Clinical Nurse Educator

PR range:

• $65-$67/hr. on w2

Shift Hours: Days - Contract to Perm Schedule Notes: Day Shift - Contract to Perm OT EXEMPT
Job Summary:
Provides and/or arranges for orientation and training programs, in-service, education and other educational programs for the development of facility personnel. Provides orientation to nursing staff, provides in-services and educational programs.
Job Responsibilities:
-Understands Rutland Nursing Home s Mission and Core Values and incorporates them in daily practice.
-Treats every resident, family member, and co-worker with dignity, respect, and courtesy.
-Supports a clinical practice environment where nursing staff provides exceptional care for the pediatric residents.
-Creates and supports an environment of staff engagement and involvement to support a professional practice environment.
-Participates in the creating policies, procedures and regulatory requirements and assures all team members are knowledgeable in these areas.
-Establishes and maintains a systematic process for ensuring all nursing staff documentation is done in accordance with facility policy and procedure.
-Formulates, implements, and evaluates policies and procedures for the facility wide in-service programs.
-Prepares annual calendar and master schedule of mandatory and other pertinent in-service programs.
-Schedules, conducts, and arranges mandatory and other in-services for all staff.
-Prepares the monthly in-service calendars and distributes them to all departments.
-Keeps abreast of and recommends training resources to department.
-In conjunction with Human Resources and Department Heads conducts and /or arranges facility orientation for all new employees. Conducts orientation for Nursing staff.
-Under the direction of the Director of Nursing, plans, organizes and promotes the standards of nursing practices.
-Establishes and organizes all documentation regarding in-service programs.
-This includes but is not limited to: Minutes of meeting, Records of attendance, Lesson Plans, Content of lessons and resources uses.
-Summary of in-service evaluations: Provides monthly summary of all activities to Director of Nursing. Works closely with the Quality Assurance Coordinator Safety Committees. Collaborates with Infection Control, Pharmacy, and Quality Departments.
-Assists in formulating long and short term with goals within the clinical areas as participates in evaluation of the results.
-Conducts unit rounds to determine current and future needs for in-services to ensure provision of quality care.
-Assists Unit Nurses in maintaining standards of practice for resident care.
-Communicates and collaborates with all member of resident care team to provide optimum care to our residents.
-Monitors Nursing employee s adherence to facility policies related to wound care, meal service,
Producting of controlled medications, provision of resident care, etc.
-Inspects Nursing Service areas and monitor practices for compliance with current applicable regulations, on regular basis.
-Has an active role in identifying and addressing quality issues, and implementing corrective action and plan as necessary.
-Participates in programs designed for in-service education and orientation classes for new Nursing Department Hires, as well as ongoing in-service education programs.
-As part of assessing staff competence, randomly monitors and reviews the documentation on new admission making certain that documentation was done correctly.
--Working Conditions:
-Will work in a well-lighted and ventilated area.
-Will be subject to frequent interruptions.
-May be asked to work beyond normal working hours, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary.
•*See Attachment for Full Job Description**

Required Skills & Experience:
-Previous experience in in-service education.
-Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language fluently.
-Must meet or exceed all health standards and requirements for the position as established by NYDOH and all other regulatory agencies.
-Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this Center which includes a medical and physical examination.
-Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of fifty (50) pounds.
-Perform tasks that may involve exposure to the resident s blood/body fluids.
-Must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents, if necessary.
Preferred Skills & Experience:
-Acute or Long Term Pediatric Experience.
-Ventilator experience.