Clinical Nurse Educator

Location:

Sioux Center, IA

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Position Highlights

Summary

• The Clinical Nurse Educator embraces resident family centered care and models Sioux Center Health’s values of hospitality, compassion, respect & justice. They are responsible for assessing, planning, coordinating, teaching, and/or evaluating education and training programs for all team members.

General Hours of Work

• Primarily days with occasional evenings, nights, and weekends

Education and/or Experience

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing for licensed vocational practical nurse or registered nurse. Minimum of one year of experience in Long Term Care preferred.

Certificate, Licenses, Registrations

• Current RN/LPN license in the State of Iowa. Must obtain CPR certification within 3 months of hire date.

Essential Functions

• Liaison with local Colleges and University to coordinate schedules for CNA and Student nurses. Coordinate details to ensure staff have a positive experience and students have a good learning environment.
• Responsible to manage the orientation, staff development and ongoing professional development, education, and mentoring for new or current team members.
• May participate in coordinating orientation schedules with scheduler or CNA Coordinator
• Provides feedback, coaching, and mentors designated audience; ensures orientation documentation processes are complete and filed; follows up at regular intervals to evaluate continued progress; and ongoing collaborates with managers and preceptors as to needs and concerns.
• Expected to continuously develop, monitor, and evaluate all programs related to orientation, professional development, education, and mentoring for quality improvement opportunities and other initiatives.
• Makes recommendations to the LTC Manager for policies and procedures that govern the day to day operations.
• Must be able to organize, plan, coordinate, and facilitate educational programs, utilize adult learning principles, use various teaching/learning methodologies and provide role modeling and leadership.
• Assists in the managerial responsibilities (interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems).
• Strong Communication skills.
• Supervisory and leadership skills to develop/supervise staff in a team environment.
• Ability to make independent decisions and handle emergency situations with professionalism and efficiency.
• Additional projects as assigned by LTC Manager.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities that are assigned.