RN Clinical Educator

Role and Responsibilities

Under the direction of the department manager,  the Clinical Educator  is responsible for  assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating an organized program across the footprint, for staff orientation and ongoing continuing education, directed toward the achievement of professional excellence and regulatory compliance. Works collaboratively with the department manager to  provide  standardized, effective, and efficient education across the footprint. Serves as the primary contact person for professional staff orientation.

Essential Functions

• Organize and oversee  orientation for  new field -  and office -based  staff .
• Support the development of continuing education of  clinical and paraprofessional  staff .
• Continually evaluate program effectiveness and relevancy .
• Participate in the development and teaching of classes/in-services hosted in person or through electronic learning management system .
• Organize and  facilitate  clinical competency testing .
• Assist  in coordination of HCR Preceptor program .
• Perform co-visits with field staff as needed .
• Track staff requirements for in- servic e  training .
• Provide  or  facilitate  training in a variety of different formats to meet the needs of field staff .
• Work closely with  LHCSA management  and other agency personnel to coordinate  home health aide  education across services .
  
• Assist  with the evaluation and organization of similar programs at branch offices as needed .
• Develop training materials for field and office staff using various training methods, techniques, and formats .
• Organize and  maintain  up - to - date educational materials for staff use and reference .
• Direct remedial training as  identified  by managerial staff .
• Standardization of patient educational materials .
• Other duties as assigned.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; and nothing in this  herein  restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Education Requirements

• Graduate of accredited nursing (RN) program.
• Bachelor’s degree in  nursing preferred.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Current, valid RN license issued by New York State Department of Education  required .
• Minimum of one year of h omecare experience  required .
• Proficient in Microsoft  Office.
• Excellent customer service skills .
• Knowledge of State and Federal Regulations and Medicare/Medicaid Guidelines for  h ome care .
• Knowledge  in  theories of teaching and principles of adult education (preferred) .
• Ability and desire to serve as a role model .
• High level  of OASIS knowledge and competence; Certificate for OASIS Specialist- Clinical (COS-C) preferable but not  required .
• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication and strong organizational skills.
• Demonstrate ability to travel to HCR branch locations as needed .

Work Environment

The Clinical Educator  is primarily in an office setting and may be exposed to outdoor conditions.

The working conditions are classified as light work:

• Light work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force  frequently  or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Light work involves sitting most of the time.

Physical Requirements

The following is a description of the physical requirements on a daily basis for the  Clinical Educator .  While performing the duties of the job the employee is regularly expected to:

• Stand
• Sit
• Hear
• Walk
• Talk
• Stoop or kneel
• Repetitive motion

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be  an accurate  reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

EOE/AA Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran