Patient Staff Educator

Job Summary:

Under the supervision of the Director of Education, the Medical/Surgical Educator will assess, implement and evaluate the associate’s education needs to promote quality patient outcomes. The Educator implements processes to support evidence based practice in the delivery of quality health care enhancing patient satisfaction and quality goals.

Essential Functions:

Collects pertinent information related to potential education needs of the staff.
Analyzes the assessment data to determine the learner needs.
Identifies the general purpose and educational objectives that are measurable for each learning activity.
Identifies and collaborates with content experts to develop activities to facilitate learners' achievement of the educational objectives.
Provides staff education/coaching, serves as a preceptor and assists with all components of the RN Residency Program.
Participates in and utilizes evidence based research for improving staff education activities, nursing practice and staff outcomes.
Maintains accurate records of staff competencies by documentation and administration of e-learning modules.
Assists with Emergency Management by remaining updated with all emergency management policies/procedures, participating in drills and post-event debriefings and contributing to the improvement of emergency processes.

Job Requirements:

Minimum Education
Required:

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Bachelors of Science in Nursing required or must obtain within 4 years of employment
Knowledge of general nursing theory and practice
Knowledge of principles, methods and techniques involved in performing general nursing services and adapting or modifying standards of nursing practices for care of specific medical cases.
Current Kansas Registered Nurse License or has work permit from the State Board of Nursing.
BLS certification required or must complete BLS certification with in the first two weeks of employment; and additional certification may be required for certain patient care settings or populations.

Preferred:

Masters of Science in Nursing

HIPAA: This position will have access to the following Protected Health Information in order to carry out the duties related to their position at Hays Medical Center based on the following criteria:
Primary – required (routine) to do the job;
Secondary – required for the job, but mostly be exception; and
None – no approved access

Description of Information
Primary:
Patient Demographic Information (information used to identify a person): Name, Date of Birth, Address, Race, Marital Status, Religion

Clinical Information (information that describes a patient’s health status): Diagnosis, Reports/Medical Notes, Test Results, Problem List, Procedures, History and Physical

Coding Information (clinical information that is in (alpha) numeric format): ICD-9 Codes, Rev Codes, CPT Codes

Financial Information/Insurance (information related to insurance, billing and payment): Billing Information, Payer Name, Payer ID, Account Balances, Plan Elements Covered, Payment Information, Payment Rates