Clinical Educator

Job Summary:

The Clinical Educator will collaborate closely with the nurse leaders and the Clinical Documentation Specialist who also serves as a part-time educator to meet the organization’s educational goals. The Clinical Educator will assist nursing and other clinical staff in developing and growing their clinical skills and maintaining their competencies to advance their professional practices and facilitate their career goals. The Clinical Educator will use multiple modalities to educate clinical staff, such as simulations, online and virtual platforms, and traditional classroom style education. The Clinical Educator will assist department leaders in process improvement projects and educating staff to provide evidence-based quality care. There may be times when evening and weekend hours are required to meet the educational needs of clinical staff members. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supports, role models and promotes an environment conducive to the Mission, Vision, and Values of the hospital and in accordance with the Service Excellence Standards of Behavior.
• Demonstrates highly ethical conduct and moral behavior in personal and professional action and communication, consistent with the goals and objectives of Hillsboro Health.
• Maintain confidentiality of all patients, hospital, and/or physician-related information
• Follows guidelines of safety (incident reporting) and staff health/infection control (illness reporting)
• Is knowledgeable of general hospital and department specific policies and procedures and assist with their review and updates.
• Possesses a strong knowledge base of regulatory standards.
• Ensures that the hospital Compliance Plan and all governmental rules and regulations are followed.
• Schedules and attends meetings with the Director of Patient Care Services.
• Works with nursing leaders to identify gaps and develop education to strengthen nursing skills and knowledge.
• Assist nursing leaders in facilitating and onboarding new employees.
• Assist in development and maintaining the Nurse Residency Program.
• Leads the development of curriculum and facilitates annual clinical competencies.
• Works with staff by coaching and managing the performance of clinical skills to identify educational and equipment needs. Then reports these needs to the Director of Patient Care Services.
• Helps nursing leaders identify educational and equipment needs.
• Assist staff with Professional Nurse Development portfolios. 
• Mentor students, volunteers, staff, and providers on clinical issues, and serve as a positive example to employees, patients, and families. 
• Coordinates clinical rotations on units for nursing students from local colleges and universities.
• Accountable for all phases of clinical staff development including recruitment, orientation, retention, competency, and professional growth.
• Participates in appropriate hospital committees and teams.
• Other duties as assigned.

Professional Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and comfortable speaking in groups.
• Ability to work independently.
• Superior time management and organization skills
• Completes and maintains all required education and/or training requirements.
• Complies with HIPAA regulations and always maintains patient confidentiality.
• Follows and maintains all lawful safety, health requirements, and regulations, and follows protocols for required protective equipment (PPE).
• Promptly reports safety issues, job-related injury, or illness, near misses, etc. in SafetyZone.
• Follows Hillsboro Health Standards of Behavior.

Education and/or Experience:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing school
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing is required, master’s degree in nursing preferred
• Three years of nursing experience required
• Microsoft Officer suite of products (Word, Excel)
• Strong clinical knowledge

Certificates and Licenses:

• Maintain current Illinois Registered Nurse licensure
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required or willing to obtain within 30 days of hire.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required or willing to obtain within 90 Days of hire.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required or willing to obtain within 90 Days of hire.
• Additional certifications may be required

Physical Demands:

Physical demands of the position, including vision, hearing, repetitive motion, and environment are required. A separate document will be provided upon hire, during annual evaluation process, and upon request. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising patient care.

CORPORATE COMPLIANCE

Receives training and/or attends necessary meetings to meet the criteria as outlined in Hillsboro Health’s Corporate Compliance Plan and Code of Conduct. Understands the responsibilities related to compliance and knows whether to contact the Corporate Compliance Officer should there be any instance of question or concern regarding fraud and/or abuse.