RN - Educator

Salary
$81,510 / yr - $111,540 / yr Overview

RN Educator - Elderwood

Shape Clinical Excellence. Inspire the Next Generation of Nurses.

 

Elderwood is seeking a Full Time RN Educator to lead orientation, education, and ongoing competency development for our nursing and clinical teams - ensuring excellence, compliance, and confidence at every level of care. 

Your Impact as an RN Educator, In this highly visible and influential role, you will:

• Design, implement, and evaluate orientation, compliance, and continuing education programs for facility staff

• Serve as a clinical mentor and resource to new nurses, Nurse Preceptors, and leadership teams

• Lead and coordinate General Orientation, department-based onboarding, and licensed nurse orientation programs

• Ensure staff remain current with evolving clinical standards, policies, and best practices

• Foster a culture of learning, accountability, and clinical excellence

• This role also serves as the primary Instructor for the Nursing Assistant Training Program (NATP)

Key Responsibilities; As RN Educator, you will:

• Act as a clinical “super user” for the EMR and serve as a go-to resource for staff

• Schedule, teach, and lead BLS and IV certification programs

• Perform staff vaccinations, health screenings, and assigned medical testing

• Collaborate with Unit Managers, Nurse Consultants, and Preceptors to support annual clinical competency testing

• Coordinate and deliver mandatory corporate in-service education

• Track, document, and report education compliance using the Learning Management System (LMS)

• Plan and deliver CNA and Support Aide orientation programs

• Ensure Nursing Assistants complete required in-service education hours

• Prepare monthly education calendars and reports

• Coordinate emergency preparedness drills (fire, disaster, Code Blue) and maintain documentation

• Lead and participate in facility staff meetings and in-service education sessions

Responsibilities

What You’ll Lead as a RN Educator of Clinical Education and Practice

New-hire orientation and onboarding

• Plan and coordinate general orientation with support from facility department leaders

• Lead licensed-nurse, CNA, and Support Aide orientation based on hiring needs

• Partner with Unit Managers and Nurse Preceptors to strengthen department-based orientation

• Provide education, coaching, and follow-up to help new nurses transition successfully into practice

• Evaluate orientation effectiveness and identify employees who need additional education or support

Clinical education and competency development

• Plan, deliver, and evaluate nursing education based on clinical needs, quality priorities, regulatory requirements, and identified competency gaps

• Coordinate annual and ongoing clinical-skills competency testing for licensed nurses

• Collaborate with Unit Managers, Nurse Preceptors, and the Regional Nurse Consultant on employee development

• Schedule and lead IV-certification programming based on facility needs

• Coordinate and teach BLS-certification programming and maintain required equipment and records

• Serve as a clinical resource for nurses who need guidance or reinforcement

• Develop education related to new clinical practices, procedures, equipment, policies, and resident-care needs

• Reinforce strong assessment, change-in-condition response, documentation, infection prevention, medication safety, and interdisciplinary communication

Nursing Assistant development

• Coordinate CNA and Support Aide orientation programs

• Serve as a primary instructor for the Nursing Assistant Training Program when applicable

• Coordinate program implementation, required documentation, and testing activities

• Assist with Prometric testing coordination for Nursing Assistant Trainees when applicable

• Ensure Nursing Assistants receive required in-service education

• Support CNA development through practical education, coaching, and reinforcement of care standards

Direct clinical practice

• Accept cart-nurse assignments as scheduled or needed based on facility operations and resident-care priorities

• Manage the nursing care and clinical responsibilities associated with the assigned resident group

• Administer medications and treatments safely and accurately

• Assess and monitor residents and respond appropriately to changes in condition

• Communicate clinical changes to providers, nursing leaders, residents, and families

• Complete timely and accurate clinical documentation

• Direct, support, and assist CNAs during the assigned shift

• Model expected clinical, communication, documentation, and infection-prevention practices

• Use direct-care experiences to identify opportunities for education, employee development, and workflow improvement

Education compliance and systems

• Coordinate delivery of mandatory corporate and facility in-service education

• Maintain the monthly education calendar and required reports

• Enroll employees in Learning Management System programs

• Track module completion, competency documentation, certification status, and required education hours

• Follow up with employees and leaders regarding incomplete education requirements

• Serve as a clinical super user for the electronic medical record and help employees use the system accurately

Employee health and emergency readiness

• Perform employee vaccinations, health screenings, and assigned medical testing

• Coordinate emergency-preparedness exercises, including fire, disaster, and Code Blue drills

• Maintain required education, drill, screening, and competency records

• Support facility readiness for surveys, audits, emergencies, and clinical-quality reviews

From Up to Qualifications

What You’ll Need as RN Educator of Clinical Education and Practice

Required

• Current license and registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State

• At least one year of experience in a long-term healthcare facility

• Experience providing in-service education or demonstrated skill in clinical teaching

• Current clinical confidence in medication administration, treatments, assessment, documentation, and change-in-condition management

• Willingness and ability to accept a resident assignment and work as a cart nurse when scheduled or operationally necessary

• Ability to teach, coach, mentor, and communicate effectively with employees at different experience levels

• Ability to work cooperatively with frontline employees, preceptors, managers, department leaders, and senior facility leadership

• Strong verbal, written, organizational, and documentation skills

• Ability to manage education, orientation, competency, compliance, and direct-care responsibilities

• Ability to use electronic medical records, learning-management systems, and standard computer applications

• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English at the level necessary for safe care and effective workplace communication

Preferred

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing or another relevant baccalaureate degree

• Previous RN Educator, Staff Development Coordinator, Nurse Educator, preceptor, RN Supervisor, Unit Manager, or clinical-instructor experience

• Skilled nursing, subacute rehabilitation, or geriatric nursing experience

• Experience developing nursing competencies or supporting regulatory surveys

• Experience with IV therapy, wound care, enteral feeding, post-acute care, or other complex nursing services

• Experience supporting CNA training or Nursing Assistant Training Programs

• Experience as an electronic-medical-record super user