TITLE: Clinical Nurse Specialist-Educator, Oncology

JOB OVERVIEW: The Clinical Nurse Specialist-Educator will promote excellence in nursing as a key resource for nursing professional development. The Clinical Nurse Specialist-Educator will collaborate with leadership and staff to assess, plan, develop, implement, facilitate, evaluate orientation/onboarding, competencies, professional development, and role transitions for assigned departments. The Clinical Nurse Specialist-Educator will collaborate with members of the interprofessional healthcare team to identify and address knowledge gaps. The Clinical Nurse Specialist-Educator will disseminate research and evidence-based practice findings to relevant healthcare teams.

DEPARTMENT: Patient Care Services/Cancer Service Line

WORK HOURS: Hours may vary to cover service needs. Evening or weekend hours required occasionally.

REPORTS TO: Director of Professional Development and Nursing Education

PREREQUISITES:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, required. Master’s degree, preferred.
• Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Washington, required.
• Minimum of three years’ relevant nursing experience required. Experience in both ambulatory and inpatient Oncology settings preferred.
• Certification in Nursing Professional Development (NPD) preferred.
• Certification in Oncology clinical specialty required. OCN preferred.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification through American Heart Association or American Red Cross, required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of protocol, procedures, and standards within area of specialty.
• Ability to assess educational needs, and design and develop responsible curricula.
• Working knowledge of nursing education principles and practices.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present effectively to small and large groups.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively at all levels in a collaborative multidisciplinary team environment.
• Able to communicate effectively in oral and written form in the English language.
• Knowledge and experience in adult learning principles, curriculum design and change process.
• Experience in nursing professional development.
• Experience with evidence-based practice and research implementation.
• Able to handle multiple demands and competing priorities.
• Ability to collaborate and work in a multidisciplinary team environment.

UNIQUE PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS, ENVIRONMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS

Essential Responsibilities and Competencies:

Orientation and Onboarding

• Designs, implements, and evaluates unit specific orientation/onboarding programs for staff in assigned unit/units. Reviews and revises materials.
• Integrates existing organizational standards and quality improvement/patient safety initiatives into orientation and on-boarding program.

Competency Assessment

• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates competency assessment program for assigned unit/units. Reviews and revises when changes have occurred, or new assessments have been identified.
• Uses organizational standards and quality improvement/patient safety data to help identify required competency assessments.
• Selects assessment verification method(s) that accurately measures competency for cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains.

Professional Development

• Collaborates with key stakeholders, to identify gaps in practice that can be addressed with educational interventions.
• Educates staff on clinical care of patients (patient population specific, generalized care, equipment, workflows, documentation, etc.).
• Provides input to the service area managers in developing budgets and cost-benefit analyses for educational programs.
• Mentors nursing staff in their professional development journey.
• Collaborates with PDE team members to design, implement, and evaluate educational offerings offered to other units when applicable.

Research, Evidence-based Practice, Quality Improvement

• Participates in unit-based committees, clinic-based committees, staff meetings and other groups in the assigned unit(s) service area on patient care.
• Participates in the evaluation evidence for practice application.
• Promotes national practice standards from professional and specialty organizations.
• Collaborates with members of the healthcare team to develop or revise policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Participates in the development of new programs to improve patient care.
• Participates in selection and evaluation of new products and devices.

Role Development

• Supports role development in units as needed for new graduate nurses, charge nurses, and/or preceptors.
• Collaborate with unit managers, staff nurses and others, facilitate learning experiences for nursing students and medical residents.
• Identifies own learning needs related to Clinical Nurse Specialist-Educator role. Develops own learning plan.

Support of Organizational Priorities and Goals

• Supports hospital commitment to safety, equity/diversity/inclusion, teamwork, innovation, and excellence.
• Acts as a change agent to promote and support hospital-wide initiatives.
• Serves on appropriate committees and advisory boards in the hospital and in the community.
• Supports Cancer Service Line CoC accreditation by demonstrating compliance with Oncology Nursing Credentials Standards.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $104,383.00 - $156,575.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Oncology: 3 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Oncology Certified Nurse certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person