Clinical Educator-BestChoice

Full-Time Benefit Eligible

Days 40 hours/week

GENERAL SUMMARY: Serves as a performance consultant for assigned clinical areas of responsibility. Assesses learning/development needs of individual RN staff and groups of staff in collaboration with Clinical Manager and other BestChoice Nurse Educators.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

·         Analyzes patterns/trends in performance and develops action/learning plans to address gaps in clinical performance.

·         Identifies high risk/problem prone/low frequency competencies in collaboration with the BestChoice Leadership and develops strategies for assessing these competencies. Participates in monthly Nurse Education meetings system-wide.

·         Designs, implements, and evaluates educational programs for all clinical disciplines.

·         Considers needs of the targeted individual/groups of individuals when designing educational offerings.

·         Designs sound educational offerings that: Address the assessed needs. Outline well-constructed educational objectives. Deliver content that is organized and evidence-based. Incorporate strategies to address a variety of learning styles of participating individuals. Utilize teaching methods that are congruent with objectives.

·         Demonstrates competency in the presentation of the offering, incorporating sound presentation standards. Utilizes evaluation feedback to improve the quality of future educational offerings.

·         Casual travel between Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) locations (inpatient and outpatient) in order to support the clinical staff and evaluate BestChoice RNs.

·         Meet/maintain mandatory ongoing education. Participate as needed in BestChoice RN orientation and on-site interviews. Demonstrates knowledge of policies, procedures, practice and regulatory standards and suggesting strategies for improving compliance.

·         Supports and aligns BestChoice goals with those of the Nursing Education Department. Role models professional behavior.

·         Practices responsiveness through visibility in assigned areas and responding in a timely manner to requests for service. Seeks feedback from colleagues, unit leadership, learners and other customers for the purpose of improving personal performance and services. Serves as a change agent and champion of performance improvement projects. Participates in performance improvement activities within HFHS.

·         Documents educational activities according to department standards. Submits abstracts for posters/podium presentations for various internal/external professional conferences.

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

·         Must have 5 years of clinical Registered Nurse post grad experience.

·         BSN is required, MSN is preferred.

·         Inpatient Nursing Education experience is preferred.

·         Must be able to adapt to a fast-paced environment.

·         Must have the ability to “look outside the box” vision.

Additional Information Organization: Corporate Services Department: Best Choice Program Shift: Day Job Union Code: Not Applicable