Cardiovascular Clinical Nurse Educator

Job Description:

Cardiovascular Clinical Nurse Educator

Full Time, First Shift

Job Description:

• The Cardiovascular Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE), functions to ensure that clinicians are prepared to be responsible for promoting patient safety and high-quality patient care through clinical leadership, education, consultation, modeling, and research.
• The Cardiovascular Clinical Nurse Educator will serve as the educator for the Cath Lab, EP Lab, CVOU, Cardiac Rehab, Cardiovascular Lab, Echo Vascular, and Heart and Valve Center.
• The CNE incorporates evidence-based practice, theory, and research into various patient care settings according to patient needs by collaborating with multi-professional multidisciplinary groups, facilitating the development of hospital and department policies, nursing procedures, and regulatory standards and guidelines.
• The role also includes functioning as a community resource on topics within scope of practice and providing nursing orientation, education, and ongoing competency verification.
• The CNE is a role model for caring that honors the patient's mind, body, and spirit.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) required.

• A minimum of three years experience in a cardiac procedural area, Cardiac Cath Lab or EP Lab, within the last five years.

• Active RN licensure in Kentucky.

• Certifications: BLS, ACLS/PALS/NRP/TNCC/ENPC, as required by department.

• Certification as Professional Development Specialist (PDS) preferred.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary & Shift Differentials

• Tuition Assistance and Reimbursement Programs

• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Compassionate Leave Sharing Program

• Company-paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)

• Employee Support Fund for emergency financial assistance