The RN Clinical Educator Float Nurse for PIH Health Physician’s (PHP) is responsible for educating clinical staff including practitioners according to professional standards, regulations, and best practice using a variety of teaching methods in an ambulatory care setting. Coordinate and maintain our student and preceptorship program. Collaborate with PHP leadership and clinical staff to improve quality of care and regulatory compliance. Operates as a change agent in the clinical practice and classroom setting. While as a float nurse, provides direct and indirect patient care, provide medical advice and triage for multiple ambulatory care clinics. Perform non-invasive diagnostic testing in our primary and specialty care clinics. Assess, plan, implement and evaluates the care rendered to patients with urgent, emergent, or potential health problems.

PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3.7 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, PIH Health Whittier Hospital, 35 outpatient medical office buildings, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, digestive health, orthopedics, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services. The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience, and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology. PIH Health is also certified as a Great Place to Work ®. For more information, visit PIHHealth.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

Required Skills

• Nursing and education theory knowledge
• Refined written and verbal communication
• Current knowledge of trends in nursing practice
• Competence in clinical skills of ambulatory care
• Ability to independently plan, organize, develop, implement, and evaluate educational tools
• Customer service skills utilizing AIDET model and conflict resolution skills
• Computer skills such as Windows applications and Allscripts
• Familiar with various teaching methods and audiovisual equipment
• Ability to operate independently to carry out assignments
• With consideration to age, employee utilizes the approved process to resolve biophysical, psychological, educational, and environmental needs of patient/significant-other when administering care

Required Experience

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum of 3 years of nursing experience in direct nursing care in the Ambulatory Care Setting
• Current and unrestricted RN California state licensure
• Current BLS & ACLS certification issued by American Heart Association
• 12 Lead electrocardiogram and arrhythmia detection knowledge

Preferred:

• M.S.N. Degree preferred
• Experience in education and/or demonstrated relevant education and clinical expertise in providing education to adult learners (preferred)

• Nursing and education theory knowledge
• Refined written and verbal communication
• Current knowledge of trends in nursing practice
• Competence in clinical skills of ambulatory care
• Ability to independently plan, organize, develop, implement, and evaluate educational tools
• Customer service skills utilizing AIDET model and conflict resolution skills
• Computer skills such as Windows applications and Allscripts
• Familiar with various teaching methods and audiovisual equipment
• Ability to operate independently to carry out assignments
• With consideration to age, employee utilizes the approved process to resolve biophysical, psychological, educational, and environmental needs of patient/significant-other when administering care