Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:
The Clinical Nurse Educator is responsible for the design and implementation of education programs and professional development of nurses in their assigned nursing service; focused on clinical outcomes and practice development. The clinical nurse educator oversees the orientation program of new hires, and is responsible for assessing the ongoing learning needs, competencies and skills of the nursing staff into the assigned nursing division. Works closely with educators and clinical nurse specialists in the Department of Nursing Quality, Research, and Education on the design and implementation of organizational education programs and professional development of nurses. Serves as a positive role model, demonstrating expert professional nursing practice, strong customer service and enhanced leadership ability. The educator works on a collegial basis with the managers, CNS's and educators, and is an active participant on various UCI Health committees.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

RN specialty certification uniquely applicable to the specific unit served

Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job

Knowledge of Title 22 and Joint Commission Requirements

Demonstrated teaching/education/in-service skills with the ability to lead effectively

Demonstrated nursing experience in an acute care setting

Demonstrated Emergency Department Experience in an Academic Medical Center or Level 1 Trauma Center

Computer literacy and proficiency with MS Office Products, including Word & Outlook

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Preferred Qualifications:

Must possess the skill, knowledge, and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties

Master of Science in Nursing with a focus on Nursing Education

Experience in adult education

Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload

Licenses and Certifications:

Registered Nurse

Basic Life Support

Education:

MASTER OF NURSING

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

Exercise the utmost discretion in managing sensitive information learned in the course of performing their duties. Sensitive information includes but is not limited to employee and student records, health and patient records, financial data, strategic plans, proprietary information, and any other sensitive or non-public information learned during the course and scope of employment. Understands that sensitive information should be shared on a limited basis and actively takes steps to limit access to sensitive information to individuals who have legitimate business need to know. Ensure that sensitive information is properly safeguarded. Follow all organizational policies and laws on data protection and privacy. This includes secure handling of physical and digital records and proper usage of IT systems to prevent data leaks. The unauthorized or improper disclosure of confidential work-related information obtained from any source on any work-related matter is a violation of these expectations.

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship

Must be able to provide proof of work authorization