Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital as a Nurse Educator in the Education Department. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

• Plans, implements, and evaluates educational activities based on identified learning needs
• Develops an annual nursing education plan
• Responsible for meeting staff education requirements of regulatory agencies and participation in orientation programs and the extern program
• Participates in establishing and implementing policies, procedures, standards, and processes
• Works directly with all nursing clinical areas on monitoring and tracking data, action planning, projects, quality outcomes and quality improvement
• Engages with nurses at all levels to change/modify nursing practice related to nursing-sensitive indicators, core measures, and meaningful use to improve patient outcomes
• Facilitates data collection in accordance with established protocols and guidelines to ensure accuracy for data submission
• Reviews and analyzes reports designed to monitor ongoing performance, identifies and reviews non-compliant cases and follows up with appropriate nursing leader to proactively drive compliance
• Uses data to drive outcomes and improvements. Generates and uses scorecards, graphs, and reports to communicate performance for designated units
• Participates in Quality and Performance Improvement projects, as assigned. Actively engages in nursing focused Quality meetings and Shared Governance
• Participates on committees and patient safety and accreditation/regulatory compliance activities, as assigned
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• BSN 
• Illinois RN License 
• 3 – 5 years recent clinical experience 
• Excellent organizational skills, computer skills, and interpersonal skills 
• Experience with data analysis, interpretation, and presentations
• Active BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred Qualifications 

• National Nursing Board Certification 
• MSN 
• Experience with quality process improvement, and/or Lean methodology 
• Experience in Behavioral Health or  Critcal Care

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full-Time, 8-hour shifts
• Shift: Days 
• Work Location: Onsite
• Unit/Department: Patient Care Services Education
• CBA Code: Non-Union 

For nearly a century UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial has pioneered sophisticated clinical care and developed the area's most convenient network of comprehensive outpatient centers, all dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of the community. Now, partnered with UChicago Medicine, we have expanded our network of expert physicians, convenient facilities and scope of service to speed your healing process and help navigate your path to wellness. A skilled Medical Staff and talented employees dedicated to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of illness and injury provide a firm foundation for our reputation for quality. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is for you. Here at Ingalls, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us!

UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: Ingalls Career Opportunities.

UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

Must comply with UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial's COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.