RN/Nurse Educator

UHS • Summit, NJ

14d • Onsite

About The Position

RN/Nursing Educator serves as a clinical and professional development expert responsible for advancing nursing practice, supporting clinical competency, and promoting a culture of continuous performance improvement across the organization. This role partners closely with the Director of Clinical Education to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care through target education, competency validation, performance analysis, and individualized staff development.
The RN/Nursing Educator provides hands-on clinical mentorship and preceptorship to nursing staff following initial orientation, reinforces evidence-based practice standards, and utilizes performance improvement data to identify gaps in practice and implement focused re-education and development strategies. This role serves as a key resource supporting nursing excellence, clinical accountability, and organizational quality initiatives.

Requirements

• Current New Jersey Registered Professional Nurse (RN) license.
• Graduate of an NLN-accredited nursing program required.
• Minimum of three years of hospital-based nursing.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in psychiatric nursing required.
• Past experience should include supervision of staff.
• Current CPR certification mandatory.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred; candidates currently enrolled in a BSN program will be considered.
• ANCC certification in the field of mental health and psychiatric nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical mentorship, coaching, and preceptorship to nursing staff.
• Support the transition of new and existing staff into clinical practice by reinforcing standards of care, critical thinking, and safe clinical decision-making.
• Serve as a clinical resource and subject matter expert to promote best practices and adherence to organizational policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
• Facilitate individual and unit-based competency development to strengthen clinical performance and confidence.
• Assist with orientation and annual recertifications for staff including but not limited to Handle With Care, Verbal De-Escalation, Skills Fair, Trauma Informed Care, and Suicide Prevention.
• Assist in monitoring staff compliance with Health Stream modules.
• Support the rollout of new clinical programs, workflows, policies, technologies, and practice standards.
• Partner with the Director of Clinical Education to support departmental initiatives, strategic priorities, and organizational goals.
• Serve as a backup resource to support educational operations and initiatives.
• Collaborate with nursing leadership, clinical managers, and interdisciplinary teams to promote consistent standards of practice.
• Support regulatory readiness, accreditation standards, and compliance with organizational policies and external regulatory requirements.
• Assists Director of Education with quality improvement activities, and supports the overall efficiency of the nursing department.
• Assists with staff development to ensure optimum quality patient care is provided by nursing staff on a 24 hour basis.
• Schedule flexibility required; must be available to work weekends and off-shifts as needed to support departmental operations.
• Participates in the orientation and educational development of all nursing staff.
• Monitors the delivery of patient care of new employees.
• Uses an understanding of the principles of growth and development to assess each adolescent/geriatric patient's age specific needs and provide age specific treatment and care.
• Promotes a positive work environment that supports professional accountability, engagement, and clinical excellence.
• Perform other duties as assigned consistent with the scope and intent of the role.
• Works collaboratively with nursing leaders to establish, monitor and maintain educational standards for nursing competency.
• Analyzes performance data and facilitates targeted improvement strategies

Benefits

• In-house Psychiatric Nurse Residency Transition-to-Practice Orientation (Could earn 20 CEUs)
• Career development opportunities across UHS and its 300+ locations!
• Diverse programming to expand your experience and energize your career
• HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level