RN Registered Nurse Educator Surgical Services

About Mountain Vista Medical Center

Mountain Vista Medical Center is a 178-bed, state-of-the-art hospital located in east Mesa, Arizona, offering comprehensive health care services, including emergency care, heart care, advanced surgical procedures, orthopedics, breast care, maternity care, and women’s services. Florence Hospital, a campus of Mountain View Medical Center, is a 36-bed hospital offering emergency care, as well as surgical, imaging and laboratory services to residents of Pinal County. Our patients have access to a full range of excellent health care across our two campuses.

Position Summary:

The Nurse Educator is an advanced generalist prepared at the Bachelor's, Master's preferred degree level. The role involves the holistic knowledge of patients, enhanced communication amongst caregivers and lateral integration of care. The Educator possesses specialized clinical, educational and leadership knowledge and is responsible for the development and administration of evidence and theory based, clinical staff development programs with the primary goal of improving the quality of patient care by increasing the competence of all personnel involved in the delivery of patient services through the creation and promotion of healthy teaching, learning and work environments. The Educator provides leadership in the application of the nursing process to patient a care and organization processes and or systems.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree

3-5 years of experience in direct RN patient care

State of Arizona RN License

ACLS, BLS, PALS certification and instructor certifications to be obtained within 90 days.

Preferred:

Master’s degree with 5 or more years of experience in direct RN patient Care

Required SKILL SET:

Demonstrated leadership skills to include human, fiscal and capital resources; Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a past paced environment; Ability to gather, analyze and assess data from various sources; Knowledgeable on all regulatory requirements to include local, state, national and specifically DNV; Proficient computer skills including MS Office Suite; Ability to adapt to change and manage time; Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to exercise independent judgment in the completion of assignments and duties; Ability to speak and write English language fluently.