Clinical Educator

Team Select Home Care•West Palm Beach, FL

2d•$70,000 - $80,000

About The Position

The Clinical Educator (CE) provides education and training to assigned clinicians during new-hire onboarding and as needed for current staff. The CE follows up with newly trained staff to confirm and validate that training and education are being implemented appropriately. The role reports to the Director of Nursing/Director of Patient Care Services. The CE mentors, educates, and evaluates clinicians and caregivers; conducts orientation, skills advancement, aide training, and other clinical education; and supports clinical outcomes, productivity, rehospitalization, QAPI, and care coordination goals. The role may also provide direct patient care and case management, support clinical leadership, coordinate patient care, and help ensure staff follow care plans, agency policies, professional standards, applicable regulations, and documentation and billing requirements. The CE is a clinical resource for field staff and collaborates with QA and clinical leadership on staff education, competencies, performance improvement, and performance appraisals. The position balances field and office work as directed and may take on-call duty nights, weekends, and holidays as assigned, if applicable. Pay range: $70,000–$80,000 salary. FLSA status: Exempt.

Requirements

At least three to five years of clinical experience, including at least two years of home health experience, with an excellent understanding of clinical processes and procedures.
Solid understanding of OASIS questions and interpretations as stated in Chapter 3 of the OASIS Implementation Manual.
Clear professional license, background screen, and fingerprint card, if applicable.
No verbal or written disciplinary actions within the last six months, or within the last year for internal hires.
Excellent computer skills, including familiarity with current devices and programs used in the field.
Ability to serve as a clinical field resource for clinical tasks and critical-thinking projects.
Commitment to be available during scheduled orientation dates.
Knowledge of, comprehension of, and compliance with applicable state and federal laws, rules, regulations, agency policies and procedures, and accreditation standards if the agency is accredited.
Ability to work and communicate with diverse clinicians and communicate with all levels of local authority.
Maintain HR requirements, competencies, professional continuing education, and other required items.
Desire to coach, guide, and empower orientee(s) to achieve success.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, challenging environment with time demands and shifting priorities.
Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
Excellent time-management skills to plan, organize, implement, and evaluate orientee(s) successfully.
Self-directed approach and interest in new experiences.
Ability to take on-call duty nights, weekends, and holidays as assigned, if applicable.

Nice To Haves

Successful experience in mentoring or coaching; desire to work with and teach new employees.

Responsibilities

Mentor, educate, and evaluate a group of qualified clinicians and caregivers.
Conduct regular training, including new-hire orientation, skill advancement, aide training, education on newly implemented clinical processes, and re-education as needed.
Provide initial education and ongoing mentorship to new clinical staff, and follow up to validate that training is implemented appropriately.
Assist the clinical team in achieving assigned goals related to outcomes, productivity, rehospitalization, QAPI, and care coordination.
Participate in in-service programs and supervise and teach other nursing personnel.
Participate in professional services for an assigned group of patients as applicable or assigned.
Provide backup and additional support for clinical leadership functions as needed.
Provide direct patient care and case management functions when necessary, in accordance with policy and the Plan of Care.
Help ensure staff maintain professional community nursing standards and adhere to agency procedures and patient care policies.
Help coordinate patient care services for an assigned group of patients in association with the clinical team.
Educate field staff on case management requirements under state regulations and assist with education and implementation of case assignment and case management processes.
Educate appropriate staff about home health statutes and administrative rules.
Assist with implementing improved work methods and procedures to help achieve agency objectives.
Perform competencies and core competencies and provide education to support field staff success.
Serve as an expert clinical resource to a group of clinicians.
Assist with clinical oversight of patient and personnel assignments, patient care coordination, referrals, ongoing assessment of patient needs, and development, implementation, and updating of individualized care plans.
Inform assigned clinical staff about agency policies and processes and report or assist with changes that may affect location clinical operations.
Perform coordination as assigned during emergencies and understand the Emergency Plan.
Maintain confidentiality of agency, employee, and patient matters.
Provide clinical orientation to new staff before patient contact.
Assist in developing and administering ongoing continuing education efforts.
Participate in Performance Improvement activities as requested.
Collaborate with QA staff to review clinical documentation and educate staff on documentation requirements for regulatory and billing purposes.
Assist with staff performance appraisals and educate field staff on billing processes from a clinical perspective, as applicable.
Attain annual goals established by Clinical Leadership in the annual performance evaluation.
Balance field and office time as directed by Clinical Leadership.
Submit documentation within required timeframes.
Perform other duties assigned by Clinical Leadership.