Clinical Nurse Educator - Pediatric Cardiac ICU

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Job description

Inova Fairfax Children's Hospital is looking for a Clinical Nurse Educator to support the Pediatric Cardiac ICU. This 12-bed unit serves the needs of critically ill infants, children, and adolescents who require specialized heart care including transplant and device management. It is staffed by highly skilled nurses and a team of intensivists from multiple subspecialties, including anesthesiology, pediatric cardiology, pediatric heart surgery, neonatology (newborn care), cardiac critical care, and pulmonology (lung care).

In this role you will:
Assist in overseeing growth of the staff, unit and pediatric ECMO and Pulmonary Hypertension programs.
Implement Inova Health System programs for staff to achieve patient care and outcome standards, such as core measures, Magnet standards and patient satisfaction.
Utilize system strategies and tools to assess competence of new nursing staff members while focusing on quality of care and patient safety goals.
Plan and implement educational activities to support individual development and organizational goals.
Inform appropriate nursing leaders when staff is unable to successfully complete, or are noncompliant with, required competencies.
Integrate theoretical knowledge, evidence-based principles and clinical nursing expertise into educational experiences for both new employees and experienced staff.
Work with teams to synthesize data about quality and safety measures which lead to needed improvements in standards of care by developing, revising and implementing policies, procedures and protocols.
Collaborate with clinicians to ensure practice is evidence based and identifies, reviews and applies evidence to guidelines and standards for patient care.
Incorporate best practices and research into educational programs while analyzing quality and effectiveness of educational programs.

Relocation assistance and sign-on bonus eligible.

Featured benefits:
Tuition reimbursement
Student loan assistance - up to $10,000!
Paid parental leave
Retirement benefits with match from day one
State-of-the-art medical and training facilities

Additional Requirements:
Work schedule: Monday-Friday, Day shift
Education: Relevant Masters Degree from an accredited school of nursing.
Experience : Minimum of 2 years progressive experience in clinical nursing in designated specialty - Pediatric Cardiac ICU
License and Certification: RN licensed, or eligible to practice as an RN in the Commonwealth of Virginia, BLS for healthcare provider from the American Heart Association
Clinical Nurse educator experience highly preferred

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 24,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better - to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

_Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law._

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Loan assistance
Paid time off
Parental leave
Relocation assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
Cardiology
Critical & Intensive Care
Pediatrics
Physical Setting:
Hospital
Inpatient
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Day shift
Monday to Friday

Education:
Master's (Required)

Experience:
PCICU: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:
BLS Certification (Required)
RN License (Required)

Ability to Relocate:
Falls Church, VA 22042: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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