Health Educator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current, valid licensure as a Registered Nurse from the Colorado Board of Nursing or any state participating in the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC)
• Must be at least 21 years of age or older
• Must possess a valid, unrestricted CO Driver's License

Nice To Haves

• Relevant years of state service experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides instruction and training for Nursing Orientation, ongoing training and nursing student Instructions.
• Ensures that nursing education promotes the development of a competent, confident nursing workforce, a healthy work environment, and a safe, reliable, patient-centric experience of care within the forensic, mental health practice setting.
• Teaches, trains, coaches, mentors, and supports new and existing nursing staff in all aspects of nursing education to provide high-quality, psychiatric, forensic and medical nursing care in the classroom and on patient care units.
• Provides direct class monitoring and teaching to train, orient, and prepare new nursing staff to effectively work in direct care units, including all levels of acuity and patient populations from adolescent, adult, to geriatric.
• Informs nursing staff of learning and performance expectations.
• Stays current on CMHHIFL Policy, Nursing Department Procedure, and the standard of care to recognize and report any needed changes/discrepancies in the training curriculum to the Nurse Educator.
• Creates an atmosphere that fosters teamwork and open communication among the nurse education team.
• Models effective behaviors as facilitator, mentor, and coach, and embodies CMHHIFL mission, vision, and values to include attributes of a growth mindset.
• Creates a working environment that promotes safety, retention, positive employee engagement, adherence to company policies, effective communication, collaboration, innovation, optimal productivity, and continuous learning.
• Evaluates nursing staff understanding of policy/procedure and nursing competencies via demonstrated competency check-offs.
• Assesses level of competence with documentation in Electronic Health Record (EHR), nursing skills, and all competencies for CCAs, CNAs, LPTs, LPNs, Nursing MHCs, and RNs.
• Selects, reviews, and evaluates class exams and provides on-unit paperwork.
• Completes sign-offs and thorough documentation of all training records for individual nursing staff to include all required forms, including signed competency check-off forms.
• Ensures rosters are complete and accurate for each training class provided.
• Provides a safe and respectful learning environment by monitoring interactions and assessing compliance with program expectations.
• Debriefs on-unit orientation experience and shares feedback with Nurse Educator.
• Promotes a team spirit and demonstrates enthusiasm for teaching.
• Provides in-the-moment coaching and gentle correction during training.
• Reports any ongoing competency or conduct concerns to the Nurse Educator immediately and documents concerns appropriately.
• Reports any allegations of hostile workplace, patient mistreatment, abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation per policy.
• Coordinate and maintain structure for the newly hired CMHHIFL nursing staff to improve their sense of belonging, confidence, job satisfaction, and competency at the unit level through their first 90 days of employment.
• Develop the Nursing Department Mentorship Program welcome packet in partnership with Nursing Leadership.
• Meet and welcome all new CMHHIFL Nursing staff, and provide the approved welcome packet with discussion and expectations of the program.
• Provide new nursing staff with contact information.
• Be responsive and answer questions during onboarding and while providing direction, guidance, support, and general information.
• Develop and maintain trackers to ensure all CMHHIFL nursing staff receive the 30/60/90 day surveys via email and provide calendar reminders to Nursing Supervisors to meet with their assigned nursing staff at the 30/60/90-day interval.
• Maintain and organize program documents in a shared folder with Nursing Leadership access.
• Audit records regularly, then follow up with Nurse Managers and ADONs if 30/60/90 day meetings are delayed or missed.
• Maintain, file, share, and update the New CMHHIFL Staff Assessment Mentor Tool, which is used on-unit to assess nursing staff competency.
• Demonstrate professionalism, communicate and uphold CMHHIFL and CDHS Mission and Values, and display a positive attitude with a retention-mindset in all interactions with new CMHHIFL nursing staff.
• Regularly participate as an active member in at least 2 CMHHIFL committees or Quality Improvement projects.
• Partner with new CMHHIFL nursing staff to clarify expectations, provide resources, and guide nursing staff through the 30/60/90 day timeline and expectations during on-unit assessments.
• Check in with new nursing staff every two weeks to assess high-risk competency areas utilizing the New CMHHIFL Staff Assessment Mentor Tool.
• Check in with the Charge RN and identify self and role prior to assessment of competency.
• Follow all unit safety requirements, location of emergency equipment, evacuation routes, and pertinent patient safety information when following up with new CMHHIP nursing staff on unit.
• Communicate any training deficiencies or competency concerns to the assigned Nurse Manager or supervisor and Assistant Director of Nursing.
• Provides direction and support to the newly hired CMHHIFL nursing staff.
• Provide nursing staff education, coaching, guidance, mentorship, and resources in the moment, utilizing the standard of care and/or approved policy, procedure, and guidelines, including CMHHIFL Active Treatment Program Manual.
• Provide education in-the-moment as appropriate, including Nursing Education-approved handouts.
• Serve as a resource to nursing staff when on the units, demonstrating professionalism, communicating and upholding CMHHIFL and CDHS Mission and Values, and displaying a retention-mindset in all interactions with new CMHHIFL nursing staff.
• Refer CMHHIFL nursing staff to their Nurse Managers with any payroll, human resources, or other concerns that do not pertain to competency.
• Alert the Nurse Manager via email.
• Utilize Nursing Department-approved current nursing theory in conjunction with Form 1052 to determine nursing staff competency stages.
• Report any abuse allegations and communicate immediately to the supervisor, appointing authority and public safety while keeping the Nursing Educator apprised of the situation.
• Report medication variances through established procedures.
• Elevate any patterns of misuse immediately to nursing leadership while keeping the Nursing Educator apprised of the situation.
• Assists with regulatory surveys, including escorting surveyors, nursing staff support in the moment, and response/follow-up.
• Follows all regulatory guidelines.
• Any other duties that may need to be completed for the shift/unit and or department.

Benefits

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401(k) and 457 plans
• Medical and dental health plans
• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
• State of Colorado Employee BenefitHub Resource Center
• Employee Wellness program
• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
• Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.