Clinical Educator

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Job description

Provides clinical education within the specialty services of palliative and hospice care. The Clinical Educator utilizes evidence and nursing/specialty processes to assure that the plan of care for all patients under the care of HSM is appropriate, individualized, actualized, and evaluated. The Clinical Educator performs direct nursing services to patients as appropriate to provide real-time education to employees. The Clinical Educator is an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) clinical super user and responsible to conduct EMR orientation and ongoing training sessions through group and individual instruction.

Responsibilities:

• Provide educational opportunities to clinical services employees to enhance palliative and hospice care skills and knowledge
• Provide an appropriate environment for adult learning by developing, planning and presenting educational activities through written materials, classroom and remote settings
• Collaborate with clinical leadership to plan, develop, coordinate and provide standardized competency-based orientation, specialized education, and ongoing inservice programs for clinical employees and contracted entities, ensuring provision of quality care and compliance with hospice standards, regulatory and agency requirements.
• Collaborate with clinical managers, preceptors and employees regarding orientation and determination of employee competency to perform work on their own
• Assess and evaluates employee's clinical competencies and recommend corrections and improvements
• Deliver group and one on one educational guidance and support to clinical employees as needed
• Initiate skills development programming based on observation and assessment of employee needs; monitors trends and assures compliance with quality standards
• Design and prepare handouts, instructional materials, aids and manuals and/or orders educational aids and materials as appropriate
• Develop, design and provide standardized training in the simulation lab.
• Maintain knowledge of the systems, policies and procedures relevant to clinical practice for each of the roles trained in the EMR

Qualifications

• Graduate of a NLN accredited nursing program; BSN required; MSN preferred
• Experience in home and inpatient care settings required
• Experience in hospice/palliative care with p roficiency in palliative symptom management and end of life care required
• Minimum of 3 years of nursing experience required
• Teaching or equivalent experience required
• Experience using an electronic documentation system in a clinical setting required
• Superior communication skills, including verbal, written and presentation required
• Proficient with MS Office suite required
• Must have knowledge of computer based/e-learning platforms
• A combination of relevant education and experience may be considered.

License/Certification: Registered Nurse licensed in the State of Maine or current licensure in a state participating in the multistate privilege to practice compact with Maine; licensed driver in Maine, with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or agency requirements and is in good working order. Current Hospice and Palliative Nursing (CHPN) certification strongly preferred or willing to obtain certification within 24 months required. BLS certification required; certification must be kept active during the course of employment.