Perinatal Clinical RN Educator

Dignity Health one of the nation’s largest health care systems is a 22-state network of more than 9000 physicians 63000 employees and 400 care centers including hospitals urgent and occupational care imaging and surgery centers home health and primary care clinics. Headquartered in San Francisco Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate high-quality and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved. For more information please visit our website at www.dignityhealth.org. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

This position will be physically located at Woodland Memorial Hospital in Woodland, California.

This position will be physically located at Woodland Memorial Hospital in Woodland, California.

Position Summary:

The Clinical Educator is responsible for providing staff development expertise as an educator, consultant, facilitator, change agent, leader, instructional program developer and project manager. The Clinical Educator supports the development of the care provided across the continuum of the patient experience and fosters empowerment through knowledge to achieve excellence through the delivery of evidenced-based nursing practice and/or clinical care & competency. This occurs through the facilitation of the educational process through assessment, development, planning, implementation and evaluation of competency assessment, continuing education and leadership development. In addition, as a role model of professional behavior, the Clinical Educator is instrumental in creating a climate of compassionate care consistent with the highest standards of Dignity Health to meet the needs of the diverse units within the service area and the overall system needs of Dignity Health.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current California RN license required
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or a combination of experience and and Associate's Degree in Nursing. If candidate does not have a BSN, must be currently enrolled in school to obtain.
• Minimum of three years experience as a Registered Nurse in a Labor & Delivery department.
• Current BLS certification required (must be certified through the American Heart Association)
• Advanced certifications specific to the field of Labor & Delivery nursing may be required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of
  • current nursing techniques
  • principles and practices
  • regulatory/accreditation agency standards
  • effective oral and written communication skills
  • staff development and needs assessment techniques
  • effective interpersonal relationship skills
  • problem solving skills
  • effective organizational and prioritization skills
  • The Joint Commission (TJC), Title 22, Nurse Practice Act and other standards
  • CQI and QA methodologies
• Excellent computer and software skills