Clinical Educator Perioperative Services FT Days

Trane Technologies • Detroit, MI

7h

About The Position

The Clinical Educator for Perioperative Services works under the guidance of the Market Education Director and collaborates with facility and market nursing leadership and staff across departments. The educator assesses, plans, develops, implements, facilitates, evaluates, and revises educational programming for nursing and, when indicated or requested, non-nursing personnel. The role supports orientation, continuing education, in-services, competency development, and professional growth while contributing to Tenet Healthcare’s educational goals and vision.

The educator supports assigned units and clinics through classroom instruction, clinical experiences, and learning technologies. Programs are developed and revised in accordance with adult learning principles, organizational and learning theory, nursing education practice standards, Department of Nursing expectations, and regulatory requirements. The educator also provides consultation, mentorship, preceptor leadership, and support for nurse residents; participates in quality improvement and educational activities; and may assist with clinical policies and procedures.

Perioperative coverage includes anesthesia, endoscopy, sterile processing, radiology/interventional radiology/neuro-interventional radiology, and patient transporters. Accountable projects include crash carts, moderate sedation, the orthopedic program, and malignant hyperthermia. Duties and requirements must be performed consistently with Tenet Healthcare performance standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Nursing Education, or a related specialty.
• Current state licenses and certifications.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues across Tenet.
• Demonstrate skill navigating and communicating in a complex environment.
• Foster achievement of Nursing Education/Development goals and objectives.
• Demonstrate responsibility for reporting educational program compliance to licensing, certification, accreditation, and other regulatory bodies.
• Interact with staff ethically and in a consistent, fair, timely, appropriate, and decisive manner, in accordance with organization-wide and Nursing Department policies.
• Identify factors affecting staff performance and collaborate with management on appropriate changes.
• Demonstrate AIDET and respect for others at all times.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of nursing experience in an acute care setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, develop, implement, facilitate, evaluate, and revise educational programming for nursing personnel and, as indicated or requested, non-nursing personnel.
• Support the educational needs of assigned units and clinics through classroom instruction, clinical experiences, and learning technologies.
• Implement comprehensive education programs addressing orientation, ongoing competency, and professional development needs of nursing staff.
• Ensure program and course revisions meet Department of Nursing and regulatory expectations and standards, and follow national education practice standards and current research.
• Provide consultation to enhance continuing education, professional development, and mentorship opportunities.
• Deliver or coordinate educational programs such as Grand Rounds, in-services, continuing education, job-specific curricula, and specialty curricula.
• Provide leadership to preceptors and serve as a role model through education, coaching, and mentoring.
• Facilitate, mentor, and support nurse residents’ professional and clinical growth.
• Participate in continuing education provider-unit learning and evaluate nursing education activities that qualify for continuing education credit.
• Keep abreast of changes to market and facility policies and procedures and expectations of the educator role.
• Assist with development of clinical policies and procedures as requested.
• Provide guidance, resources, and knowledge to support others’ professional growth; mentor colleagues, nurses, students, and others as appropriate.
• Participate in quality performance improvement activities and assigned departmental projects and educational activities.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues across Tenet to advance goal achievement and strategic vision alignment.
• Support reporting to licensing, certification, accreditation, and other regulatory bodies concerning educational program compliance.
• Identify factors affecting staff ability to fulfill job responsibilities and collaborate with management on appropriate changes.
• Accept committee and market work group appointments and participate to affect change in patient care and the Tenet Healthcare System.
• Cultivate positive relationships with academic programs.
• Demonstrate AIDET and respect for others.
• Cover perioperative services including anesthesia, endoscopy, sterile processing, radiology/interventional radiology/neuro-interventional radiology, and patient transporters.
• Be accountable for projects including crash carts, moderate sedation, the orthopedic program, and malignant hyperthermia.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level