Rn Educator - Transport - Part Time

Job Summary
The Educator facilitates the professional role development and growth of nurses and other healthcare personnel along the continuum from novice to expert on the Transport Team. Responsibilities include:

• Works in partnership with nursing leadership and staff to assess the learning needs and competencies of staff
• Develops, implements, and evaluates education plans/programs and utilizes methods, measurements, and tools to evaluate achievement of learning goals
• Serves as a resource for staff in areas of program development, clinical practice, and professional development
• Plans and provides for orientation onboarding activities to include classroom and skills/simulation lab learning
• Facilitates the onboarding of employees to ensure integration to the role on both unit and system-wide levels, focusing on retention and growth
• Assists in the development, coordination, and evaluation of competency programs and identifying deficiencies in staff competency
• Integrates research and evidence-based practice into the development of educational activities
• Participates in activities to promote the specialty of Nursing Professional Development
• Collaborates with their peers in the Professional Development team to provide hospital wide nursing education such as the nurse residency program, annual mandatory education and competencies, and product conversions.

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Qualifications
Education Requirements: BSN required; MSN preferred
Experience: Minimum 2 years pediatric nursing experience in Transport, PICU, ED, and/or NICU; Prior Neonatal/Pediatric Transport and EMS experience preferred.
Certification and Licensure: PA Registered Nurse License, Basic Life Support (BLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required; Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse (PHRN) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) preferred.
Required Skills: Excellent Communications Skills, Excellent Interpersonal Skills, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word
Overview
About St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, a partnership between Tower Health and Drexel University, is a 188-bed facility that provides exceptional care to children throughout the Greater Philadelphia area and surrounding counties.
St. Christopher's has more than 220 pediatric experts on staff, combining top-notch pediatric care with a wide array of pediatric specialties including Cardiology, Ear, Nose and Throat, Gastroenterology, Oncology, and Orthopedics. It houses the only Verified Pediatric Burn Center between New York City and Baltimore and is one of only three Level I Pediatric Trauma Centers in Pennsylvania. St. Christopher's is a Magnet® designated hospital and was recognized as a Women's Choice Award Best Children's Hospital.
In addition to its main location in Philadelphia, the hospital has a growing network of primary and specialty care locations throughout the Philadelphia suburbs and New Jersey so your child's health conditions can be treated close to home.
About the Organization
With more than 11,000 team members, Tower Health includes Reading Hospital, a teaching hospital based in West Reading; Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville; Chestnut Hill Hospital, a teaching hospital in Philadelphia; Jennersville Hospital in West Grove; Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville; Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown; and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. We also operate Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing & Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences, & we have a comprehensive physician network.
Collaboration across Tower Health enables our hospitals, providers, leadership & staff to leverage best practices across the health system. Our hospitals have received national recognition for advanced care in areas such as neurosurgery and stroke, cardiac & vascular surgery, trauma, hematology & oncology. Reading HealthPlex, which opened at Reading Hospital in October 2016, combines state-of-the-art technology and world-class design to make the HealthPlex one of the most sophisticated surgical centers & inpatient facilities in the region.
At Tower Health, we have a rich history of providing high-quality, cost-effective care in the communities we serve. As the healthcare industry continues to change, one thing remains steadfast: Tower Health's commitment to Advancing Health, Transforming Lives.