Responsible for clinical education and training programs to meet the learning and developmental needs of the clinical staff. Designs, implements, and evaluates strategies to maintain clinical competency of care providers.
Essential Functions:
- Designs, implements, and evaluates programs that meet learning and competency development needs of clinical staff.
- Responds quickly to corporate changes in clinical practice and provides training required.
- Insures compliance and documentation of educational programs based on regulatory agency standards.
- Develops, implements, monitors, and evaluates effectiveness of orientation/training/cross-training programs that are based on an assessment of individual skills and evaluated by clinical competency outcome criteria.
- Collaborates with leadership to improve quality and efficiency and maintain regulatory compliance throughout the continuum of clinical care.
- Conducts research into professional and community practice standards, technology, and clinical innovations for improved service within assigned care area.
- Makes recommendations for cost/quality strategies; works within budget.
- Communicates and markets educational programs to broad target audience using appropriate methods.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Two (2) years of recent experience in in-service education in clinical area required.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in nursing education required.
- Master's degree strongly preferred.
- Current California RN license required.
- BLS certificate required.
- Adult learning knowledge required.
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and group facilitator process skills.
- Must possess a thorough knowledge of the California Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, Title 22, QA, BRN regulations.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous critical care/ED experience within the past 3 years preferred.
- Prior experience as a Nurse Educator within the past 3 years preferred.
- Prior experience in ambulatory care setting within the past 5 years preferred.
- ACLS/PALS preferred.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.