Clinical Nurse Educator

Kindred Healthcare•Watertown, WI

About The Position

At ScionHealth, we empower our caregivers to do what they do best. We value every voice by caring deeply for every patient and each other. We show courage by running toward the challenge and we lean into new ideas by embracing curiosity and question asking. Together, we create our culture by living our values in our day-to-day interactions with our patients and teammates. Job Summary Responsible for providing support to clinical staff by providing development expertise as an educator, consultant, and facilitator. The position works in conjunction with unit leaders to support the development of the hospital clinical staff. This occurs through the facilitation of the educational process through assessment, development, planning, implementation, and continuing education. The Clinical Education Coordinator is responsible for supporting clinical staff with initial and ongoing education.

Requirements

Experience and ability to utilize education and adult learning to provide educational opportunities for professional growth from novice to expert
Demonstrated ability to design and implement instructional modules and use a variety of educational methods
Thorough knowledge of the practices and techniques of staff development, conducting training, assessment of educational needs and priorities as well as program evaluation
Excellent professional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively to all levels of staff and leadership
Strong ability to collaborate and negotiate
Ability to engage learners and apply adult learning techniques
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Strong attention to detail
Ability to develop and deliver training and educational programs while optimizing learning activities for employees
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing Required
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Current Registered Nurse (RN) in state Required
3 years of experience as a practicing RN in a healthcare facility Required

Nice To Haves

3 years of health care training and education experience Strongly Preferred

Responsibilities

Collaborates with hospital leaders to ensure clinical education activities are coordinated, developed, and monitored as required
Assesses student affiliations and/or clinical rotation programs, mandatory training, and education as appropriate
Organizes, coordinates, and maintains clinical rotation calendars with affiliated schools
Proposes, creates, and conducts training programs as appropriate
Produces an education calendar that meets compliance, safety, and organizational training needs
Manages hospital education and projects including but not limited to regulatory compliance training, educational programs, and system priorities (e.g., Preceptor Program, New Graduate Nurse Residency Program, Clinical Skills Lab, etc.)
Organizes and facilitates annual educational competencies
Evaluates and analyzes course effectiveness and updates curriculum on a continual basis
Oversees, maintains, and trains staff on educational software
Collaborates with Human Resources for new employee orientation
Onboards clinical staff by planning, implementing, and evaluating orientation programs in response to staff learning needs and organizational goals
Creates, prepares, and plans classes based on departmental needs
Develops practices and techniques utilized in the field of staff development and training
Must read, write and speak fluent English
Must have good and regular attendance
Performs other related duties as assigned