RN-Clinical Educator

Qualifications License / Certification Required: CA RN license Basic Life Support (BLS) Education Required: BSN Preferred: Master’s degree Experience Required: Minimum of two years recent clinical experience and/or experience as an RN educator. Preferred: Experience in nursing education, staff development, curriculum development, and implementation of multifaceted teaching interventions to varying adult learning styles. Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Ability to present formal and informal educational offerings. Department Specific Requirements If assigned to Administration-APN: Two years of recent clinical experience must be as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting; CA Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) within three years of date of hire/transfer. If assigned to Skilled Nursing: Must meet state and federal requirements for designation as a State of California Director of Staff Development (DSD) within two years of hire/transfer; Minimum of one year experience as a licensed nurse in a long‑term care/skilled nursing facility and minimum of one year experience in planning and evaluating educational programs for nursing. Job Responsibilities Collaborate with department leadership and Director of Clinical Education to ensure staff competency. Provide ongoing assessment of learning needs for all staff members. Plan, coordinate, and evaluate educational programs and conduct annual needs assessments. Develop and implement department orientation for all staff members. Provide a written orientation plan and skills checklist for each new employee. Collaborate with management to schedule new staff with mentor/preceptor, communicating learner’s needs and goals. Provide input to manager for employee introductory and/or annual review. Identify need for in‑service training and continuing education through annual needs assessments, observation, performance improvement (PI), risk management reports, professional practice trends, and patient population insights. Develop training programs to ensure staff competence for changes or new procedures. Monitor staff competence. Provide competency assessment records and educational calendar to Human Resources as appropriate. Maintain records, files, and statistics as appropriate. Submit information to Director of Clinical Education as requested. Review and update reference materials for staff, patients, and physicians as appropriate. Coordinate development and/or revision of new standards, policies, and procedures. Conduct annual educational needs assessments for assigned unit(s). Provide a monthly in‑service topic and additional Kaweah Health educational training to department staff as needed. Maintain clinical competence in area of specialty. Provide direct patient care as assigned. Promote a positive working relationship with physicians, colleagues, vendors, guests, and others. Collaborate with Director of Clinical Education and/or area director and managers as appropriate. Addendum (Skilled Nursing, DSD) Direct and provide patient care including medication administration, tracheotomy care, tube feeding, admission and discharge of patients, care planning, and ongoing nursing assessment. Plan, implement, and evaluate continuing education courses and in‑service education. Review and revise orientation tools for newly hired staff members. Organize, develop, and evaluate orientation plans for newly hired staff members. Provide ongoing education to staff members based upon learning needs assessment. Participate in assigned intradepartmental and Kaweah Health‑wide committees. Coordinate department meetings as appropriate. Actively participate in planning and implementation of the annual competency fair. Participate/coordinate PI projects as directed. Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and services appropriate to the population served on the assigned unit or work area. Be knowledgeable of growth and development for all patient/family cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age‑specific needs. Communicate and care for patient and family as reflected in the Plan for Provision of Care. Perform other duties as assigned. Pay Range: $51.22 – $76.84 #J-18808-Ljbffr