JOB DESCRIPTION
The position description is a guide to the critical duties and essential functions of the job, not an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, qualifications, physical demands, and work environment conditions. Position descriptions are reviewed and revised to meet the changing needs of the organization.
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:
- Bachelors degree in nursing, required. Masters 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: See Generic Job Description for Clinical Partner.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Generic Job Functions: See Generic Job Description for Clinical Partner.
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.
Revised: 10/24
Grade: NC12
FLSA: E
CC: 8718
Job Qualifications:
PREREQUISITES:
- Bachelors degree in nursing, required. Masters 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.