Clinical Educator

POSITION SUMMARY: 

The Clinical Educator acts as a role model to nurse clinicians, staff, other health care professionals and support services, and provides education in Visiting Nursing, using the patient-centered model of care. The Clinical Educator supports and promotes practice standards in accordance with the Standards of Nursing Practice and the Philosophy and Goals of Innovive Health. 

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN), nursing education, or closely related field
• Registered Nurse (RN) with current licensure in good standing to practice professional nursing in the state of Colorado (as required by State regulations)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• 3 years of experience in nursing
• Has an ability to market effectively and deal tactfully with the community 
• Has knowledge of healthcare business management
• Demonstrates good communication and public relations skills

• Flexible Schedules to fit your lifestyle
• Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurances
• 24 days of paid time off
• Paid Company Holidays
• 401k with company match
• Daily Pay - voluntary benefit that gives you access to earned pay
• Wellness program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Excellent career growth opportunities

• Provides clinical education in visiting nursing for full-time and per diem clinical staff.
• Conducts clinical new hire orientation and ongoing training.
• Supports individual staff as well as educational planning and committee work.
• Assess individual and group learning needs, ongoing evaluation of educational efforts, and support/facilitation of specialty certification.
• Assessment of education and collaboration with Leadership to ensure that staff receives patient safety, mandatory competency training, as well as other training related to policies and procedures and advanced technologies that support perioperative nursing practice.
• Identifies educational needs and issues of staff by collecting data and related information; analyzes issues, trends, and supporting evidence to determine the needs of individuals, departments, and the organization.
• Supports scheduling flexibility for coverage of off-hours, to include evenings and weekends, to meet the educational needs of the agency.
• Maintains current knowledge and competency in the field of expertise and professional development practice; enhances professional growth through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, and attending in-services; serves as a role model; maintains certification in the specialty area; attends meetings and represents the department on committees as assigned; provides leadership in the practice settings and the profession.
• Establishes collegial partnerships with other professionals, leaders, stakeholders, and others who contribute to the development of peers, staff, students, colleagues, and others; collaborates with individuals and groups to facilitate practice and promote quality outcomes; serves as a consultant and educational resource.
• Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, efficiency, quantity, and cost regarding instructional programs and desired outcomes; demonstrates achievement of productivity goals.
• Follows patient safety-related policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Demonstrates a proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning current policies and processes.
• Reports potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner.

Innovive Health of Colorado provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Salary : $75,000 - $80,000