Home Health Registered Nurse - RN Preceptor

BAYADA Home Health Care•Tucson, AZ

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a Full-Time RN Clinical Field Educator to train and develop newly hired RNs and LPNs. This role involves providing one-on-one clinical training, mentorship, and support to new and tenured field clinicians. The position also requires delivering direct care, managing a small caseload of patients, and collaborating with various teams to ensure consistent training and improve clinician retention. The mission of BAYADA is to help people of all ages live safely at home with comfort, independence, and dignity, and this role is crucial in supporting that mission by ensuring nurses are well-trained and supported.

Requirements

Active RN license in AZ
Prior Medicare-Certified Home Health experience
A genuine passion for clinical education, coaching, and mentorship
Strong clinical judgment and the confidence to lead by example
Excellent communication, organization, and relationship-building skills

Nice To Haves

HCHB experience preferred

Responsibilities

Precept newly hired RNs and LPNs, providing one-on-one clinical training during home visits and serving as their mentor through their first year.
Monitor and manage the progression of orientation, identifying and addressing areas of opportunity.
Provide 1:1 mentoring, support, and meaningful feedback to new and tenured field clinicians.
Assist in developing and mentoring new preceptors, with ongoing assessment of preceptor effectiveness.
Collaborate with the RN Clinical Manager and Clinical Educator to ensure ongoing staff competencies.
Assist the Director of Clinical Education (DCE) with education classes as requested.
Help build and maintain new clinician onboarding calendars, ensuring attendance at all required courses.
Coordinate and manage onboarding for multiple new hires across disciplines, simultaneously.
Onboard new clinicians to help them build and manage their own caseloads.
Case manage and admit new clients while precepting and mentoring clinicians.
Perform the duties of an RN Case Manager, including medication administration, wound care, treatments, and procedures.
Complete client assessments as needed.
Monitor client conditions and report changes to the Clinical or Client Services Manager.
Follow up on, execute, and accurately document physicians' orders.
Document all observations, interventions, and evaluations using a tablet-based point-of-care system.
Work closely with the office team, Clinical Education team, and fellow preceptors to keep training consistent and cohesive.
Partner with the office and Clinical Education team to help monitor and improve clinician retention.