Clinical Educator

Fresenius Medical Care • Chula Vista, CA

2d • $71,000 - $143,000

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. These programs promote quality patient care and support Area, Regional, and Enterprise-wide initiatives and goals.

The educator focuses on patient safety, clinical quality, and improved patient outcomes; builds the competency to educate personnel across chronic kidney disease treatment programs; and promotes lifelong learning through professional programs, coaching, and available technologies. The role collaborates with internal and external partners to plan, deliver, implement, and evaluate education programs, technologies, and processes for new and current personnel. It also supports action plans, metric and KPI programs, documentation, reporting, and ongoing quality improvement.

The position involves desk and computer work, interaction with patients and healthcare personnel, and travel between assigned facilities and community locations. Travel to regional, departmental, and corporate meetings may be required. The healthcare work environment has controlled air temperature and moderate noise, with possible exposure to infectious or contagious diseases and materials. The role requires approximately 35–80% travel and may involve overnight stays. Physical demands include frequent, prolonged standing, bending, occasionally moving machines and equipment weighing up to 200 pounds with assistance, and lifting chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 pounds as high as five feet. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

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 practice requirements in the state of employment.
• Minimum one year of dialysis experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Attain CDN or CNN certification within 18 months of employment if not already held.
• Successfully complete and maintain CPR BLS (Basic Life Safety) certification and all annual and ongoing required education, training, and competencies.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (BSN or MSN).
• CDN or CNN certification.

Responsibilities

• Align activities and actions with regional, group, and corporate business-related goals.
• Follow nursing practice standards and scope, company policies and procedures, and compliance, regulatory, legal, and ethical requirements.
• Direct programs toward patient safety, clinical quality goals, and improved patient outcomes using company and industry guidelines and standards.
• Develop competency and skills to educate personnel in 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 appropriately support and train staff in 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
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree