Education Coordinator-Outpatient
About The Position
We are searching for an Education Coordinator-Outpatient. Someone who will ensure effective and efficient education and training of clinical staff at the practice level and to assist in the implementation of designated centralized components of the educational program. The educational program consist of: 1) centralized orientation, 2) annual competence assessment, 3) practice orientation and preceptor/buddy development, 4) required training, 5) ongoing staff development, 6) student affiliations, and 7) performance improvement. Think you've got what it takes? Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in nursing required, master's preferred
- RN - Lic-Registered Nurses Texas Board of Nursing or Nursing Licensure Compact required
- BLS - Cert-Basic Life Support American Heart Association required
- 2 years Clinical Nursing Experience required
- Utilization Management experience required.
Nice To Haves
- 1 year Preceptor or Educator Experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Provides nursing consultation and clinical expertise to individual clinics and ancillary departments to facilitate clinical operations and patient care
- Coordinates continuous state of readiness initiatives for department
- Manages special projects and performance improvement initiatives for the department
- Mentors and Develops staff to assist with employee orientation and program implementation.
- Designs, Implements, Coordinates and Evaluates educational programs for clinical and nonclinical staff.
- Develops and Coordinates employee orientation programs (departmental and clinic-specific), schedules new employees for required orientation components and monitors their progression.
- Performs department learning needs assessment annually.
- Develops training plan curriculum based on assessed needs
