Clinical Educator

Prime Healthcare • Anaheim, CA

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About The Position

West Anaheim Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, is a 219-bed acute-care hospital founded in 1964. It provides general medical and surgical inpatient care, emergency and surgical services, behavioral health, comprehensive heart care, and diagnostic imaging.

The Clinical Educator oversees the success and growth of new-hire programs, standardizes educational training, supports preceptors, and works with hospital units and nursing leadership to advance educational and organizational goals. The educator provides ongoing education, training, and mentoring to new graduate, novice, and experienced Registered Nurses and Licensed Vocational/Practical Nurses. This includes unit-based support and coordinating resources for each new nurse, with follow-up during and after orientation and throughout the training period.

Acting as a clinical liaison between education and clinical directors, managers, and coordinators, the Clinical Educator assesses needs and performance in real time to facilitate timely release from orientation. Identified knowledge or skill deficits are addressed by coordinating available resources. The role supports preceptors and new hires to promote successful role development and improved patient outcomes.

Requirements

• Current and valid Registered Nurse license issued by the State.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintenance of current certification.
• Minimum of 5 years of acute care experience.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of 2 years of previous educational experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the success and growth of new-hire programs.
• Standardize educational training and support preceptors.
• Work with hospital units and nursing leadership to support educational and organizational goals.
• Provide continued educational support, training, and mentoring to new graduate, novice, and experienced RNs and LVNs/LPNs.
• Provide unit-based support and coordinate needs and resources for new nurses, with follow-up during and after orientation and throughout training.
• Serve as a clinical liaison between education and clinical directors, managers, and coordinators.
• Assess new nurses’ needs and performance in real time to facilitate timely release from orientation.
• Coordinate available resources to address identified knowledge and skill deficits.
• Support preceptors and new hires to promote successful role development and patient outcomes.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• 401K retirement plan
• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Tuition reimbursement
• Voluntary benefit options

What This Job Offers

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