Clinical Educator

Fresenius Medical Care•Lubbock, TX

11d

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 help achieve area, regional, and enterprise-wide initiatives and goals. The position focuses on patient safety, clinical quality, improved patient outcomes, lifelong learning, and staff development across chronic kidney disease treatment programs and modalities. It collaborates with internal and external partners to schedule, implement, facilitate, and evaluate learning programs, technologies, and processes. The role also supports action plans, quality-improvement initiatives, KPI programs, and timely data reporting. The work includes 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. The work environment is a healthcare facility with controlled air temperature and moderate noise, with possible exposure to infectious or contagious materials. Travel is approximately 35–80%; overnight stays may be required.

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 and all annual and ongoing required education, training, and competencies.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree, BSN or MSN.
CDN or CNN certification; if not already held, it must be attained within 18 months of employment.

Responsibilities

Align activities 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 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 to resolution, as appropriate.
Use facilitation techniques and available tools and resources to promote 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 and complete data documentation, reporting, and ongoing quality-improvement processes.
Maintain knowledge of products, services, and strategies to support and train staff in all modalities.
Perform other related duties as assigned.