EDUCATOR

The National Nurses United (NNU) AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest nurses’ union and professional association, seeks an experienced Educator to assist in developing labor oriented educational programs nationwide for Registered Nurses. Programs will emphasize the political economy of healthcare restructuring and the clinical and technological impacts of healthcare restructuring on both patients and the Registered Nurses who provide their care.

The NNU, AFL-CIO is organizing the movement for Registered Nurse power to transform the market-driven healthcare industry in the United States into a health care system driven by patient needs. The NNU has negotiated the best Registered Nurse (RN) collective bargaining contracts in the nation and was responsible for California’s RN Safe Staffing Law - the first of its kind nationwide. NNU provided critical leadership in the AFL-CIO’s decision to endorse a single-payer healthcare system based on “updating and expanding Medicare benefits” for all Americans.

After appropriate orientation, the Educator will design and teach one day courses on health care restructuring, issues impacting nursing practice and basic principles of political economy for Registered Nurses.

This is not a traditional labor educator position. The ideal Candidate will have:

• At least one advanced degree.
• Top rate research skills.
• Experience in working closely with others as part of a successful team.
• An ability to work under pressure and ability to meet deadlines is essential.
• Proven competence in qualitative social research.
• Familiarity in teaching successful intensive workshops.   
• The ability to teach complex material in a way that is accessible to a broad audience is essential.  
• Demonstrated experience at teaching complex global issues of political economy is helpful.
• Highly desirable attributes  include familiarity and a background in political/economy, the epistemological problematic inherent in computerized expert systems and the impact on worker control, workplace power and skill, labor process studies, complex organizational analysis, the philosophy of science generally, and the social aspects of technological design and implementation. 
• Educator positions require an ability and willingness to travel and educate Registered Nurses in a national movement for healthcare justice.

**Please apply online and be prepared to provide a Résumé, Cover letter, Writing sample, and Outline of a one day educational workshop.

NNU is committed to Equal Opportunity, and considering applicants of all ages, races, sexual orientations, national origins, ethnicities, and religions. We urge people of color and women, experienced candidates of all backgrounds, to apply.