Clinical Educator, Perioperative Services

Clinical Educator - Perioperative Services (PAT,OR/ASC/PACU/GI) - Expanded

Job Summary

Provides comprehensive education leadership across PAT, OR, ASC, PACU, and GI services. Responsible for structured orientation programs, routine in-services, mock drills, competency validation, advanced procedural training, and annual skills fairs to ensure regulatory compliance, surgical safety, operational throughput, and high reliability performance.

Major Responsibilities / Essential Functions

• Develop and oversee structured perioperative department orientation programs.
• Participate in Hospital-wide new employee orientation
• Conduct routine in-services aligned with AORN standards, infection prevention, and regulatory updates.
• Lead mock code drills including malignant hyperthermia, surgical fire, and code blue scenarios.
• Oversee annual competency validation and perioperative skills fairs.
• Provide advanced training in sterile technique, instrumentation, moderate sedation, and PACU recovery standards.
• Support onboarding of new surgical technology and equipment.
• Monitor quality metrics including SSI rates, first-case on-time starts, and surgical throughput.
• Maintain education documentation and regulatory readiness records.

Financial Stewardship

• Improve surgical throughput and reduce case delays.
• Support supply stewardship and preference card standardization.
• Reduce overtime and inefficiencies through competency-based training.

Minimum Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing required.

Preferred Education

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Master's degree in related healthcare discipline preferred.

Experience

Minimum 3-5 years of specialty clinical experience required. Prior experience in education, precepting, simulation training, or clinical leadership preferred.

Required Licensure/Certifications

Current California RN License required. BLS and ACLS required.

CNOR preferred and required within 6 months of hire

Work Environment

Must be able to work in a union environment and support compliance, safety, and service excellence initiatives.

Full-Time, Exempt