RN Clinical Educator Adult - FT

Core Functions 

• Supports and empowers staff to align with the organization’s mission and values. 

• Plans, develops, and directs orientation, in-service training, and continuing education programs for all personnel, ensuring timely and complete documentation. 

• Assesses educational needs in collaboration with nursing staff, department managers, and leadership; coordinates programs to meet those needs across all age groups, from neonate to geriatric. 

• Maintains effective working relationships across departments and communicates clearly with physicians, staff, the Chief Nursing Officer, and administration. 

• Coordinates and manages annual mandatory training (e.g., safety, emergency preparedness, infection control, BLS, ALS, PALS) and internet-based learning platforms. 

• Develops, evaluates, and revises educational policies, procedures, goals, and standards of care in alignment with organizational objectives. 

• Oversees educational partnerships with external institutions, including nursing and allied health schools, and facilitates student training programs. 

• Designs and delivers staff development initiatives, seminars, and conferences for both internal staff and the broader medical and general community. 

• Assists departments in creating patient education materials and brochures. 

• Conducts competency evaluations and maintains educational records in compliance with regulatory standards. 

• Participates in and supports performance improvement activities for both the Education Department and organization-wide initiatives. 

• Prepares and manages the Education Department budget and related administrative tasks, including reports and presentations. 

• Serves as a resource and consultant to nursing, medical staff, students, and ancillary personnel. 

• Promotes patient safety and minimizes healthcare errors through adherence to best practices, including the five rights of medication administration. 

• Ensures compliance with all applicable state, federal, and accreditation regulations. 

• Facilitates effective communication of administrative directives and encourages collaborative departmental engagement. 

• Demonstrates professionalism, flexibility, and organizational skills in a dynamic healthcare environment. 

• Stays current with educational trends, technologies, and methodologies through ongoing professional development. 

• Provides diabetic education to inpatients and outpatients as needed. 

Safety Practices 

• Promotes a culture of patient safety that results in the identification and reduction of unsafe practices. 

• Utilizes Culture of Safety survey responses in improvement efforts. 

• Identifies risks and hazards to patients through various risk assessments, with actions taken to mitigate patient harm. 

• Improves medication safety practices, including increased reporting of adverse drug events and improved compliance with the medication reconciliation process. 

• Decreased hospital-acquired infections and improved compliance with infection control practices (including hand hygiene). 

• Decreased hospital acquired conditions such as complications associated with ventilator use and pressure ulcers, through improved compliance with patient safety bundles and/or other formal performance improvement programs. 

Professional Responsibility 

• Maintains a professional appearance in accordance with dress code standards; presents a neat and clean image. 

• Completes all required annual education and professional development activities relevant to nursing education. 

• Ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards in educational practices. 

• Wears appropriate identification while on duty in clinical and academic settings. 

• Actively participates in committees, performance improvement initiatives, and faculty or management meetings as appropriate. 

• Adheres to organizational policies and standards for ethical and professional conduct. 

• Serves as a positive and professional representative of the organization within the healthcare and academic community. 

• Addresses personnel and student concerns at the departmental level, utilizing the grievance process when necessary. 

• Communicates administrative directives effectively to staff and students, fostering open dialogue and engagement during meetings and educational sessions. 

• Promotes and integrates the mission, ethics, and goals of the organization into educational programs and daily interactions.