Clinical Educator

Fresenius Medical Care • Chula Vista, CA

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About The Position

The Clinical Educator supports training and education for employees at company facilities and programs within an assigned geographical area. The role delivers standardized, competency-based training and development programs, including new employee orientation, preceptor training, facility-specific in-services, and clinical, quality, and customer service training, to promote quality patient care and achieve area, regional, and enterprise-wide initiatives and goals.

The educator supports patient safety, clinical quality, improved patient outcomes, and a culture of lifelong learning. Working with relevant partners, the role schedules, delivers, implements, and evaluates education programs, technologies, and processes for new and current personnel. The position also supports action plans, quality improvement, KPI programs, and training across chronic kidney disease treatment modalities.

This role involves desk and computer work, interaction with patients and healthcare personnel, and travel between assigned facilities and community locations. Regional, departmental, and corporate meeting travel may also be required. Travel is approximately 35–80%, and some assignments may involve overnight stays. The work environment is characteristic of a healthcare facility and may involve exposure to infectious or contagious diseases and materials.

Requirements

• Associate or bachelor's degree from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current appropriate RN state licensure in the primary state of residence.
• Obtain and maintain RN state licensure in assigned states as directed.
• Meet the practice requirements in the state of employment.
• Minimum of 1 year of dialysis experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Successful completion and maintenance of CPR BLS (Basic Life Safety) certification, along with all required annual and ongoing education, training, and competencies.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree, BSN or MSN.
• CDN or CNN certification; otherwise, certification must be attained within 18 months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Align activities and actions with regional, group, and corporate business-related goals.
• Adhere to nursing practice standards and scope, company policies and procedures, and compliance, regulatory, legal, and ethical requirements.
• Focus education programs on patient safety, clinical quality goals, and improved patient outcomes using company and industry guidelines and standards.
• Develop competency and skills to educate personnel in all chronic kidney disease treatment programs.
• Promote lifelong learning through professional programs, coaching, and available technologies.
• Collaborate with relevant partners to schedule, provide, and implement education programs, technologies, and processes for new and current personnel.
• Use appropriate educational venues and generational learning techniques to deliver, support, and evaluate training.
• Partner in implementing action plans through resolution, as appropriate.
• Use facilitation techniques and available tools and resources to create immersive, engaging learning experiences.
• Maintain open, effective, and timely communication with internal and external customers, including company management, facility teams, government agencies, physicians, hospitals, and contracted travel personnel.
• Demonstrate leadership, communication, customer service, continuous quality improvement, relationship development, critical thinking, team building, employee motivation, performance management, and decision-making skills.
• Support metric and KPI programs through timely, complete data documentation and reporting, and ongoing quality improvement processes.
• Maintain knowledge of products, services, and strategies to support and train staff across all modalities.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Potential for performance-based bonuses, depending on company and individual performance, for bonus-eligible positions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree