RN Clinical Educator - Inpatient Rehab

Clinical EducatorThe Clinical Educator coordinates the planning, development, and implementation of education for the unit, department, or site. Provides bedside education to clinical staff, ensuring competency through skill validation and frequent monitoring of all staff. Serves as the education resource for all clinical practice issues and as the orientation resource for all new employees in their assigned areas. Oversees policy, procedure, and standard development and revision through evidence-based practice changes. Additionally, performs routine audits to ensure education needs are being addressed for staff. The Clinical Educator is responsible for developing, implementing, and leading evidence-based, quality educational programs and activities which promote individual development and competency among clinical department personnel. Develops, coordinates, and implements activities for orientation/onboarding, clinical application (practice, policy, products), and continuing education/professional development related to system, site, and/or specialty. Provides clinical and educational expertise that directly or indirectly influences healthcare personnel, systems, and community. Designs, implements, and evaluates educational programs that reflect organizational vision and values with awareness of current healthcare trends. Uses the roles of learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for scientific inquiry, advocate for their specialty, and partner for practice transitions to impact patient safety and quality outcomes through professional development initiatives. Promotes the generation and dissemination of new knowledge and use of evidence to guide clinical practice and improve patient care while advancing professional development. The role may be based at the system, at the site reporting to the system, or at the site reporting to the respective site and may teach, develop, or support clinical programs at the site, region, or system level.Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA); Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Education: Bachelor's Degree: Nursing, Work Experience: Nursing Responsibilities Collaborate with supervisors and managers to address issues related to clinical practice and documentation trends. Facilitate practice and documentation changes when needed. Develop, maintain, and monitor staff competency and keep records for ongoing review. Report any non-compliance of staff training, certification, and competency requirements to the manager. Plan and coordinate educational presentations and activities as needed. Provide opportunities for less experienced staff to grow and develop their unit specific skills. Develop and coordinate educational opportunities. Participate in unit and specialty specific meetings including but not limited to professional governance, quality, safety, and accreditation meetings. Utilize information technology to obtain evidence to support best practices and communicate this with the care team. Perform needs assessments for clinical roles and design educational opportunities to meet needs. Develop and coordinate site, unit, or department specific orientation for clinical team members and those who support patient care. Recruit, prepare, and coordinate unit staff for preceptor positions. Serve as a resource for professional growth for all clinical roles. Provide a portion of time in direct patient care to maintain skill competency and clinical relevance. Demonstrates clinical competencies in providing direct patient care and patient and family education as well as assisting the provider in the delivery of patient care. Must be flexible to meet educational needs of night shift and weekend shift employees.