Behavioral Health Nurse Educator, Full

1 month ago


Harvey, United States The University of Chicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Full time
Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital as a Nurse Educator in the Education Department. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

Eligible for a Sign-On Bonus up to $15,000

The Behavioral Health Nurse Educator will partner with the behavioral health leadership team to assess learning needs and provide nursing education based on current evidence and best practices. This role will focus on providing education to behavioral health staff, as well as inpatient medical/surgical and emergency department staff, on mental health conditions, interventions and care plans. In this role, they will also participate in the planning and presentation of new employee orientation, nurse residency, annual clinical competencies, and other classroom based education offerings.

With the leadership of the Director/Manager, Patient Care Services, and in collaboration with the Clinical Supervisor and the Medical Staff, the Nurse Educator will partner with nurses at all levels and across the system to improve performance and clinical quality outcomes. The Educator assesses learning needs of nursing staff; plans, develops, and implements programs to meet identified learning needs; conducts systematic studies and benchmarking activities; evaluates the effectiveness of educational activities; utilizes interactive processes in providing educational services which will contribute to exceeding the expectations of patients, physicians, families/significant others, and third party payers in the provision of high quality, cost-effective nursing services.   Essential Job Functions 
  • Plans, implements, and evaluates educational activities based on identified learning needs
  • Develops an annual nursing education plan
  • Responsible for meeting staff education requirements of regulatory agencies and participation in orientation programs and the extern program
  • Participates in establishing and implementing policies, procedures, standards, and processes
  • Works directly with all nursing clinical areas on monitoring and tracking data, action planning, projects, quality outcomes and quality improvement
  • Engages with nurses at all levels to change/modify nursing practice related to nursing-sensitive indicators, core measures, and meaningful use to improve patient outcomes
  • Facilitates data collection in accordance with established protocols and guidelines to ensure accuracy for data submission
  • Reviews and analyzes reports designed to monitor ongoing performance, identifies and reviews non-compliant cases and follows up with appropriate nursing leader to proactively drive compliance
  • Uses data to drive outcomes and improvements. Generates and uses scorecards, graphs, and reports to communicate performance for designated units
  • Participates in Quality and Performance Improvement projects, as assigned. Actively engages in nursing focused Quality meetings and Shared Governance
  • Participates on committees and patient safety and accreditation/regulatory compliance activities, as assigned
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

  • BSN 
  • Illinois RN License 
  • 3 – 5 years recent clinical experience 
  • Excellent organizational skills, computer skills, and interpersonal skills 
  • Experience with data analysis, interpretation, and presentations
  • Active BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred Qualifications 

  • National Nursing Board Certification 
  • MSN 
  • Experience with quality process improvement, and/or Lean methodology 
  • Experience in Behavioral Health or Critcal Care

Position Details

  • Job Type/FTE: Full-Time, 8-hour shifts
  • Shift: Days 
  • Work Location: Onsite
  • Unit/Department: Patient Care Services Education
  • CBA Code: Non-Union 

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To apply, please email your resume to Lauren.Schmidt@uchicagomedicine.org.

Why Join Us

For nearly a century UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial has pioneered sophisticated clinical care and developed the area's most convenient network of comprehensive outpatient centers, all dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of the community. Now, partnered with UChicago Medicine, we have expanded our network of expert physicians, convenient facilities and scope of service to speed your healing process and help navigate your path to wellness. A skilled Medical Staff and talented employees dedicated to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of illness and injury provide a firm foundation for our reputation for quality. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is for you. Here at Ingalls, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us

UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: Ingalls Career Opportunities.

UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

Must comply with UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial's COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.



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