Job summary
The Nurse Educator holds a teaching / leadership position within Nursing Services and the hospital operations. As educator, he/she is responsible for executing training/educational programs for Nursing Services and where required for the hospital, working collaboratively with fellow educators, managers, physicians and other members of the healthcare team towards fulfilment of nursing/hospital vision, mission, goals and objectives. He/she plays a supportive role in facilitating educational processes through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of competency assessment, continuing education and leadership development. He/she will be jointly accountable for the clinical performance outcomes of nurses in the hospital. In addition, he/she practices within the realm of the profession’s ethical and legal frameworks, conversant with medico-legal matters whilst adhering to nursing/hospital policies, procedures and guidelines.
Requirements
- Bachelor in Nursing or Advanced Diploma in Nursing / Post Basic Certification if available
- 23 years in experienced Clinical Teaching
Statutory requirement
- Registered with the Malaysian Nursing Board
- Valid Annual Practicing Certificate
Duties & responsibilities
Education Coordinator:
- Identify core training/educational programs, privileging and credentialing activities, specific courses and continuing nursing education for the different levels of staff
- Collaborate with fellow Nurse Educators, Managers and Clinicians to conduct training needs analysis for Nursing Services staff; assess staff learning and competency gaps; identify learning outcomes
- Create / review a 6 monthly/yearly master training plan for Nursing Services; oversee and facilitate its implementation
- Plan and develop training/educational programs for staff orientation, induction, continuing education and career progression; ensure training/programs are congruent with and fulfill nursing/hospital vision, mission, goals and objectives
Educator role:
- Conduct/facilitate teaching activities as assigned; be a role model of professional behavior; empower staff with the right attitude, skills and knowledge to achieve excellence
- Identifies and evaluates instructional/teaching materials/content in all types of media and format; adjust content and teaching strategies appropriate to leaner
- Adjust/develop teaching content; ensures consistency with nursing/hospital policies and procedures; adopts best practices; collaborate with others as required
Provide specialty care (for Educators with Post Basic Certification):
- Act as a resource person for the specific specialty
- Perform advanced skills specific to the specialty
- Privilege nurses, enabling their performance of the specialized skills
- Develop/review relevant policies/procedures of that specialty
- Develop/review relevant clinical practice guidelines with specialty physician
- Conduct structured patient/family education
General duties:
- Work collaboratively and cooperatively with fellow Nurse Educators, Managers and Clinicians, Physicians and various members of the healthcare team to iron out and resolve work-related issues; engage in healthy dialogue and maintain professionalism in dealings
- Act as a resource person for staff to seek information, guidance and support
- Respond, assist and support staff in emergencies or code(s) activation
- Perform role of a Nursing Coordinator (NS-CO) as assigned/scheduled
- Actively participate in meetings, nursing and interdisciplinary committees and contribute positively towards meeting specific goals and objectives
Other duties
- Any other duties as assigned from time to time