Overview

The Nurse Education Specialist (NES) guides the orientation of new employees the organization and their assigned groups or units. The NES welcomes new employees to the goals, philosophies, policies/procedures, role expectations, and other considerations to guide the new employee towards achieving role competency. The NES is a consultant, coach, mentor, and leader who collaborates with site nursing leadership and the System Professional Develompent Specialist Nursing (SPDSN) to support new employees during their orientation and ongoing learning. The NES supports and advocates for new employees throughout orientation by also supporting preceptors. The NES, in collaboration with the SPDSN, assesses and identifies ongoing education needs for all department staff.

Responsibilities Job Description

• Coordinates and supports aspects of pre-boarding for employees new to the role or to the department.

• Partners with department leaders in identifying needs for the new employee’s orientation plan

• Works with system departments to ensure appropriate accesses and requests are granted for unit readiness

• Ensures that appropriate classes, education, and competencies are assigned to the new employee

• Communicates directly with the new employee to welcome them and obtain scheduling considerations for their orientation schedule

• Collaborates with system scheduling, unit leadership and/or preceptors to create and submit the orientation schedule

• Organizes and supports the new employee’s onboarding and orientation to the department.

• Provides site and/or department orientation and education (ex: HR department checklist, unit-specific equipment, site processes, etc...…)

• Orients the new employee to the site/department culture and assimilates them to the department norms & procedures

• Communicates with preceptors to ensure the new employee’s orientation progression

• Identifies and works with unit leadership and the SPDSN for any issues affecting the new employee’s orientation progression.

• Organizes and tracks orientation unit and organizational documentation.

• Monitors orientation competency progression throughout the new employee’s orientation

• Rounds with preceptors and new employees to provide coaching and mentoring for onboarding or orientation issues

• Supports preceptor skill development

• Ensures that new employees, supported by their preceptor(s), are advancing towards role competency.

• Supports the ongoing learning needs of new hires or of unit/department needs.

• Collaborates with unit leadership and SPDSN to develop learning opportunities for identified needs

• Partners with the SPDSN to assess the learning needs of individuals and groups

• Collaborates with the SPDSN in providing education or just in time resources for the department staff

• Serves as a technology liaison in understanding and promoting upgrades or changes across the organization as equipment or technology upgrades are implemented

• Uses a variety of learner-center approaches and adult learning principles to meet employee educational needs

• Collaborates with department leadership to identify and develop unit preceptors who assist with the orientation of new employees.

• Collaborates with department leadership to identify potential preceptors to support the orientation process

• Identifies needs or barriers preceptors are experiencing in supporting the new employees with their orientation progression

• Identifies opportunities for preceptor role development

• Connects the preceptor to system and unit resources to successfully onboard a new employee

• Recognizes and mentors the preceptor in their role

Organization Expectations, as applicable:

• Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.

• Partners with patient care giver in care/decision making.

• Communicates in a respective manner.

• Ensures a safe, secure environment.

• Individualizes plan of care to meet patient needs.

• Modifies clinical interventions based on population served.

• Provides patient education based on as assessment of learning needs of patient/care giver.

• Fulfills all organizational requirements.

• Completes all required learning relevant to the role.

• Complies with and maintains knowledge of all relevant laws, regulation, policies, procedures and standards.

• Fosters a culture of improvement, efficiency and innovative thinking.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Experience

• Two years as a direct patient care RN

• One year as a Preceptor on the unit(s)

License/Certification/Registration

• MN RN License

• BLS

Preferred

Experience

• More than three years as a direct patient care RN

• Two or more years as a Preceptor on the unit(s)

License/Certification/Registration

• AANC Certification in clinical specialty

EEO Statement

EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract

Compensation Disclaimer

An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical.