RN Clinical Education Specialist

Banner Health • Mesa, AZ

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

As an RN Clinical Education Specialist with Banner’s Health Plan and Networks team, you’ll play a key role in helping Case Management teams succeed by training and supporting new and existing staff. This role focuses on onboarding new hires, leading ongoing academies and classes, and creating your own engaging education content. Working independently, you’ll assess learning needs and make sure clinicians have the tools and resources they need to grow professionally. The position collaborates across departments and system teams to standardize education, supports professional development, and ensures compliance.
This is a full time, hybrid position with a Monday-Friday schedule.
Banner Plans & Networks (BPN) is an accountable care organization that joins Arizona's largest health care provider, Banner Health, and an extensive network of primary care and specialty physicians to provide the most comprehensive healthcare solutions for Maricopa County and parts of Pinal County. Through BPN, known nationally as an innovative leader in new health care models, insurance plans and physicians are coming together to work collaboratively to keep members in optimal health, while reducing costs.
POSITION SUMMARY This position is responsible for enhancing clinical practice through planning, developing and conducting education for clinicians, providers and other key clinical services staff within assigned facility/entity, including evaluating the effectiveness of programs and providing guidance to staff and key leaders based on results. This position facilitates assessment and identification of ongoing learning needs for staff development programs. Designs and delivers programs that support the organization’s mission, vision, values and strategic goals, implemented using the organization’s framework for professional clinical practice and development.

Requirements

• Knowledge as normally obtained through the completion of a Master’s degree in Nursing or related field required. If/when functioning as a Nurse Planner a BSN or higher in nursing is required and a current, unencumbered nursing license.
• Current RN licensure in state of practice.
• BLS certification required.
• Three to five years work experience in specialty area or related field, or similar experience as an education coordinator/instructor in healthcare environment required.
• Also requires working knowledge of ancillary and support department responsibilities.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation and computer technology skills, strong organization and communication skills and the ability to take initiative, solve problems and improve processes required.
• Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral, and BUMG, BUMCT, or BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment. An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• Professional certification in specialty area preferred.
• Two or more years in a position with primary responsibility for design and delivery of learning programs for adult learners is preferred.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supports and develops staff within the facility/entity, including preceptors, new graduates and experienced clinicians, while acting as role model for proficient clinical practice and applications, patient safety and evidence-based practice.
• Serves as a change agent and leader in the interpretation, implementation and evaluation of educational programs as related to the goals and initiatives of the organization.
• Assures seamless orientation of new hires and/or transferring clinical staff by overseeing the orientation process from classroom to clinical area.
• Assesses, plans, develops and delivers clinical curriculum, educational materials and developmental programs and services on a department, facility/entity, regional or system level (shared services) related to staff needs and quality and safety drivers.
• Evaluates learning effectiveness through perceptual feedback tools, knowledge-based testing and skills assessment.
• Participates in unit, facility/entity or system committees and teams in an educational capacity.
• May provide feedback on annual budget for delivery of clinical educational programs.
• This position is accountable for achieving clinical and technical competencies and workforce development opportunities within assigned facility/entity, supports regional and system opportunities and provides clinical leadership to support learning needs, design and delivery of curriculum using various learning strategies.

Benefits

• This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.
• We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefit package for all benefit-eligible positions. Please visit our Benefits Guide for more information.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees