Education Specialist RN - CommonSpirit Health

The Woodlands Hospital a primary and secondary care hospital serving North Harris and Montgomery counties. Clinical services include cardiovascular services, diagnostic imaging, women’s services (digital mammography and bone density studies), neurosciences, pediatric care (Newborn and Level II nurseries) and surgery, pathology and pulmonary services, and sleep disorders. Clinical affiliations include The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Radiation Treatment Center, and Texas Children’s Hospital.

Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring, and our families need protection. With our combined resources, we are committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community. This role will allow you to give back to our community and broaden your healthcare skills. 

We want our patients to be care for with respect and compassion. Our Nursing Team is a vital part of our patient’s success to recovery.

Do you have excellent follow-through skills? Are you organized and able to multi-task? Do you love caring for people? Would you like to work in a place that values your skills? Did you know we are an academic teaching facility?  We have a team of people waiting for you.     

If you are compassionate about healthcare and would like to impact patients every day, connect with CHI St. Luke’s Health today to experience what it is like to collaborate with a talented healthcare team!

We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft
• Adoption Assistance

• Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Vacation, Personal Days and Holidays
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
• Matching 401(k) Retirement Programs
• Wellness Programs

If you are compassionate about healthcare and would like to impact patients every day, connect with CHI St. Luke’s Health today to experience what it is like to collaborate with a talented healthcare team!

Expectations:

Responsible for enhancing clinical practice through planning, developing and conducting education programs, providers and other key clinical services staff, including evaluating the effectiveness of programs and providing guidance to staff and key leaders for Critical Care.  Facilitates assessment and identification of ongoing learning needs for staff development programs.  Designs and delivers programs that support the organization's mission, vision, values and strategic goals, implemented using the organization's framework for professional clinical practice and development.

1. Demonstrates expertise in the teaching /learning process and Assists management and clinical staff to develop and provide educational programs
  
  2. Utilizes Prophecy Assessments to identify learning needs and assists the nurse managers, clinical nurse specialists, clinical educators, quality coordinators, and preceptors in planning learning activities to meet those needs
  
  3. Develops and Performs needs assessments in collaboration with management/ clinical Nurse specialist / nursing staff to determine developmental and educational needs
  
  4. Assesses critical thinking, interpersonal relations, and technical skills of staff to assist in categorization of orientation and staff development
  
  5. Communicates with staff to facilitate development of their clinical, management, and/ or research skills
  
  6. Promotes career advancement including clinical ladder and differentiated practice through mentorship
  
  7. Consults with management and clinical staff to coordinate an effective preceptor and mentor program
  
  8. Consults with management to develop, revise, and implement cost-effective patient outcomes driven educational programs, tools, and materials for all nursing staff
  
  9. Collaborates with management to plan and direct new employee orientation
  
  10.  Leads and Participates in the Performance Enhancement program and other quality enhancement activities through monitoring and evaluating the outcomes of educational offerings
  
  11.  Integrates research findings into clinical practice, educational programs, and policy updates
  
  12. Supports and Participates in unit based research projects to promote a knowledge base for the nursing profession

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing, BSN
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas
• BLS with skills demonstration

Minimum Experience:

Three (3) Years of clinical education experience

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Effective Communication
• Knowledgeable of instructional design and principles of adult learning.
• Critical thinking skills
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills both written and verbal
• Basic Computer skills – familiarity with Windows based software programs.