**Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:** Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. **Organization:** VHVI VUH Advanced Practice Inpatient **Job Summary:** The Advanced Practice Clinical Educator develops, implements, evaluates, and revises programs of orientation, in-service training, workshops, and continuing education to meet educational and developmental needs of APPs. Utilizes various teaching strategies and modalities to promote an environment of continuous learning and professional growth. Takes a lead role in all educational initiatives to ensure quality patient care and customer satisfaction while maintaining a clinical practice with direct patient care. Serves as a leader in the development, training, and monitoring of Advanced Practice Standards. Acts as a resource and liaison to the VUMC community by serving on hospital wide committees as well as, represents Vanderbilt well within the local and national professional community. . **Department Summary** The Vanderbilt Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) utilizes a multidisciplinary approach specializing in the care of adult general and congenital cardiology, cardiac surgery, thoracic, transplant, and vascular patients. Our mission is to provide the highest level of care by applying evidence-based practice, compassion, education in caring for our patients and their loved ones. The CVICU Values diversity in our workforce and upholds a culture of change in order to adapt to a dynamic and challenging healthcare system. The CVICU promotes a respectful, team-oriented, quality-focused work environment that is inviting and gratifying to all patients, family members, and staff. **Position Hours** + Monday through Friday + Day Shift + Full-Time KEY RESPONSIBILITIES + Develop in-depth multi-media orientation plan that includes classroom didactic training. + Integrates evidence-based practices into educational initiatives and activities + Utilizes the latest technology to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise programs of orientation, in-service training, workshops, and continuing education to meet educational and developmental needs of APPs. + Promotes an environment of professionalism and continuous learning and professional growth. + Establishes collegial partnerships to contribute to the educational improvement of APPs across the organization. + Maintains clinical competency in the focus area. + Assists in Quality projects and the unit education of quality measures **Our Nursing Philosophy:** We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being. As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing. Please see our current employee benefits offered: + Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options + Dental and /or vision plan + 403 (b) retirement plan + Paid Time off (flex PTO) + Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied) + Short-Long term disability + Subsidized backup childcare + And many more... **Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!** **Achieve the Remarkable:** Learn more about VUMC Nursing: + **Nursing Careers** : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/index.html + **Benefits** : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/benefits.html + **Our Nursing Philosophy** : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/philosophy.html + **Our Nursing Leadership** : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/leadership.html + **Shared Governance** : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/shared-governance.html + **Education& Professional Development** : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/professional-development.html + **Life In Nashville** : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/nashville.html + **VUMC Nursing** : http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=vanderbilt-nursing **Core Accountabilities:** Organizational Impact: Delivers projects/assignments that have a direct impact on goals/objectives of the unit/department that the job is in. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Conducts extensive analysis of situations or data to resolve numerous, complex issues; may involve the input/work of others. Breadth of Knowledge: Has in-depth level of knowledge within a professional area and working knowledge of other areas. Team Interaction: May lead mid-sized projects; coaches and guides team members. **Core Capabilities** **:** Supporting Colleagues: - Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas. - Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships. - Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Service: - Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them. - Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly. - Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure. - Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation: - Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches. - Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges. - Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements. **Position Qualifications:** **Responsibilities:** **Certifications:** LIC-Licensed Nurse Practitioner - Tennessee **Work Experience:** Relevant Work Experience **Experience Level:** Less than 1 year **Education:** Master's Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled