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The Clinical Nurse Education Specialist is an advanced level of nursing practice that facilitates the professional development of licensed and unlicensed employees to enhance professional competency. Coordinates staff development and educational needs of patient care nursing staff, patients, and families. This is an advanced level position in clinical education, which is performed under minimal supervision.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as a clinical resource and role model, providing clinical supervision to staff in developing clinical knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- Participate in the identification of essential competencies for clinical areas/service lines and develop educational programs to maintain or develop the identified competencies.
- Provide consultation to UNC Health Care system and UNC Hospitals, and nursing leadership for program development.
- Plan and deliver an array of educational programs to hospital employees in clinical, department, or hospital-wide groups with a primary focus on nursing staff.
- Develop evidence-based standards of care, comprehensive nursing plans, clinical pathways for patients and families, and facilitate implementation of same.
- Develop educational programs designed to augment the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of nursing staff.
- Assist in the orientation and placement of nursing students in clinical units and serve as a resource to faculty.
- Demonstrate responsibility for own professional growth and development.
Requirements:
- Graduation from a state-accredited school of professional nursing.
- Bachelor's degree and Master's degree, one of which must be in Nursing.
- Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
- Certification in area of specialization within twelve (12) months of hire.
- Two (2) years of clinical experience in clinical specialty.
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