RN EDUCATOR COORD CENTER, FH - COORDINATION CENTER

Froedtert • Menomonee Falls, WI

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Coordination Center RN/Educator is both a practitioner and educator. As an Educator, they are responsible for assessing learning needs and learning performance/competence of staff in the Coordination Center. The Coordination Center RN/Educator is responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating educational needs for the Coordination Center teams, including but not limited to onboarding, competency, regulatory education, supporting professional development, just-in-time education, and performance improvement initiatives. This role supports ongoing quality compliance through call auditing. The Coordination Center RN/Educator acts in the role of collaborative partner and educational leader, facilitator, instructor, subject matter expert, change agent, mentor, consultant, and advocate. They partner with System Educator-RN/Organization Learning as needed. The Coordination Center RN/Educator is available for weekdays and weekend staff, based on individual educational needs. As a practitioner, the Coordination Center RN/Educator facilitates (1) emergency and non-emergency patient transfers across the Froedtert South Region by coordinating requests promptly, courteously, and in accordance with established workflows and protocols. This role requires the ability to prioritize transfers based on patient acuity and clinical information, while utilizing strong problem-solving and decision-making skills in a fast-paced environment (2) manage real-time bed management and patient placement strategies across the organization, collaborating with physicians, nursing leaders, admitting, and hospital administration to ensure safe, efficient, and appropriate patient placement. In addition, the Coordination Center RN/Educator staffs the department at a minimum of four times monthly.

Requirements

• A minimum of 2 years of applicable clinical practice experience as a licensed registered nurse in an acute care setting.
• The ability to effectively assess staff members' educational needs, design programs to meet identified needs, and to oversee instruction for staff members.
• Excellent communication, teaching, and presentation skills.
• Professional knowledge of nursing theory, educational theories, and principles to assist in the process of providing education to professional staff is required.
• Current State of Wisconsin Registered Nurse License or a Multi-state Nursing License from a participating state in the NLC (Nurse Licensure Compact).
• Proficient in Microsoft applications and computer skills, required.
• Must be self-directed.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in applying adult learning principles and instructional/curriculum design preferred.
• Experience in precepting or training in clinical setting, preferred.
• Masters Degree in Nursing, preferably in education.

Responsibilities

• Assessing learning needs and learning performance/competence of staff in the Coordination Center.
• Developing, implementing, and evaluating educational needs for the Coordination Center teams, including onboarding, competency, regulatory education, supporting professional development, just-in-time education, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Supporting ongoing quality compliance through call auditing.
• Acting as a collaborative partner, educational leader, facilitator, instructor, subject matter expert, change agent, mentor, consultant, and advocate.
• Partnering with System Educator-RN/Organization Learning as needed.
• Facilitating emergency and non-emergency patient transfers across the Froedtert South Region by coordinating requests promptly, courteously, and in accordance with established workflows and protocols.
• Prioritizing transfers based on patient acuity and clinical information, while utilizing strong problem-solving and decision-making skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Managing real-time bed management and patient placement strategies across the organization, collaborating with physicians, nursing leaders, admitting, and hospital administration to ensure safe, efficient, and appropriate patient placement.
• Staffing the department at a minimum of four times monthly.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Growth opportunity- Career Pathways & Career Tuition Assistance, CEU opportunities
• Academic Partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin
• Referral bonuses
• Retirement plan - 403b
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Free Workplace Clinics
• Employee Assistance Programs, Adoption Assistance, Healthy Contributions, Care@Work, Moving Assistance, Discounts on gym memberships, travel and other work life benefits available

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree