Surgical Services Educator

Educator for Operating Room, Peri-op, and GI 

Condell Medical Center  

Libertyville, IL  

Advocate Aurora Health 

Full Time - Day Shift  

Must have 3 years of experience in the Surgical Services area  

BSN is required  

Level 1 Trauma 

Interested candidates please contact Alma McCormick (AAH Talent Acquisition) directly at: alma.mccormick@aah.org
Make sure to mention that you’ve been referred by NAHN Illinois.

Comprehensive benefits package: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with matching, PTO, STD, LTD, Enhanced Tuition  Reimbursement and more. 

Primarily focus is to support site level and system initiatives as needed. Develops, coordinates, and  implements the activities for new employee orientation, training programs, and continuing education for  all nursing staff. Applies advanced knowledge of nursing in the delivery of evidenced based nursing and  educational interventions along specialty or department lines. Designs, implements, and evaluates  educational programs that reflect organizational vision and values, current healthcare trends in  partnership with NPD Specialists. Utilizes the educational design process to bridge the knowledge,  skills, and/or practice gaps identified through a needs assessment. Contributes to the professional  development of others and supports life-long learning as individuals develop across practice settings.  

Major Responsibilities:  

• Supports the orientation process by developing, coordinating, facilitating, conducting and  evaluating orientation programs for nursing and other healthcare personnel.  

• Assists with competency management, which includes using tools that capture objective and  subjective data regarding an individual’s knowledge base and actual performance.  • Designs educational activities to address practice gaps for identified target audiences in  consultation with a Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Specialist.  

• Utilizes best practice standards including adult learning principles in the planning, design,  implementation, and evaluation of educational activities in order to facilitate the achievement of desired  outcomes (for learners).  

• Provides strategies to facilitate a continuous process of lifelong learning which may include role  transition, role integration, skill acquisition, and mastery as learners advance from novice to expert in  their professions and specialties.  

• Collaborates with system and operational leadership to meet the education needs of the site  and nursing departments.  

• Adjusts materials and teaching strategies appropriate to the situation and the learner’s  developmental level, learning needs, readiness, ability to learn, language preference, and culture.  Implementation reflects awareness of scope of practice of different employees and disciplines. Uses  assisted aids/technologies as needed to meet learners needs.  

• Evaluates and analyzes the impact of programming on learners, organizational resources, and  patient outcomes and makes adjustments in consultation with an NPD Specialist as needed.  • Establishes and implements appropriate evaluation tools and methodologies to identify needs  or gaps in the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nursing personnel to advance the practice of  nursing in consultation with an NPD Specialist as needed.  

• Develops and supports education needs based on specialty or department in collaboration with regional and system teams. 

• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the  age of the patients served.  

REQUIREMENTS

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:  

• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices, and  

Education Required:  

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.  

Experience Required:  

• Typically requires 3 years of experience in front line nursing. 

Interested candidates please contact Alma McCormick (AAH Talent Acquisition) directly at: alma.mccormick@aah.org

Make sure to mention that you’ve been referred by NAHN Illinois.