Clinical Educator Nursing (Rn) Pacu

The Inova Loudoun PACU team is looking for an experienced PACU Nurse Educator. Experience with programs across the Perianesthesia Services spectrum for staff to achieve patient care and outcome standards is highly desired.

This position is exempt and available for a M-F, Day Shift work schedule. Eligible Nurses will receive a sign on bonus up to $20,000.

The Inova Loudoun Hospital (ILH) team is very proud of our awards and recognitions. Our hospital has maintained Magnet Nursing Designation for the fourth consecutive term.

Of note, only nine percent of hospitals in the United States have earned this designation. We have also been nationally recognized by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMC) receiving a five out of five-star rating in quality care. Additionally, the Leapfrog Group has ranked us as a Top Hospital for 2020 and has rated us "Straight A's" per the Leapfrog safety grade since 2012. ILH is one of only 27 hospitals nationwide to earn "Straight A's" since the inception of the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade.

Our Surgery Center has been awarded a gold star by the Joint Commission Center of excellence for Hip and Knee Replacements and Spinal Surgery. Additionally, our Neurology and Neurosurgery has been ranked as #41 in the nation by U.S.

News & World Report. We take pride in our prestigious national recognitions as a hospital and in our Magnet designation for nursing.

ILH's Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) has a total of 18 bays (14 stage 1 bays and 4 stage 2 bays), that serve a diverse surgical population of all ages. Our Surgical Service Lines include, general/trauma, endoscopy, spine, orthopedic, neurosurgery, robotics, urology, plastics, gynecology, breast, podiatry, vascular, maxillofacial, dental, and ENT. As ILH strives for level two trauma designation our PACU team is evolving and expanding our skillsets and knowledge base.

Our PACU team members are self-motivated, hardworking and a proficient group of nurses. We have varying/staggered shift times, and as of now, we staff until 2200.

Nurses care for patients in Phase 1 and Phase 2 and work very closely with our Pre-op team. We take pride in our excellent patient care and wide knowledge base that continues to expand and adapt to meet the needs of our community. We utilize music therapy for our patients as they awake from anesthesia. The PACU team benefits from this as well and loves the calming environment the music provides.

As a Clinical Educator of Nursing, you will utilize system strategies and tools to assess the competency of new nursing staff members while focusing on quality of care and patient safety goals. To help achieve our mission, you will integrate theoretical knowledge, evidence-based principles and clinical nursing expertise into educational experiences for both new employees and experienced staff.

Your ability to prepare annual self-development plans, set professional goals and seek opportunities for achieving them is expected. Contributing to quality and safety initiatives across the organization is of vital importance.

Job Requirements:

• Three years progressive experience in Clinical Specialty of Perianesthesia and Nursing Education is required

• Master's degree in nursing, HealthCare, Education and/or other relevant field

• Experience with large PACU teams and trauma support preferred

• Must be RN licensed, or eligible to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia as an RN

• BLS for Healthcare Provider certification issued by the American Heart Association is required

• Proficient in English/ Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to display a caring demeanor toward others

• Proficient computer skills