Clinical Educator .8 FTE

Franciscan Alliance • Crown Point, IN

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About The Position

The Clinical Educator is responsible for providing orientation, training, and education for clinical nursing personnel to ensure consistent standards of practice and competencies in the delivery of patient care. This position accomplishes this by assessing, planning and implementing educational programs to support new hire orientation, staff development, and competency training. The Educator ensures practices are aligned with the Franciscan Alliance values and the strategic goals of the department and organization to improve patient and staff outcomes. WHO WE ARE With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT Acts as a change agent by introducing and supporting new ideas as well as assisting in the implementation and sustainment of change strategies. Assess staff training or education needs by collecting data and feedback. Develop, coordinate, maintain, evaluate and improve components of the orientation process using evidenced-based practice. Evaluate on an ongoing basis the results of educational programs, processes, and clinical interventions to ensure they are activities meeting the standards of practice and regulatory requirements. Assess staff training or education needs. Facilitate the communication process between management, staff, ancillary departments, and professional contacts across the Franciscan Alliance. Serve as a leader to promote the professional growth of peers. Perform and report the gaps between processes, procedures, and system functionality between Current State and Desired Future State Analysis. Serve as a reliable source of information on the latest evidence. Support staff development with educational activities including remediation, certification, mentoring, regulatory requirements, new equipment/procedures, and EMR updates. Mentor and train new employees.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• Med/Surg Background
• Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association required
• Registered Nurse (RN) - State Licensing Board required - Indiana or compact
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association required

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree
• 3 years Nursing/Patient Care

Responsibilities

• Acts as a change agent by introducing and supporting new ideas as well as assisting in the implementation and sustainment of change strategies.
• Assess staff training or education needs by collecting data and feedback.
• Develop, coordinate, maintain, evaluate and improve components of the orientation process using evidenced-based practice.
• Evaluate on an ongoing basis the results of educational programs, processes, and clinical interventions to ensure they are activities meeting the standards of practice and regulatory requirements.
• Assess staff training or education needs.
• Facilitate the communication process between management, staff, ancillary departments, and professional contacts across the Franciscan Alliance.
• Serve as a leader to promote the professional growth of peers.
• Perform and report the gaps between processes, procedures, and system functionality between Current State and Desired Future State Analysis.
• Serve as a reliable source of information on the latest evidence.
• Support staff development with educational activities including remediation, certification, mentoring, regulatory requirements, new equipment/procedures, and EMR updates.
• Mentor and train new employees.

Benefits

• Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org .

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees