Education Coordinator

Job Type: Part-time Monday to Friday (20 hours per week)

Your experience matters

Trios Health is operated jointly with Lifepoint Health. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Education Coordinator joining our team, you're embracing our promise to provide superior patient care that exceeds industry standards as well as patient expectations. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

Job Summary:

The Education Coordinator is the organization-wide educator. By maintaining competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in requirements for acute care hospital and all applicable facility-wide healthcare settings, the Education Coordinator designs, develops, plans, and teaches educational programs for the employed, contracted, affiliated, volunteer individuals and others as identified. Reports to: Chief Nursing Officer with dotted line to Human Resources Director

How You''ll Contribute:

To perform this job, an individual must perform each essential function satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.

• Provides leadership for the assessment of learning/resource needs and the subsequent establishment of directional goals for hospital staff development that are compatible with service teaching and research objectives.
• Collaborates with department managers and resource personnel using indicators such as new policy development, new technology, patient case study, and quality assurance monitors, to prioritize staff development needs. Establishes and maintains a resource pool of health professionals, current health care information, and media and material resources to assist and support staff education and professional outreach.
• Monitors staff education and assist Human Resources to ensure license, certifications, competencies and required training is completed on time.
• Participates in the documentation and recommendations for CCF to employees not in compliance.
• Coordinates professional outreach program offerings.
• Recommends direction and program focus.
• Functions as the liaison for the annual MASH Program (Multiple Avenues for Successful Healthcare).
• Functions as a liaison with community health professionals to promote hospital professional/education programs and services.
• Employee Health Conducts the responsibilities of Employee Health.
• Coordinates employee health initiatives and programs.
• Will develop, alongside of Human Resources, policies and procedures for pre-employment and on-boarding process for new employees.
• Contacts/Interacts with: Hospital leadership, Patients, Families, Physicians, Department Leaders, Staff, Vendors, and other Officials.
• Collaborates with departmental directors to complete competency-based skills checklist for all departments/areas of the organization.
• Develops competencies for employed, contracted, affiliate, volunteers and others as identified with individual validation of adequate completion of the training for maintenance of current HR education files.

What we''re looking for:

• Associate''s Degree Required
• Minimum Five (5) years nursing experience with clinical focus
• Must communicate effectively in both oral and written form to widely diverse audience - ranging from unskilled personnel to highly trained and experienced professionals; effective human relations skills are required for interfacing with team members, all levels of staff, physicians, patients, families and other contacts.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

More about Trios Health

People are our passion and purpose. Come work where you are appreciated for who you are not just what you can do. Trios Health, anchored by Trios Southridge Hospital, offers a lifetime of care across a broad spectrum of healthcare specialties and services. In fact, we''ve built what has become one of Eastern Washington''s largest multi-specialty medical groups.

EEOC Statement:

Trios Health is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans'' status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.