Job Description
Serves as a role model, consultant, change agent, and facilitator in assessing learning needs and in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating educational activities for the nursing staff utilizing evidence based practice. Promotes quality patient care by orienting, educating, and supervising nursing personnel while remaining clinically competent in all aspects of patient care. Assists Director with maintaining and monitoring compliance with staff educational requirements and certifications. Has full access to patient health information.
Schedule: 40 hours per week | Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 PM
- Current Registered Nurse Licensure in
- Minimum 5 years current clinical experience and at least 2 years pediatric experience.
- MSN required or significant work toward completion.
- Agrees to obtain specialty certification(s), if not already certified.
- Has ability to establish a climate conducive to learning.
- An ability and willingness to educate staff regarding patient’s growth and development needs.
- Ability to assess and develop educational programs based on departmental needs and patient population served.
- Demonstrates leadership ability and effective interpersonal skills.
- Must possess full range of body motion to pass a basic FIT test to include bending, stooping, standing and sitting for extended periods of time. Must be able to lift and carry up to 30 pounds.
Iredell Health System includes Iredell Memorial Hospital, Iredell Wound & Hyperbaric Center, Iredell Home Health, corporate wellness programs, a skilled nursing facility and a physician network. Iredell offers convenient and easy access to state-of-the-art diagnostics and comprehensive health services. Centers of Excellence include Women’s and Children’s; Cardiovascular; Cancer Care; Surgical Services and Wellness & Prevention. While more and more independent hospitals are being purchased by large for-profit chains, the leadership of Iredell Health System continue to believe - as did the original trustees who signed the certificate of incorporation- that the community is well-served by a locally-owned, locally-operated hospital. Without shareholders or distant corporate offices, all profits remain in the community to provide services, modern equipment and highly skilled staff.
Awards
American Heart Association & American Stroke Association
- Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Quality Award
American Diabetes Association
- Diabetes Center Recognition Award
The Joint Commission
- Primary Stroke Center designation
American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer
- Certified Community Cancer Program
Blue Cross Blue Shield (Blue Distinction)
- Distinction Center+ for Hips and Knees & Maternity Care
PNC
- Excellence in Healthcare Award for Quality of Care
Charlotte Business Journal (4 consecutive years )
- Healthiest Employers of Greater Charlotte Award
Healthiest Employers (2 consecutive years)
- Top 100 Healthiest Workplaces in America
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems
- Top 13 Acute-Care hospitals in North Carolina
Healogics
- Center of Distinction & Center of Excellence Awards
