Clinical Educator

Fresenius Medical Care•Tucson, AZ

13h

About The Position

Travel up to 90% within the Southeastern Arizona Region Licensed RN with Staff Nursing Experience a Must Have Monday - Friday schedule, no nights/weekends/holidays/on call Rewarding development of direct patient care staff Structured professional development to enhance personal growth Collaboration with operational and clinical leaders to ensure quality patient care is provided to our dialysis patients Facilitation and implementation of our world-class dialysis training program Opportunity for professional development by participating in national projects related to the development of our staff Ability to support all dialysis modalities PURPOSE AND SCOPE: Supports the training and education of employees based in company facilities and programs within an assigned geographical area. 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 programs to promote quality patient care, and achieve Area, Regional and/or Enterprise-wide initiatives & goals.

Requirements

Associate or Bachelor’s degree from an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate RN state licensure in primary state of residence
Obtain and maintain RN state licensure in assigned states as directed
Must meet the practice requirements in the state of employment
Minimum 1-year dialysis experience as a Registered Nurse
Successful completion and maintenance of CPR BLS (Basic Life Safety) Certification, all annual and ongoing required education / training / competencies.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree BSN or MSN (preferred)
CDN or CNN (preferred) or must attain within 18 months of employment

Responsibilities

Aligns with regional, group, and corporate, business-related goals through all activities and actions.
Adheres to standards and scope of nursing practice, company policy, procedures, compliance, regulatory, legal, and ethical, requirements.
Focuses all programs towards achieving a culture of patient safety, clinical quality goals, and improving patient outcomes, using company and industry guidelines and standards.
Develops competency and skills to educate personnel in all chronic kidney disease treatment programs.
Empowers and promotes a culture of lifelong learning through professional programs, coaching, and available technologies.
Collaborates with relevant partners at all levels to schedule, provide, and implement education programs, technologies, and processes for new and current personnel.
Utilizes appropriate educational venues and generational learning techniques to deliver, support, and evaluate training.
Partners in the implementation of action plans through to resolution, as appropriate.
Uses facilitation techniques and the variety of tools and resources available to promote immersive, engaging, learning experiences.
Develops and maintains open, effective, and timely communication with internal and external customers such as company management and facility team, government agencies, physicians, hospitals, and contracted travel personnel.
Demonstrates leadership competencies, excellent communication, customer service, continuous quality improvement, relationship development, critical thinking, team building, motivating employees, performance management, and decision- making skills.
Supports metric / KPI programs, with timely and complete data documentation, reporting, and ongoing quality improvement processes.
Maintains knowledge of products, services, and strategies to support and train staff appropriately in all modalities.
Trains new employees with demonstration and oversight of direct patient care-related activities.
Perform other related duties as assigned.