Clinical staff educator vs nurse

Differences between clinical staff educator and nurse duties and responsibilities

Clinical staff educator example responsibilities.

• Manage team of medical support personnel, orient new clinical employees and develop new guidelines for chemotherapy administration.
• Plan and conduct CPR classes.
• Develop, implement and evaluate curricula for educational activities for staff and patients.
• Present weekly in-service training sessions as well as mandatory annual in-services.coordinate CPR classes to assure license personnel certification.
• Administer comprehensive diagnostic assessments and implement therapy for aural rehabilitation, language, cognitive, and social disorders.
• Coordinate with physicians in developing appropriate treatment and management plans for patients presenting with both chronic and acute disease conditions.
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Nurse example responsibilities.

• Monitor patients' status during surgery (circulate in operating room) and manage patients in PACU.
• Manage high-acuity cardiac/pulmonary and psychiatric patients
• Monitor patients for cardiac rhythm changes and implement medication according to ACLS guidelines.
• Educate patients and families on diseases processes, medications, wind care, and iv infusion.
• Provide care for patients on medical/surgical, transplant, cardiac, orthopedic, postpartum, neonatal ICU, and psychiatric units
• Demonstrate competence in CPR and other medical emergency situations.
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