Educator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• BSN
• RN-Registered Nurse - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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Nice To Haves

• MSN

Responsibilities

• Collaboration with Quality Management and Clinical Director – RN as assigned.
• Consults and collaborates with other Clinical Educators, Office Assistant Educator, Registration Educator, nurses and other disciplines to assure appropriate clinical staff education and follow-up.
• Develops and coordinates clinical education and competency evaluations for patient care personnel in the assigned division. Validates competency for staff upon hire and annually thereafter.
• Establishes stability and reduces variance in operations and procedures related to clinical quality. Promotes and utilizes Quality Improvement principles and methods to achieve high quality care and services.
• Evaluation - Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes. Reports data and outcomes to others as appropriate.
• Implementation - Implements care or work plan in alignment with the plan and approved safety, infection control,and department/organization standards.
• Knowledge - In collaboration with leaders, actively pursues required knowledge and skills through orientation activities specific to the position, reading current literature and seeking new learning opportunities.
• Planning - Develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable outcomes.
• Relationships - Establishes effective working relationships with peers, physicians, and other members of the health care / work team. Identifies and confers with appropriate resources regarding patient / work decisions.
• Responds to appropriate requests and initiatives from Administration, other Directors and Managers, physicians, and staff to improve and/or expand clinical services.
• Responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of departmental policies, procedures, protocols and standards to maintain high clinical quality.
• Teaching - Employs teaching strategies to promote health and a safe environment.