Nurse (RN) Educator - Acute Care/Med Surg
Company: Wellstar Health Systems, Inc.
Location: Marietta
Posted on: January 7, 2026
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Job Description:
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions
and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion,
pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission
is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of
every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining
example of what's possible when the brightest professionals
dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare
industry, and in people's lives. Work Shift Day (United States of
America) Wellstar Cobb Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a
Nurse Professional Development Educator (RN) - Acute Care/Med Surg
SOB eligible/relocation assistance available This position is
Full-Time/Day shift. Job Summary: The Clinical Nurse Professional
Development Educator (NPD) works collaboratively to assess,
identify, plan, implement, coordinate, facilitate, and evaluate
educational activities through a systems model. This includes the
tools, theories, skills, and knowledge of the specialty to improve
healthcare practice of learners based on the Association of Nurse
Professional Development (ANPD) Practice Model. Using expertise in
education and professional development practices, the Clinical NPD
collaborates with staff, leadership, faculty and researchers to
implement and evaluate professional development programs that
influence professional role competence, continuous learning and
growth, promotes synergistic practices and patient outcomes
throughout the organization, and advances the NPD practice based on
Wellstar's Nursing Professional Practice Model and in accordance
with Association Nursing Professional Development Scope and
Standards of Professional Nursing Practice. Roles include learning
facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for scientific
inquiry, advocate for Nurse Professional Development specialty and
partner for practice transitions. The Clinical Nursing Professional
Development Educator supports the Clinical Nursing Professional
Development Educator Specialist, clinical manager, and
interprofessional team to implement, document, and modify
evidence-based, quality, and educational programs and activities
that promote professional competency and role performance for
nursing and non-licensed staff. The NPD Practitioner also supports
patient care by being a proactive member of an interdisciplinary
team of licensed and unlicensed care givers who ensure that
patients, families and significant others receive individualized
high quality, safe patient care. They practice in a clinical
environment in a functional role. It is expected that all NPD
Clinical Nurses are licensed, knowledgeable and uphold the practice
of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice
Act and implements the Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics
Standards put forth by the American Nurses Association. As a member
of the patient services team, it is expected that the individual
upholds the voice of the patient, system policies and procedures
while supporting service excellence goals. Core Responsibilities
and Essential Functions: Exemplary Practice - Assessment Practice
Gaps: Conducts learning needs of the target audience - Validates
identified needs with learner, content experts and nurse leaders
when appropriate - Prioritizes anticipated needs in alignment with
system strategic goals - Uses data to identify future trends and
issues - Identification of Learning Needs: Assesses and identifies
practice gaps related to the educational needs of the learner and
other pertinent situations - Determines needs from current issues
and trends (falls, infections, new equipment, regulatory changes,
etc.) - Prioritizes data collection based on the immediate or
anticipated needs and documents evidence of professional practice
gaps in a retrievable manner that facilitates educational planning.
- Outcomes: Identified outcomes for learning activities and
programs - Involves learners/stake holder in formulation of desired
outcomes - Uses outcomes to demonstrate learning activities and
programs are meeting their intended purpose and quality. Revise
based on changes in trends, evidence, or stakeholder expectations.
- Planning: Establishes a plan that prescribes strategies,
alternatives, and resources to achieve expected outcomes. -
Educational objectives developed to meet needs of learner -
Reflects adult learning and instructional design principles in
planning and resource available - Incorporates diverse learners in
planning education to meet gender, race, culture, generational
differences within target audience - Collaborates with other
disciplines enhance comprehensiveness of the plan; and documents
planning process. - Implementation: Implements the educational plan
- Coordination: Coordinates the education - Facilitation of
positive learning - Evaluates progress toward attainment of
outcomes - Selects valid and reliable relevant methods and
instruments to measure processes and outcomes; involves learner and
stakeholder and implements evaluation plan to measure processes and
outcomes relevant to program; evaluates data to guide future
decision making for changes and improvement; disseminates results
of the evaluation of learning activities and educational program;
revise based on evaluation data. Teamwork and Shared Leadership
-Collaborates with support departments including but not limited
organizational learning, safety and quality, IT, BI, and other
departments/roles to provide contributions and advancements in
decisions regarding education. -Serves as clinical resource to
nursing staff, leadership, and medical staff for interdisciplinary
practice. -Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in
a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment
and retention of all healthcare team members. -Consults with
preceptors/orientees to facilitate completion of orientation.
-Partners with others to effect change and generate positive
outcomes -Engage colleagues in the planning and implementation of
lifelong learning activities for individuals and groups of learners
-Facilitates and supports performance improvement inclusive of all
stakeholders, to promote safe, quality patient care including
participating in such activities as well as, promoting an
inter/intradisciplinary processes and actively
supports/participates in shared governance at all levels in the
system. Professional Development - Ensures patient/family/staff
confidentiality and corporate compliance for self (and
accountability for team members) requirements including completing
all required mandatory education and proficiencies. - Serves as a
preceptor (or mentor) for other professional nurses (and staff or
students for all disciplines) to ensure that there is a current and
future qualified workforce, modeling the professional practice of
nursing and creating a healthy work environment - Participates in
educational activities related to knowledge and skills appropriate
to the specialty area, practice setting, nursing education role and
learner diversity. - Applies current standards, guidelines,
policies, and regulations into education that is offered. - Seeks
experiences to develop, maintain and improve competence in nursing
professional development. - Seeks professional certification in
NPD. Creative Innovations -Promotes evidence-based practice,
research and performance improvement in nursing. -Participates in
activities such as value analysis as part of the decision-making
process in evaluating patient care products. -Participates in QI
initiatives; disseminates research findings through educational
programs/courses; and applies principles of implementation science
to maintain and sustain practice changes. -Upholds all health care
system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical
competencies put forth by this job description and professional
association including legal, regulatory and accreditation
requirements and standards ensuring by way of example, such goals
as TJC Patient Safety Goals and Wellstar Health Systems safety
absolutes -Integrates ethics in all areas of practice. -Develops
innovative solutions and strategies to secure appropriate resources
and technology for professional development initiatives.
-Introduces and supports new ideas and embraces meaningful change;
specialist: continuously scans the environment for trends and
issues that require change and fosters acceptance, adoption, and
action toward change Clinical Resources and Support - Performs the
Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis; identification of outcomes;
planning; implementation and evaluation) in the performance of
clinical care using evidence base practice, uses
analytical/critical thinking and ensuring that care is
individualized; coordinating care through effective partnerships
recognizing that caring is central to achieve optimal patient care
outcomes. - Practices using current clinical practice standards -
Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient
care that promotes the professional care delivery model. This
includes, but is not limited to diverse and inclusive
interdisciplinary communication methods (interdisciplinary rounds,
case review, etc.); completion of timely documentation and
promotion of a respectful, inclusive clinical environment -
Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency
assessment, required mandatory education, population specific
education Required Minimum Education: Graduate of an
accredited/approved school of nursing Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s): All
certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated. Reg
Nurse (Single State) or RN - Multi-state Compact Basic Life Support
or BLS - Instructor Additional License(s) and Certification(s):
Some specialties may require ACLS, NRP or PALS per unit
requirement. If required, must receive ACLS, NPR or PALS within 6
months of employment in position within 180 Days. Required Minimum
Experience: Minimum 3 years of nursing practice experience
Experience with direct patient care This role may be required to
support more than one facility or specialty Acute Care/Med Su
experience preferred Required Minimum Skills: Ability to read,
write, and speak English language, optimize the use of technology
to support learning and holds advanced computer skills;
demonstrates emotional intelligence; strong interpersonal,
collaborative skills along with customer service skills required;
ability to function in a fast paced environment and respond to
emergencies in using a decisive, composed and respectful manner;
possess excellent time management skills; possess a strong
understanding of adult learning theories and can utilize
multi-methods to implement training/development. Uses tools,
theories, skills, and knowledge of the specialty to improve the
healthcare practice of learners. Critical thinking skills and
education innovation are maturing. Maintains educational or
clinical competencies appropriate for role. Promotes concept of
lifelong learning. Uses appropriate measurement tools and methods
in quality improvement and evidence-based practice. Involves
learners in assessment of needs and identification of outcomes.
Ensures educational programs are congruous with organizational
mission and goals. Produces desired outcomes relevant to
organization. Selects appropriate teaching strategies to facilitate
behavioral change. Evaluates effectiveness and outcomes of
educational endeavors. Promotes career development and role
transition. Develop, coordinate, manage, facilitate, conduct, and
evaluate onboarding, orientation, and competency programs for
nursing and other healthcare personnel. Join us and discover the
support to do more meaningful workâand enjoy a more rewarding life.
Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and
start a future that gives you more.
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