Clinical Nurse Educator - Inpatient Behavioral Health
Company: Manchester Memorial Hospital
Location: Meriden
Posted on: January 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Location Detail: MMH-71 Haynes Street (10627) Work where every
moment matters. Every day, over 40,000 Hartford HealthCare
colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we
do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part
of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network as a
Clinical Nurse Educator. The Greater Manchester Region has
approximately 2,500 employees. It includes Manchester Memorial
Hospital, a 249-bed community hospital, Rockville General, a campus
of Manchester Memorial Hospital, a 102-bed facility, a large
multispecialty provider group and visiting nurse services. The
Greater Manchester Region serves a region of 300,000 people in 19
towns. POSITION SUMMARY: Provides clinical expertise, education,
consultation, leadership, and research in selected clinical areas
to benefit patients, staff, and the organization. Serves as a
resource to staff and management. Allocates available resources to
promote efficient, effective, and compassionate patient care
throughout the organization. Facilitates the development of
collegial relationships. Visible, accessible, and committed to
communicating effectively with staff. Promotes the profession of
nursing and professional practice. Represents the organization in a
positive and professional manner. Qualifications
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION: Must be a graduate of an accredited School
of Nursing and hold and maintain current a Registered Nurse license
in the State of Connecticut. Must hold a BSN from an accredited
University. Master’s Degree in Nursing preferred. Matriculation
required after one year in position. Must have certification in
Basic Cardiac Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support upon
hire or receive certification within the new employee introductory
orientation period and maintain clinical competency during
employment within this role. Basic certification in area of
specialty is preferred: Nursing/Education. EXPERIENCE: Must have at
least five (5) years or more of progressive experience in clinical
practice, nursing education, and/or nursing management in an acute
care setting. Three (3) years of Behavioral Health experience
required. COMPETENCIES: Maintains clinical competency required for
area of assignment. Must be able to communicate effectively in
English, both verbally and in writing. Basic Computer skills are
necessary. ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: Disclaimer: Job
descriptions are not intended, nor should they be construed to be
exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or
working conditions associated with the job. They are intended to be
accurate reflections of the principal duties and responsibilities
of this position. These responsibilities and competencies listed
below may change from time to time. 1. Participates in regular or
episodic high quality, competent direct patient care in area of
expertise. Assesses the quality of care for a specific patient
population. Creates an environment in which high quality care can
be provided. 2. Coordinates and implements orientation of Nursing
staff. Collaborates to develop individualized orientation programs
and monitors orientee’s progress. Collaborates with Nurse Manager
to address orientee concerns/problems. Ensures accurate completion
of orientation paperwork. 3. Coordinates and implements continuing
education for Nursing Staff. Develops programs to ensure that
educational standards are met. 4. Plans and implements annual
Nursing competencies through collaboration with the Nurse Manager
and Medical providers. Assists with documenting staff completion of
nursing competencies. 5. Uses a comprehensive approach, a high
level of discriminative judgment, advanced knowledge, and expert
skill to identify problems and issues that interfere with patient
care and that may require intervention. 6. Provides clinical
practice interventions that result in improvements in clinical
outcomes, patient /family satisfaction, resource allocation, staff
knowledge and skills, health care team collaboration, and
organizational efficiency 7. Provides indirect patient care through
delegation and guidance to staff nurses and collaboration with
members of the healthcare team to develop standards of care,
clinical procedures, or quality improvement plans. Implementation
and adherence are evaluated to compare outcomes, refine guidelines,
improve clinical management, and further promote consistent
adherence. Participates in system evaluation of technology and its
impact on patients and resources 8. Acts as an expert resource that
provides pertinent information which enables nurses and others to
make decisions based on a wide range of relevant and appropriate
alternatives. Supports the Clinical team in their ability to care
for this patient population. 9. Participates in both formal and
informal teaching and coaching of staff nurses, graduate nursing
students, other healthcare professionals and patients/ families.
Demonstrates commitment to career development and professional
practice of self and staff. 10. Fosters a spirit of inquiry by
documenting problems to determine research needs or by generating
or refining identified research problems. Interprets and applies
research findings. Analyzes and evaluates the appropriateness of
research and applies research findings to advance clinical practice
and patient care delivery. Evaluates outcomes. 11. Authors and
actuates clinical practice guidelines and procedures; designs and
directs quality performance improvement initiatives; chairs
interdisciplinary committees or manages clinical projects;
influences and guides institutional healthcare policy decisions.
12. Collaborates with nurses, nurse educators, physicians, and
other healthcare providers and patients and their families to
result in teambuilding, synergism, and integrative solutions. 13.
Acts as positive role model for nurses demonstrating practical
integration of theory and evidenced based practice. 14. Utilizes
evidence based practice in clinical procedures, administrative
policies and educational materials for patients, staff, and others.
15. Acts as a change agent to provide a link between a variety of
resources and staff and asserts clinical and professional
leadership in the practice setting or healthcare system, in health
care policy and delivery decisions, or in the administration of
direct care programs. Acts as a knowledgeable, strong, risk-taking
nurse leader. Conveys a strong sense of staff advocacy and support.
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