Clinical Nurse Educator - Emergency Department (Open & Promotional)

Job Description:

Clinical Nurse Educator - Emergency Department (Open & Promotional)

Description

Description

Note: This recruitment was amended on October 30, 2025, to extend the final filing date. This recruitment has been changed to "Continuous".

Through growth and change, San Mateo County Health remains committed to provide quality medical care to meet the health needs of the community. Our commitment is to provide quality care with a compassionate touch, and we strive to help you maintain a balance between work and family. San Mateo County Health is an integrated delivery system of healthcare focused on the needs of the underserved, within a County system of care. The San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) serves as a key provider within the Health Plan of San Mateo's (HPSM) public/private network. Our integrated delivery system includes a fully accredited acute care hospital that is licensed to operate 509 beds including a 64-bed medical/surgical unit, a 7-bed intensive care unit, a 34-bed inpatient psychiatric services unit and 32 skilled nursing beds in San Mateo, and 14 clinics throughout the County of San Mateo.

Do you love to teach? Pass on the passion of nursing and educate our Critical Care nursing staff.

San Mateo County Health's San Mateo Medical Center currently has one full time vacancy in the Emergency Department for a Clinical Nurse Educator.

The Nurse Educator functions as a staff educator to plan, coordinate, conduct and evaluate educational activities/programs; plan and coordinate implementation of evidence-based practice; monitor the level of care to standards; maintain unit level education records to meet TJC standards on orientation, training, and education. The incumbent will split their time, dedicating 50% to direct patient care responsibilities and 50% to indirect patient care as the nurse educator.

Note: Percentage of time is an estimate and will be based on the needs of the day, flexibility is required.

The successful hire in this position will:

• Monitor and maintain the competency and education records of all Critical Care staff and participate in hospital committees that directly influence the quality of nursing care in the Emergency Department.
• Actively contribute to the department organizational plan to ensure that this plan reflects state and national professional/health care trends as well as current standards of nursing practice and meeting regulatory standards.
• Accept direct patient care assignments in proportion to other responsibilities including orientation and on-boarding of new staff and staff evaluations.
• Exercise your clinical knowledge acquired from 2-5 years of experience in a Critical Care setting.
• Display your assessment, evaluation, critical thinking and technical skills.
• Exhibit your strong communication and teaching skills from previous experience in a formal and/or informal educational role.

The ideal candidate will have two to five years of experience in Critical Care nursing; possess expert knowledge of the electronic medical record for the creation of reports, auditing, and educational responsibilities.

NOTE: The eligible list generated from this recruitment may be used to fill future extra-help, term, unclassified, and regular classified vacancies.
Examples Of Duties
Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Clinical Nurse duties direct and indirect as assigned.
• Support nursing Education Department as assigned.
• Assess, evaluate and direct nursing activities on an assigned shift to provide quality care to patients in compliance with prescribed standards and in conjunction with nursing management.
• Resolve unusual or unique patient care problems or situations which require analytical, interpretative and constructive thinking.
• Formulate and develop plans, procedures and program content designed to meet specifically identified training/educational needs of nursing staff.
• Supervise and perform nursing assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation and documentation of patient care on the unit.
• Work in conjunction with nursing management to coordinate adequate unit staffing for the assigned shift.
• Participate with unit or clinic nursing management in interviewing, hiring, completing evaluations and performing disciplinary counseling of staff.
• Supervise the work of professional and paraprofessional nursing staff.
• Work with nursing management to identify staff development needs and to implement continuing education programs.
• Assist nursing management in planning unit or clinic budget.
• Interpret policies and procedures to nursing staff.
• Participate in staff meetings.
• Coordinate with ancillary support departments to coordinate total patient care.
• Maintain and evaluate records.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• Conduct formal classroom instruction in the more difficult or complex areas of nursing technology requiring a knowledge and understanding of the scientific principles and theoretical concepts underlying specific nursing procedures or techniques.
• Communicate research findings by publication and presentation at professional meetings.
• Evaluate nursing research literature and own research findings for implementation and incorporation as appropriate, into patient care activities.
• Serve as role model and resource person for staff and members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Licensure/Certification:

• Possession of a California license as a Registered Nurse.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Possession and maintenance of ACLS certification.
• Possession and maintenance of PALS certification.
• Possession and maintenance of Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certification within three months of hire.

Education and Experience:

• Associate Degree in Nursing with two years' clinical experience including one year in a clinical specialty area, or
• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or a health related field with one year of clinical experience including six months in a clinical specialty area, or
• Master's degree in Nursing.

Nurse Educator : Must have knowledge of and verifiable experience in adult education curriculum development, program evaluation, and evidence-based and best practice implementation.

Knowledge of :

• Advanced principles and practices in specialty areas.
• Nurse Practice Act.
• Current nursing and related medical theory and skills necessary to administer nursing care within assigned clinical setting.
• Safety and infection control practices.
• Clinical systems, supplies and equipment.
• Modern principles, techniques, and procedures of nursing.
• Medical terminology.
• Use and maintenance of medical instruments and equipment.
• Use and effects of medicines.
• Public health principles
• Health promotion and disease prevention.
• Medical research principles and practices.
• Principles of training and education.
• LEAN principles and methodologies.
• Data abstraction and utilization.
• Basic statistics for reporting purposes.
• Report writing.
• Regulatory and accreditation requirements for assigned area.

Skill/Ability to:

• Provide leadership and direction to multi-disciplinary medical teams.
• Give direction to staff.
• Evaluate the work of others.
• Develop and present training and continuing education programs.
• Design, evaluate, construct and modify research models; carry out research and present findings.
• Perform the full range of nursing duties and responsibilities.
• Prepare clear and concise medical record documentation.
• Write articles for publication on areas of specialty.
• Identify problems or discrepancies and make suggestions for corrective actions.
• Teach and orient staff.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationship with patients and staff members.
• Communicate effectively.

Application/Examination
Anyone may apply. Current County of San Mateo and County of San Mateo Superior Court of California employees with at least six months (1040 hours) of continuous service in a classified regular, probationary, Confidential and Management extra-help/limited term, and SEIU or AFSCME represented extra help/limited term positions prior to the final filing date will receive five points added to their final passing score on this examination.

The examination will consist of an interview (weight: 100%). Depending on the number of applicants an application appraisal of education and experience may be used in place of other examinations, or a screening committee may select those applicants whose education and/or experience appear to best meet the needs of the position based solely on the information provided in the application materials. Because of this screening process, all applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through any subsequent phase of the examination. All examinations will be given in San Mateo County, California, and applicants must participate at their own expense.

IMPORTANT: Applications for this position will only be accepted online. If you are currently on the County's website, you may click the "Apply" button. If you are not on the County's website, please go to http://jobs.smcgov.org/ to apply. A resume will not be accepted as a substitute for the required information and supplemental questions in the online application. Responses to the supplemental questions must be submitted to be considered for this position. Online applications must be received by the Human Resources Department before midnight on the final filing date.

This is a continuous recruitment which may close at any time. The final filing date will be posted 5 days in advance in the County of San Mateo Human Resources Department.
Apply immediately. This recruitment is open on a continuous basis and selections may be made at any time within the process.

About the County

San Mateo County is centrally located between San Francisco, San Jose, and the East Bay. With over 750,000 residents, San Mateo is one of the largest and most diverse counties in California and serves a multitude of culturally, ethnically, and linguistically diverse communities.

The County of San Mateo, as an employer, is committed to advancing equity to ensure that all employees are welcomed in a safe and inclusive environment. The County seeks to hire, support, and retain employees who reflect our diverse community. We encourage applicants with diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply. Eighty percent of employees surveyed stated that they would recommend the County as a great place to work.

The County of San Mateo is an equal opportunity employer. We seek to hire, support, and retain employees who reflect our diverse community.

Analyst: Carolyn Burns (101625) (Clinical Nurse F011)

Salary:

$164,278.40 - $194,147.20 Annually