Nurse Educator, RN

Operating Room

Monday - Friday, 4x10 hour shifts

The Outpatient Surgery Center (OSC) At Dartmouth Hitchcock is a free standing center located on the DHMC Lebanon campus which opened in June 2010.  The OSC operates eight operating room suites and is dedicated to providing care for adult and pediatric patients requiring same-day surgical procedures. The ultimate goal of the OSC is to provide the right care in the right place and the right time for our patients who seek our surgical services.

Summary:  Plans, directs, coordinates and evaluates strategies to ensure proper onboarding, competencies and professional and preceptor development.

1. Designs and develops centralized orientation programs, and identifies and develops adjunct faculty to deliver content.
2. Responsible for staff development and competency in application of the nursing process and performance of critical thinking and clinical skills for that population.
3. Engages regularly with interprofessional team in huddles, interdisciplinary rounds, and other forums to facilitate assessment and identification of educational needs.
4. Performs needs assessment, develops, designs, implements and evaluates evidenced based educational materials utilizing principles of instructional design for adult learners.
5. Facilitates ongoing educational initiatives including nursing orientation, preceptor education and other unit level and organizational learning initiatives.
6. Consultant to the Nursing Education enterprise including but not limited to the development, implementation and evaluation of organizational competencies and regulatory practice requirements.
7. Promotes understanding of best practices in education among clinical nurses, clinical supervisors and other leaders to empower these individuals to become education champions and engage nurses in supporting each other’s learning and clinical practice.
8. Consults to regional and system initiatives as needed.
9. Performs other duties as required or assigned.

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
• Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) required.
• Certified in specialty or completed within the first 18 months of hire.
• 2 years of education or professional development preferred.
• 3 years of clinical experience in identified specialty.
• Excellent informatics, verbal and written communications skills desired

• Licensed RN with NH eligibility
• BLS required upon hire.
• ACLS and PALS required within 180 days of hire.