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Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Facility-Based Clinical Educator, you will assume accountability for providing professional development to positively influence the quality and cost-effectiveness of patient care, demonstrating expertise in clinical nursing and a passion for ongoing support and development for clinical associates.
Every day you will develop, implement, and evaluate facility-level education programs, including coordinating orientation, ongoing staff competency, and continuing education. You will apply policies, procedures, and regulations, and collaborate with leadership, educators, and providers to enhance patient care, acting as an educator, facilitator, consultant, researcher, and change agent.
To be successful in this role, you will be a Registered Nurse with demonstrable expertise in clinical education, strong program development and evaluation skills, a deep understanding of regulatory requirements, and the ability to effectively collaborate and influence to drive continuous improvement in patient care quality and cost-effectiveness.
Assesses learning needs, designs, organizes, implements, and evaluates education programs (Orientation, continuing education, and in-services) that facilitate professional growth, knowledge and skill development, competency, applicable standards, and attainment of standards of care for direct care providers.
Plans and facilitates education initiatives/classes/events that benefit the staff in collaboration with leaders or content experts.
Identifies educational needs and opportunities using data from the organization such as regulatory requirements survey information as well as employee and customer evaluation data.
Collaborates with staff and management in differentiating between educational versus performance/compliance issues to design an effective plan of action.
Incorporates evidence-based practice and adult learning theory in project and course content.
Collaborates with managers and key clinical stakeholders to identify educational needs of staff regarding nursing care and/or equipment as it relates to quality patient care.
Evaluates the quality of programs and services offered, including class evaluations and incorporation of feedback into program improvement.
Responsible to track course statistics and maintain documentation of educational activities including, but not limited to, evaluation data, attendance numbers and types, completion, or success scores, etc.
Job Requirements
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing program (*if holds a Master's Degree in nursing; BSN not required)
Five (5) years of experience in nursing
RN license to practice in state of employment as applicable
Preferred
Master's Degree in Nursing, education, or other related graduate field
Two (2) years of staff development, academic teaching and /or project development coordination
Where You'll Work
At Longmont United Hospital, we treat the entire patient to leverage the powerful connection of body, mind, and spirit in the healing process. Here, your time at work will be spent with a supportive team of employees and leaders that value self-care, flexibility and development opportunities through cross-training and continuing education.
Longmont, Colorado is home to more than 2,000 acres of parks, three public golf courses and numerous trails to hike, bike, walk or run. Located less than an hour away from the Rocky Mountain National Park (ranked the fourth most visited national park in the country in 2017 by the Denver Business Journal), you’ll have easy access to the very best Colorado has to offer.
Pay Range
$38.43 - $68.92 /hour
We are an equal opportunity employer.
Worksite address
longmont, CO, 80502, US
Who can apply
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