Education coord-nsg
Overview:
Education Coordinator - Nursing, Clinical Services
Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shifts
Covenant Medical Group is Covenant Health’s employed and managed medical practice organization, with more than 300 top Physicians and providers spanning the continuum of care in 20 cities throughout East Tennessee. Specialties include cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, cardiovascular surgery, endocrinology, gastroenterology, general surgery, infectious disease, neurology, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynecology, occupational medicine, orthopedic surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, primary care, pulmonology, reproductive medicine, rheumatology, sleep medicine and urology.
Position Summary:
The Clinical Educator is a registered nurse who demonstrates expertise in the area of clinical education. This role is directed by nursing leadership. The primary focus of the position is to provide organization-wide clinical education to ensure our clinical staff orientations, competency assessments, clinical practice, and overall educational efforts are evidence-based, consistently applied, and are focused on the highest quality patient outcomes.
Recruiter: Sandra Simmons || ssimmon6@CovHlth.com || 865-374-5368
Responsibilities:
- Collaborates with other clinical team members in providing clinical practice tools to enhance quality outcomes.
- Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of standards of care and standards of practice.
- Identifies needs, plans and implements educational programs across specialty areas for all appropriate clinical staff.
- Establishes, coordinates, and conducts new clinical staff orientation, assessment, and development programs to ensure ongoing success of all clinical staff in their respective specialty areas of practice.
- Develops, assesses, and evaluates clinical skills and competencies relevant to clinical specialty.
- Serves in a consultative role to staff, management and other health care professionals (assessment, identification of problem, plan, and follow-up).
- Participates with leadership and other disciplines to plan for the establishment and implementation of goals related to clinical practice/area of specialization.
- Plans and implements programs for continuing staff education and development.
- Demonstrates clinical practice competency and professional development.
- Assists with the identification and education of providers and staff related to clinical services, risk management, compliance and privacy issues.
- Attends meetings as needed and participates on committees as directed to support clinical staff development.
- Perform other related services as assigned or requested.
Qualifications:
Minimum Education:
Associates Degree in Nursing
Minimum Experience:
Two (2) years of experience in nursing or a related health field preferred.
Licensure Requirements:
Current TN nursing license. BLS CPR certification, certification as a BLS Instructor preferred.