Educational activities are directly influenced by the organization’s mission, goals, values, priorities and resources and incorporate Inova’s values of One Team, Patient Always, Our People, Integrity, and Excellence into all learnings. They are tailored to meet the learner where they are in the professional development cycle- from novice to expert.

Roles of the Clinical Nurse educator
1) Educator- develops, plans, and presents educational activities based upon assessed needs, organizational needs, and practice standards. They evaluate the effectiveness and outcomes of their endeavors and continually strive to plan activities that meet learner needs.
2) Facilitator- assist learners in identifying both their learning needs and effective learning activities required to meet those needs Role models for education and facilitate team building.
3) Change Agent- Through leadership and participation in various activities such as committees, task forces, projects, and strategic planning meetings, educators identify what changes should be made and influence the necessary policy and/or procedures to create the change.
4) Consultant- Assists individual or groups in integrating new knowledge into practice, with career development guidance, and serves a resource for practices concerns.
5) Researcher- develop staff members knowledge and skills in the research and EBP process and supports the staff in integrating relevant research outcomes into nursing practice through effective learning activities.
6) Leader- Provides and supports organizational and administrative processes to achieve departmental and organizational goals.
7) Mentor- Assists and supports nurses in a safe confidential environment offering support and guidance through their transition into practice, skill enhancement, career progression.

The trauma services educator at ILH will support all nursing units where trauma patients will be cared for. This will include providing robust continuing trauma education in accordance to the Virginia state requirements for trauma, any new equipment or procedures related to trauma, or education needed to improve patient care. The trauma services educator will be a vital component to performance improvement initiatives and providing loop closure.

Requirements for the trauma services educator- Master’s degree in nursing or higher, ACLS, 3 + years of recent acute care critical care nursing experience and/or emergency department experience , some leadership experience- either as a manager or charge nurse, has excellent communication skills, has a working knowledge of all Microsoft office applications.

Preferred- has done some formal or informal nursing teaching, knowledgeable about EBP principles, holds a professional nursing certification.