Clinical Social Work Educator- EvergreenHealth Home Care Services

Professional - Clinical Kirkland, Washington

Department: Hospice and Home Health Admin
Job Type: Full-Time Shift: Day
Hours/Week: 40
Req: 49652
Minimum Salary: 40.20
Maximum Salary: 64.31


Description

Wage Range: $40.20 - $64.31 per hour

 

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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:  
  1. Provides orientation for new clinical employees.
  2. Works closely with clinical managers and director(s) to develop education plans for employees.
  3. Facilitates department compliance with all Employee Health and Infection Control programs.
  4. 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 meets the ongoing educational needs of staff on that assigned unit/department.
  5. Functions as educational resource for all staff on assigned unit/department.
  6. Plans and implements unit/department-specific orientation programs.
  7. Provides ongoing staff development, continuing education, skills, and competency assessments.
  8. Supports quality assessment and improvement initiatives and processes.
  9. Fosters teamwork within and across units/departments.
  10. Performs other duties as assigned.
 
License, Certification, Education or Experience:

REQUIRED for the position:  
  • Masters’s degree in Social Work (MSW)
  • One of the following credentials:
    • Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)
    • Licensed Advanced Social Worker (LASW)
    • Credentials as an Agency Affiliated Counselor (AAC)
    • Social Worker Associate License (LSWAA) or (LSWAIC)
  • If you were hired prior to January 2012, then you may also have one of the following:
    • Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHCA)
    • Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate (LMHCA)
  • 3 years of direct work experience in a home care setting.
  • Demonstrated ability to teach Documentation in the Electronic Medical Record 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:
  • 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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