Unit Educator Surgical Services

BHS • Louisville, KY

10d

About The Position

Baptist Health Louisville is looking to hire a full-time, 32 hour per week Unit Educator. The Unit Educator for Surgical Services assists in coordinating the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the ongoing educational needs of Surgical Services staff. This role supports staff development by designing and delivering educational activities that enhance clinical performance, professional growth, and patient care outcomes. The Unit Educator collaborates with departmental leadership to develop competency plans, create and implement competency evaluations, and ensure staff maintain required clinical competencies. Responsibilities include assisting with the planning, implementation, and evaluation of departmental orientation for new employees, maintaining documentation of staff education requirements and training activities, and partnering with management, physicians, staff, and other educators to support the development and implementation of policies and procedures. The Unit Educator also serves as a liaison between the department and the organization through participation in committees, task forces, and organizational initiatives. This role requires strong visibility, accessibility, and collaboration with staff and leadership while promoting continuous professional development. Candidates must be eligible for RN licensure in Kentucky, with a BSN or equivalent degree preferred. BLS and BLS Instructor certification are required, along with 3–5 years of perioperative experience and strong written and verbal communication skills. Variable hours may be required to support multiple departments and shifts. Work Experience Education If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.

Requirements

• eligible for RN licensure in Kentucky
• BLS and BLS Instructor certification are required
• 3–5 years of perioperative experience
• strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

• BSN or equivalent degree preferred

Responsibilities

• assists in coordinating the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the ongoing educational needs of Surgical Services staff
• supports staff development by designing and delivering educational activities that enhance clinical performance, professional growth, and patient care outcomes
• collaborates with departmental leadership to develop competency plans, create and implement competency evaluations, and ensure staff maintain required clinical competencies
• assisting with the planning, implementation, and evaluation of departmental orientation for new employees
• maintaining documentation of staff education requirements and training activities
• partnering with management, physicians, staff, and other educators to support the development and implementation of policies and procedures
• serves as a liaison between the department and the organization through participation in committees, task forces, and organizational initiatives
• promoting continuous professional development

What This Job Offers

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