Cardiac Clinical Educator

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

About The Position

Assesses, plans, coordinates, implements, and evaluates education for clinical employees, which promotes clinical and professional development resulting in improved quality of care for patients and families. Performs duties associated with clinical practice, professional development, leadership and quality, and evidence-based practice. Develops and implements education plan for assigned unit to proactively support delivery of safe patient care.

Requirements

3 years of experience in pediatrics
Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN)
Current Georgia license as a Registered Nurse
Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of employment
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Pediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) within one year of employment as required by department specifications
Professional Nursing Certification deemed by department required upon one year of hire.
Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
Strong presentation skills to showcase credibility and effectiveness
Basic knowledge of adult learning principles in the design of educational activities to provide quality training materials
Proficiency in using professional technology tools such as Microsoft Office Suite and Learning Management System (LMS)

Nice To Haves

Specialty certification or equivalent experience
Master’s degree preferred
Experience in pediatric designated specialty area
Experience in patient/family, clinical, or community education
Master’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

Facilitates onboarding of new employees including socializing and integrating an employee to the organization with a focus on retention and growth.
Develops and implements an individualized orientation plan to guide new employees to job competency or existing employees to changing roles/responsibilities. The plan should align with system orientation programs (e.g., Patient Care Provider Orientation, Nurse Residency Program, PEDS Program.)
Coordinates logistics of orientation informing all stakeholders.
Develops, coordinates, manages, evaluates, and documents expected outcomes and objectives to support the dynamic process of competency assessment, learning, and change.
Promotes compliance with regulatory bodies standards, including the maintenance of educational records.
Utilizes novice to expert continuum with developing employees.
Aligns educational programs with organizational and strategic plans to include quality and safety trends.
Conducts learning needs assessments and practices gap analyses through environmental scanning to achieve specific outcomes in identified deficits or improvement in knowledge, skill, or attitude.
Conducts planning to include continuing nursing education (CNE) or inter-professional continuing education, if desired, in accordance with accrediting agency requirements.
Identifies desired outcomes. Plans, designs, and delivers learning activities using adult learning concepts and design principles to achieve outcomes for identified target audiences, which may include licensed and non-licensed personnel.
Evaluates outcomes and revises educational activities and orientation programs based on data and feedback.
Monitors resource allocation and utilization by considering cost-effectiveness of activities.
Documents provided educational activities using LEAN methodology and Children’s current Learning Management System (LMS). Demonstrates LMS proficiency.
Advances the profession by identifying and developing strategies to facilitate a continuous process of role maturation for self and others.
Fosters a culture of lifelong learning and development through role-modeling, mentoring and guidance.
Promotes growth and development of leadership skills, accountability, clinical decision making, and problem-solving within self and others.
Maintains clinical knowledge, skills, and competence in the patient care setting as evidenced by the ability to deliver proficient direct age and developmentally appropriate safe patient care (e.g., side-by-side or group precepting of new nurses, providing clinical expertise in the practice setting, taking a patient assignment and/or acting as charge or resource nurse.)
Engages in organizational committees (i.e., TEACH) and/or shared governance councils.
Introduces and supports new ideas and initiatives; exhibits creativity and flexibility in times of change.
Partners with leadership team to provide performance feedback during orientation and beyond to guide and direct employee role maturation and career development and advancement.
Incorporates research, evidence-based practice (EBP), practice-based evidence and benchmarked best-practices into educational planning and to guide practice decisions.
Participates in development/implementation of departmental process improvement plans and quality measurements.
Collaborates with partners and stakeholders to share expertise in planning and decision-making.
Supports academic and community partnerships.