Clinical Nurse Educator - Surgical ICU (SICU)

Respect | Belonging | Accountability | Transparency

• Facilitate learning by creating an environment that supports achievement of desired cognitive, affective, and psychomotor outcomes. (10%)
• Develop competency outcomes and designing curricula that reflect educational needs of the department/organization (10%)
• Teach courses and provide training to licensed nurses and unlicensed personal (10%)
• Develop maintain and revise learning modules and lesson plans (10%)
• Utilize a variety of strategies to assess and evaluate knowledge and competencies. (10%)
• Engage in policy development and revisions through research, analysis, consultation and synthesis of information. (10%)
• Incorporate evidence-based research into education plans, patient treatment plans, and nursing practices (10%)
• Promote critical thinking among nurses, and show commitment to professional development and lifelong learning (10%)
• Serves as a mentor to nurses, and identify growth opportunities and education needs for practicing nurses (5%)
• Pursue continuous quality improvements and patient safety and quality care (5%)
• Evaluates practice in relation to professional standards, statues, regulatory requirements, hospital and departmental policies, and standards of care. (5%)
• Promotes quality care by redefining priorities for care based on evaluation of healthcare consumer/family response or changing condition. (5%)

• Bachelor's Degree Nursing Required

• 4-6 years direct patient care nursing experience. Required

• RN-Registered Nurse - DORA - Department of Regulatory Agencies Required
• BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association Required

• Adherence to Standards of Professional Nursing Practice/ Process / Performance [ANA Standards addendum- signed] and accrediting body standards.
• Strong understanding and display of the principals of customer service as it applies to patients, staff and the community
• Ability to assist in identifying ways to promote quality patient-centric care and maintain Denver Health’s high level of patient satisfaction. [Nursing Vision Statement]
• Ability to work effectively in a team matrix environment. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels and in a cross functional environment.
• Ability to work closely with multidisciplinary staff, charge nurses, clinical nurse educator(s), and Nursing Managers, providers,, executive leadership to provide care to patients with respect to their uniqueness using informed judgment, competence, individual qualifications, and collaboration with the health care team.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of assessment findings as they relate to the disease process and continuum of care.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
  
  
  
  
• Proficient with EHR or Epic documentation.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic healthcare system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, the Public Health Institute at Denver Health, Denver Health Medical Plan and Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado’s primary, and essential, safety-net healthcare system, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided millions in uncompensated care for the uninsured each year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made. Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.