Nurse Educator

Job Description

Job Description

We are currently seeking a Field Nurse Educator for a 6-month contract-to-hire position in the Bronx, NY. This position will be with a long-term managed care organization and requires being on-site at the Clinic and training Home Visits. 

You will be responsible for preparing, coaching, and evaluating nursing staff to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality participant care. This role combines hands-on field nursing with clinical education by conducting participant home visits, performing competency evaluations, developing and delivering engaging training presentations and educational materials, mentoring staff, and supporting regulatory compliance, clinical excellence, and organizational standards.  

Responsibilities:

• Develop, coordinate, and conduct orientation programs, mandatory inservices, continuing education, competency assessments, and ongoing educational activities for clinical and interdisciplinary staff.
• Serve as a clinical education SME by providing guidance and education related to clinical workflows, documentation standards, EMR utilization, organizational policies, regulatory requirements, infection control, and evidence-based practices.
• Evaluate the competency and performance of newly hired nursing staff during and after orientation; provide additional training recommendations and feedback regarding readiness for independent practice.
• Independently perform participant home visits to maintain clinical proficiency and demonstrate organizational standards of nursing practice.
• Conduct ride-alongs with home care nurses to observe clinical practice, provide real-time coaching, reinforce best practices, and validate clinical competencies in the participant's home.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of five (5+) years of experience conducting training classes or as an Education Coordinator in a healthcare facility.
• Experience designing and facilitating training/learning solutions/sessions based on adult learning principles is required.
• Experience in facilitating, assessing and analyzing development needs in a person, team or organization and identifying and designing engaging learning solutions when applicable is desirable.
• Minimum of two (2) years performing participant home visits
  independently.

Please note: This position is not open to 3rd party c2c agencies. No visa sponsorship provided. All applicants must have permanent US work authorization and not require sponsorship now or in the future.