Clinical Nurse Educator (Hospice and Home Health)
Description
Wage Range: $101,213 - $161,907 per year
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Job Summary
Assumes responsibility for staff orientation, competency assessment, and professional development of the organization’s clinical staff on the assigned unit/department. Provides efficient and effective educational services and resources which enable staff to meet patients and other customers’ needs for high value, high quality, cost sensitive patient- and family-centered care within the framework of service excellence and evidence-based best practices. Fosters teamwork within and across units/departments. Plans, develops, and facilitates opportunities for staff to continuously refine and advance their competencies in patient care, teaching, critical thinking and judgment.
Primary Duties
- Provides orientation to new clinical employees.
- Works closely with clinical managers and Director to develop educational plan for employees.
- Facilitates department compliance with all Employee Health and Infection Control programs.
- Facilitates Oasis education for clinical staff to ensure that clinicians have adequate Oasis Training to optimally manage outcomes for their patients.
- Facilitates educational requirements for Home Health Aides.
- Researches, develops, implements, promotes, delivers, facilitates, documents, and evaluates education programs using evidence-based approaches and frameworks that support the organization’s and assigned unit/department’s goals, objectives, and regulatory standards and also meet the ongoing educational needs of staff on that assigned unit/department.
- Functions as educational resource for EHCS staff.
- Plans and implements department-specific orientation programs.
- Provides ongoing staff development, continuing education, skills and competency assessments.
- Supports quality assessment and improvement initiatives and processes.
- Fosters teamwork within and across units/departments.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
License, Certification, Education or Experience:
REQUIRED for the position:
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Washington
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
- 3 years of recent professional RN experience
- Current Healthcare Provider BLS – American Heart Association by start date
- Demonstrated ability to teach Epic to new staff.
- Ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate education programs.
- Must be able to demonstrate competency in leadership skills, in learning/ facilitation, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Must demonstrate knowledge/skills in needs assessment, curriculum and materials development, implementation, and evaluation of education programs
- Must be a dynamic, motivated and creative self-starter, who continuously keeps abreast of current trends in staff development and with own professional growth.
DESIRED for the position:
- Master’s in Nursing, MSN
- 3 years of recent professional RN home care experience (hospice or home health)
- Prior experience with Learning Management System (LMS) and creating web-based training
- One year in a leadership or teaching role or equivalent.
Benefit Information:
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At EvergreenHealth, we appreciate our employees’ commitment and contribution to our success. We are proud to offer a suite of quality benefits and resources that are comprehensive, flexible, and competitive to help our staff and their loved ones maintain and improve health and financial well-being.
- Medical, vision and dental insurance
- On-demand virtual health care
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life and disability insurance
- Retirement plans (457(b) and 401(a) with employer contribution)
- Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degrees
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
- Paid Time Off/Vacation
- Extended Illness Bank/Sick Leave
- Paid holidays
- Voluntary hospital indemnity insurance
- Voluntary identity theft protection
- Voluntary legal insurance
- Pay in lieu of benefits premium program
- Free parking
- Commuter benefits
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