HealthONE is committed to providing compassionate quality healthcare.

By working and living in Colorado, you can enjoy over 300 days of sunshine per year and less than 15' of precipitation annually. The average high temperature in the winter is nearly 50 degrees -- in the summer, only 85.

Such great weather means you can spend time skiing, hiking, biking, or camping. If you tire of life outdoors, you can attend live theatre and concerts, visit art and history museums, or go to an aquarium or the zoo. Or enjoy sporting pastimes with Colorado's four major league franchises. Cheer on the Rockies during baseball games, the Avalanche during hockey, the Broncos in football games and the Nuggets in basketball. Work where you love to live!
Please reply online. We look forward to hearing from you!

Posting Date: Apr 14 08