Clinical Educator

Fresenius Medical Care • San Diego, 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 programs on patient safety, clinical quality, and improved patient outcomes, using company and industry guidelines. The role develops competency to educate personnel in chronic kidney disease treatment programs and promotes lifelong learning through professional programs, coaching, and available technologies. It collaborates with relevant partners to schedule, deliver, implement, and evaluate education programs, technologies, and processes for new and current personnel.

The position requires travel between assigned facilities and community locations, as well as possible travel to regional, departmental, and corporate meetings. Travel is approximately 35–80%, and some assignments may involve overnight stays. The work environment is characteristic of a healthcare facility, with controlled air temperature and moderate noise; exposure to infectious and contagious diseases or materials may occur. The role involves desk and computer work and interaction with patients, employees, and physicians. It requires frequent, prolonged standing and bending; occasional assisted movement of machines and equipment weighing up to 200 pounds; and lifting chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 pounds as high as five feet. No direct supervision is assigned.

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.
• Obtain CDN or CNN certification within 18 months of employment if not already certified.
• Successfully complete and maintain CPR BLS (Basic Life Safety) Certification, 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 goals.
• Adhere to nursing practice standards and scope, company policies and procedures, and compliance, regulatory, legal, and ethical requirements.
• Focus educational programs on patient safety, clinical quality goals, and improving 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 at all levels 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 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, complete data documentation and 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.

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 (bonus-eligible positions)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree