The Operating Room Clinical Nurse Educator is responsible for development, coordination, delivery and/or evaluation of patient care and educational activities for operating room staff including RNs and technicians as well as other support staff.  This Clinical Nurse Educator interacts and works directly with all operating room staff. Responsibilities of the Operating Room.

Clinical Nurse Educator will include developing staff educational curriculum and programs, new hire orientation and on-boarding, coordination of training and precepting, updating policies and procedures according to professional organization guidelines and research, management of annual staff competencies, and implementing quality improvement plans. Utilizing appropriate education frameworks, the clinical nurse educator assesses and determines learning needs, implements education programs, and evaluates education outcomes.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a state-approved school of Registered Nursing. (BSN Required) 
• • Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum Experience/Knowledge: 5 years of operating room experience; both circulating and scrubbing experience. 
• A minimum of 1 year formal or informal experience in education, training, or precepting 
• Demonstrated ability to utilize interpersonal skills to participate in the development and delivery of new education and training programs, and to develop positive relationships with staff, physicians, and leadership. 
• Demonstrated organizational and project management skills, and ability to support a team, prioritize tasks, and lead projects through start to finish.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to communicate complex education and training information in a clear and concise manner.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal direction and supervision.

About the Hospital

At Keck Medicine of USC, diversity means recognizing the richness of our differences and celebrating them together.

Our nurses enjoy a wide array of competitive benefits, including free tuition at USC for both employees and their families.

We provide exceptional healthcare, retirement benefits and quality of life programs designed to help you make the most of your experience at Keck Medicine of USC; and discounts on a wide variety of services, including public transportation passes, campus fitness center memberships and event tickets.