Clinical Educator

Bluebird Kids Health•Orlando, FL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Clinical Educator is a Florida-based registered nurse responsible for clinical readiness, training, and consistency across Bluebird Kids Health practices. The role owns clinical education infrastructure, including staff onboarding and ongoing competency development, required certifications and compliance training, clinical policies and procedures, and follow-up on clinical incidents to improve processes. The educator visits each practice at least monthly, leads on-site clinical training for new practice launches, and supports safe, consistent care aligned with clinical standards and value-based quality goals. The position partners with clinical, quality, and operational leadership; practice supervisors; providers; and external training vendors. It includes managing required training and credential tracking, BLS certification and emergency drills, annual compliance and health-plan training, Vaccines for Children (VFC) enrollment and vaccine-handling education, and nursing and APRN student rotations. The role requires regular statewide travel, including occasional overnight stays.

Requirements

Active, unrestricted Florida RN license.
BSN required.
At least 5 years of RN experience, including at least 3 years in pediatrics; ambulatory or primary care experience is strongly preferred.
At least 2 years of experience in staff education, precepting, or clinical training.
Current BLS certification required.
Working knowledge of VFC requirements, vaccine storage and handling, OSHA, CLIA-waived testing, and pediatric quality measures such as HEDIS.
Comfort using EHRs, learning management systems, and Microsoft 365.
Strong command of adult learning principles and competency validation.
Clear, warm communication skills and the ability to build trust with frontline staff and providers while maintaining high standards.
Strong organization and project management skills, including managing multiple projects, maintaining tracking systems, timelines, and checklists, following action items through to closure, and keeping leadership informed of progress and risks.
Must reside in Florida.
Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation required.

Nice To Haves

MSN, NPD-BC certification, or CPN certification.
AHA BLS Instructor certification, or willingness to obtain it within six months of hire.
PALS certification.
Experience in multi-site ambulatory practices, community health centers, or organizations serving Medicaid and underserved families.
Exposure to value-based care or new clinic openings.

Responsibilities

Design and deliver competency-based clinical training for medical assistants and LPNs in pediatric vital signs and growth measurements, immunization and medication administration, point-of-care testing, developmental and behavioral health screenings, phone triage, and infection prevention.
Partner with Site Supervisors to validate competencies at onboarding, 90 days, and annually, and provide just-in-time coaching during practice visits.
Lead on-site staff training, competency validation, clinical workflow walkthroughs, and go-live support for every new Florida practice launch.
Develop, annually review, and roll out clinical policies, procedures, and standing orders with clinical leadership; train staff on changes and audit practice adherence.
Manage monthly provider meetings and track follow-up items through closure.
Respond to clinical incidents and near misses, lead root cause reviews, and turn findings into retraining, workflow changes, and policy updates.
Partner with quality leadership on improvement initiatives tied to value-based measures, including well-child visits, immunizations, and screenings.
Maintain the system of record for staff and provider licenses, certifications, and required trainings; monitor expirations, report monthly completion rates to leadership, and address gaps.
Run the BLS certification and renewal program for clinical staff and providers, including scheduling, instruction or vendor coordination, and tracking.
Lead periodic in-office pediatric emergency drills.
Coordinate, deliver, and track annual compliance training, including HIPAA, OSHA bloodborne pathogens, fraud, waste, and abuse, mandated reporting, and cultural competency.
Ensure providers complete required health plan training at onboarding and each renewal cycle, maintain documentation for audits and credentialing, and provide training on other support program requirements as needed.
Lead annual VFC provider re-enrollment for practices and providers, coordinate enrollment for new practices, and train staff on vaccine storage, handling, and temperature monitoring.
Administer nursing and APRN student clinical rotations, including school affiliation agreements, onboarding, preceptor assignment and development, scheduling, and evaluations; develop the program as a recruiting pipeline.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Travel to each Bluebird Kids practice at least monthly and be on-site for every new practice launch, with occasional overnight stays.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package with performance incentives and, for some roles, equity participation.
Competitive medical, vision, and dental insurance products.
Employee assistance program.
Caregiver support.
Commuter benefits.
Flexible spending accounts.
Health savings accounts.
Short- and long-term disability benefits.
Other exclusive employee benefits.
Generous paid time off.
Potential stock options and other compensation elements, depending on the role.
Professional growth opportunities.