DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:
- The Clinical Nurse Educator provides a variety of teaching for staff, patients, families and the community. The focus areas are staff education, patient/family education, and community education.
SUPERVISION: Reports directly to the Practice Manager
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
- Coordinates and participates in the orientation process of new employees.
- Coordinates and maintains patient/family/staff education programs.
- Coordinates and participates in community/screening programs.
- Communicates with other departments/disciplines in providing quality care to patients and/or family.
- Develops and revises policies and procedures for Patient Care Services.
The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE
- BSN preferred, MSN accepted.
- Must have 3 years psychiatric nurse experience.
- Current RN License in Louisiana or multi-state compact license.
- Must be adaptable to change, be decisive, and demonstrate foresight.
- Exhibits organizational and leadership ability.
- Ability to communicate with patient, family, peers and medical personnel
Physical Demands/Work Environment
- Work requires a variety of physical activities such as standing, walking, bending, stooping or sitting for long periods of time.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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