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Frontera Healthcare lists this Clinical Educator opportunity in brady, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Description
Position Summary
The Clinical Educator is responsible for supporting clinical practice by training, mentoring, and evaluating clinical staff across daily operations. This role provides hands‑on education during patient care, supports onboarding and competency development for new and existing staff, reinforces documentation and patient safety standards, and helps identify skill or workflow gaps. The Clinical Educator also develops training plans, maintains competency records, creates education materials, supports continuing education opportunities, and collaborates with clinic leadership to improve patient flow, staff confidence, and overall care quality.
Responsibilities
Clinical teaching and supervision
Round and supervise staff during patient visits
Model proper patient interview, examination, and communication techniques
Teach point‑of‑care procedures (e.g., injections, phlebotomy, EKGs, in-office testing)
Perform room time audits and keep a log of audits to ensure staff are meeting appropriate rooming timelines
Onboarding and Staff Training
Develop 10-day training plans for new hires
Train new clinical staff (MAs, LPNs, RNs) on office protocols, EHR systems, and workflows
Provide competency training and training on equipment (vitals monitors, in-office labs, POC testing devices)
Orient new staff on documentation standards and ensure existing staff continues to uphold these standards
Keep training records and competency checklists up to date
Develop and implement annual competency check offs and level employees into tiers
Patient care quality
Reinforce patient safety protocols and standardized care guidelines
Monitor and provide feedback on patient communication and bedside manner
Ensure consistency in clinical practice with staff
Address knowledge or skill gaps identified during patient encounters
Communicate frequently with HCAs to address clinical education concerns and to ensure continuation of educated topics
Feedback and evaluation
Give real‑time, constructive feedback during or after patient encounters
Conduct periodic competency assessments or skills checkoffs for staff
Identify additional training needs based on observed performance
Workflow development
Develop or update workflows for clinical tasks
Provide education on new or updated workflows
Create quick-reference guides or training materials for common procedures
Help streamline patient flow and clinical workflows for efficiency Mentorship
Support staff in building confidence and clinical judgment
Serve as a go‑to resource for clinical education questions during the day
Foster a culture of continuous learning within the clinics
Continuing Education
Organize or lead in‑office trainings, lunch‑and‑learns, or skill refreshers
Manage and follow the progress of staff enrolled in the CMA program
Software / Portals
LabCorp
set up accounts for new hires
Quest Diagnostics
set up accounts for staff and new hires
TACHC Apprenticeship Program (Pen Foster CMA program)
encourage staff to enroll, manage the progress of staff currently enrolled.
Skills
Clinical training and competency assessment
EHR documentation and clinical workflow knowledge
Point‑of‑care procedure instruction and equipment training
Patient safety and quality improvement focus
Coaching, mentoring, and constructive feedback
Clear communication
Professional collaboration
Organization
Attention to detail
Success Measures
New hire training plans completed on time
Competency checklists kept current
Room time audits meet expectations
Training gaps are addressed promptly
Staff follow standard workflows and safety practices
Requirements
Active, unrestricted license/certification as an RN, in the state of Texas; BSN preferred.
3+ years of clinical experience in an outpatient, primary care, or similar ambulatory setting.
Prior experience training, mentoring, or precepting clinical staff (MAs, LPNs, RNs) preferred.
Strong working knowledge of point‑of‑care procedures, including injections, phlebotomy, EKGs, and in-office testing.
Experience with EHR systems and clinical documentation standards; ability to train others on EHR workflows.
Familiarity with competency-based training models, skills checklists, and tiered staff development programs.
Knowledge of patient safety protocols, standardized care guidelines, and quality improvement practices.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to provide real‑time, constructive feedback to staff of varying experience levels.
Comfortable auditing workflows (e.g., room time audits) and identifying/addressing performance or process gaps.
Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple training plans, records, and competency documentation simultaneously.
Experience with or willingness to support CMA apprenticeship/certification programs (e.g., TACHC Apprenticeship Program) is a plus
Flexibility to travel various clinic locations
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Worksite address
brady, TX, 76825, US
Who can apply
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