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This position is an entry level position for an RN responsible for the educational program within a defined clinical area. This RN will serve as a role model, change agent, and facilitator while assessing learning needs in planning, implementing, and evaluating educational activities. The Education Coordinator collaborates with teams to ensure that educational activities are congruent with the strategic goals and promise of Cook Childrens, as well as with contemporary health care trends. This RN maintains exemplary professional interpersonal communication skills, collaborates well with teams, and demonstrates good customer relation skills. The Education Coordinator demonstrates sound clinical judgement and strong critical thinking abilities while striving to enhance the quality of patient care through orientation and staff development opportunities and continuing education opportunities.

Education:

• Minimum of three years clinical experience appropriate to clinical area.
• Prior teaching experience preferred.
• BSN required.
• Hold graduate degree in nursing, education, or related field, or must be enrolled in graduate program within 12 months of hire (and make consistent progress).

Certification/Licensure:

• RN
• BSN
• BLS
• PALS

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About Us:

Cook Children's Health Care System

Cook Children's Health Care System offers a unique approach to caring for children because we are one of the country's leading integrated pediatric health care delivery organizations. Patients benefit from the integrated system because it allows Cook Children's to use all of its resources to treat a patient and allows for easy communication between the various companies by physicians with a focus on caring for children and adolescents.

Cook Children's is an EOE/AA, Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.