Clinical Educator

Care Synergy • Fort Collins, CO

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

Care Synergy has an immediate opening for a Clinical Educator. This role provides clinical professional development and education services to Enterprise-wide staff, preparing employees for clinical practice and supporting them in acquiring the knowledge and skills to perform superior patient care. The Clinical Educator creates and delivers training material in various formats, collaborates with the Director of Education on learning strategies, and assesses clinical training needs. They apply adult learning theory to design blended learning solutions, work with subject matter experts to identify learning needs for orientation and professional development programs, and write instructional goals. The position ensures an experiential-blended learning model for a mobile workforce, creates engaging learning activities, and uses feedback for continuous improvement. The Clinical Educator also coordinates and conducts ongoing education programs, develops simulation labs, mentors clinical nurses on practice and EMR documentation, incorporates documentation standards, conducts evaluations of education activities, and serves as a clinical resource.

Requirements

• RN license
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred or Registered Nurse with equivalent years of experience.
• Three (3) years nursing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience in hospice, palliative care and/or home health nursing preferred.
• Two (2) years in an education role (i.e., mentor/preceptor, clinical education) preferred.
• Current Colorado RN license.
• Current CPR certification.
• Valid Colorado state driver’s license and proof of auto insurance.
• Ability to lift/push/pull minimum of 30 lbs.
• Requires 50% travel to Affiliate locations throughout the Front Range.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred
• CHPN certification preferred
• Experience in hospice, palliative care and/or home health nursing preferred.
• Two (2) years in an education role (i.e., mentor/preceptor, clinical education) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical professional development and education services to Enterprise wide staff.
• Prepares employees for clinical practice and supports employees in acquiring the knowledge and skills to perform superior patient care.
• Creates and delivers training material to all staff members in a variety of formats including one-on-one and group settings.
• Collaborates with the Director of Education to create learning strategies to meet needs of adult learners.
• Assists in assessing the clinical training needs of staff.
• Collaborates with team members in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating education initiative across the Enterprise.
• Applies knowledge of adult learning theory, methods, and techniques to design and develop high quality, effective blended learning solutions, including instructor led, web-based, video, self-study, games, role-plays, instructional infographics, etc.
• Works with subject matter experts to identify the target audience’s learning needs to design orientation and professional development programs and individual courses; completes audience analyses to determine knowledge, experience, technical skills and expectations.
• Writes instructional goals and creates content that enables learners to become knowledgeable and proficient.
• Ensures an experiential-blended learning model that is scalable to meet the needs of the Enterpirse’s mobile workforce.
• Creates engaging learning activities and compelling course content that enhances retention and transfer.
• Utilizes feedback from learners and subject matter experts to continuously improve curriculum.
• Coordinates and conducts ongoing education programs; delivers education to small and large groups.
• Creates and develops simulation labs that will professionally develop and educate clinical staff and empower them with the ability to enhance the patient and family experience to the highest level.
• Mentors/trains clinical nurses ensuring they have complete knowledge of their clinical practice/responsibilities as well as electronic medical records (EMR) and documentation.
• Incorporates documentation standards in all learning strategies.
• Conducts comprehensive evaluations of education activities.
• Serves as a reference and resource for clinical questions and procedures to all clinical staff.

Benefits

• Employer pays over 90% of employee medical premium in some plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with significant Employer Funding: Single $1,000, Family $2,000
• Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation Pay): 18 days in the first year for FT team members
• Seven Paid Holidays with an additional Floating Holiday
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match: 50% match up to 8% of total compensation
• Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Career & Logo wear
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Clinical Career Ladders
• Certification Pay
• Generous Discover-a-Star Team Member Referral Program
• Team Member Service Awards
• Early Wage Access
• Legal and Identity Protection
• Robust Leadership Development Training Programs
• Mileage and Expense Reimbursement: Sixty-two and a half cents per mile

What This Job Offers

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