Hospital Educator with 12 hour shifts

[JaxJax5423]

I saw a job posting at my hospital for a hospital nurse educator. of course, it's a general description....but it's 12 hour shifts! Any educators work 12 hr shift ? What do u do for 12 hours?

sounds awesome to me!

[CraigB-RN, MSN, RN]

Read the job description very closely.

As an Educator I've worked 12 hours shifts, 8 hours shifts, days, nights weekends. You work when your audience is working.

I'd read the job description closely and make sure you aren't also going to have clinical responsibilities.

[tiffcrn, ADN, BSN, MSN, RN, EMT-B]

I am currently a nurse educator for our main OR and outpatient surgery. I work 5, 8 hour shift with variable hours. Some days I go in at 4am to meet with night shift and other days I won't be in until 9am.

[feelix, RN]

By 12 hour shifts they mean your students work those hours and you may have to complete your 40 or whatever number of ours within those hours. Putting it succinctly, it is not a 9 to 5 job. You may be required to do regular, early morning or late and sometimes night shift hours (if you cover night shift too). That may total 40 hours. So stay flexible.

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

I am a trauma educator and I work five 8s each week, but the hours vary to meet certain goals and initiatives. Trauma is a 24x7 business, and our night nurses need love too. :)

[llg, PhD, RN]

My hospital has some unit-based educators who work 12-hour shifts just like the rest of the staff do. These are jobs that involve some staffing responsibilities and some scheduled time in which the educator is free from patient responsibilities to work on educational activities.

You'll just have to investigate the job to find out the specifics of the one posted. Not all hospitals fill those roles the same way.

[JaxJax5423]

thanks you all