Clinical Development Specialist (Registered Nurse, RN, Physical Therapist, PT) - HomeCare

Hartford HealthCare • Watertown, NY

23d

About The Position

Work where every moment matters. Every day, almost 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network as a Clinical Development Specialist. Hartford HealthCare at Home, the largest provider of homecare services in Connecticut, has been fulfilling our mission for more than 115 years. Our Person-Centered Care Model allows our employees to learn and grow within our organization, all while providing integrated support to the patient. As part of Hartford HealthCare, we leverage cutting edge technology to provide quality care in our client’s home. Most importantly, our employees are appreciated for the real differences they make in both the lives of their clients and their clients’ families. Develops and facilitates the overall training program and development for incoming, recent graduate nurses through managing the daily operations of a care team by review, education, audit for the delivery of home and community health service. Additionally works with Education Department for development and oversight of preceptor ship of new nursing hires not participating in the Immersion program.

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of NLN-approved BSN program; Masters Degree preferred. Background in nursing education preferred.
• Experience: Three years clinical experience. Home care, clinical training and education background preferred
• Licensure: CT RN License or CT PT License. OASIS certification is a plus.
• Ability to travel within the region to perform visits, willingness to travel between regions as needed

Responsibilities

• Develops/coordinates curriculum to meet professional development needs and competency of staff through home visits to supervise and evaluate clinical performance.
• Planning, interviewing, hiring, training of Immersion program nurses.
• Implement and evaluate development programs ensuring the success of Immersion program nurses.
• Insures continuous improvement in the delivery of quality education and training to result in ongoing compliance with regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Accountable for team performance in achieving desired clinical and operational performance measures.
• Participates in quality assurance audit, committees & projects as needed. Audits to include areas such as re-hospitalization avoidance, records of the new staff as well as general HHCAH audits.
• Develops plan for formalized preceptor program with input from Education Dept.; oversees implementation and ensures ongoing requirements of program are met by involved parties (ie. clinical supervisors).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees