Clinical Education Specialist - PICU

Job ID 67964 Location Aurora, Colorado Full/Part Time Full-Time Regular/Temporary Regular Why Work at Children's.... Here, it’s different. Come join us. Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years. Here, the nation’s brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist’s outlook, a trailblazing spirit and a celebrated history, we’re making new strides every day. We’ve been Magnet-designated three times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the nation’s top 10 pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.  As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 12 specialty care centers, 400 outreach clinics and 7,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties. We need your expertise. A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it’s different. Do you have what it takes? Additional Information Department: Level Three-PICU Hours per week: 40, eligible for benefits Shift: Monday through Friday or variable to the needs of the unit off hours.  Weekend hours as needed. Job Overview The Clinical Education Specialist job description is in alignment with the Association of Nurses in Professional Development (ANPD). ANPD is the practice and thought leader for nursing professional development and the specialty practice organization upon which education specialists base their professional activities. ANPD has identified six core standards of practice on which this job description was heavily influenced: competency management, education, role development, orientation/onboarding, research/EBP/QI, and collaborative partnerships. Responsibilities POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE Neonate - <30 days nfancy - >30 days to 1yr Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs School age - >5yrs to 13yrs Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform. 1. Designs, coordinates, facilitates, onboarding and orientation programs for licensed and unlicensed team members. 2. Evaluates orientation and onboarding experiences to ensure newly hired team members are prepared to practice safely and independently. 3. Mentors, develops, and evaluates preceptors to enhance learning experiences for all new hires. 4. Collaborative Partnerships: 5. Demonstrates knowledge of effective communication principles and promotes communication among disciplines. 6. Responds to diversity by recognizing, assessing, and adapting the nature of working relationships with other professionals and populations. Identifies and mitigates deterrents to collaboration. 7. Participates in shared decision making, effective team work, and recognition of team and individual contributions. Collaborates with extraprofessional and other stakeholders to ensure educational programs are aligned with organizational goals and strategic plan 8. Facilitates learning outcomes through innovative partnerships. 9. Demonstrates skillful guidance and teaching of team members to advance the care of patients, families, and the profession of nursing. 10. Acts as a resource to staff, department, and safety coaches related to patient safety issues 11. Supports quality improvement standards; regulatory standards; patient safety standards; error prevention tools, methodologies, technologies and resources. 12. Participates and mentors others in the development, implementation and evaluation of departmental, divisional and organizational goals to include research and the quality improvement/research process to improve patient outcomes. 13. Demonstrates leadership through team building, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills to build partnerships across the system. Other Information SCOPE & LEVEL Guidelines: Advanced full performance professional level work that requires additional knowledge, education, training or experience. Guidelines are generally in the form of stated objectives only with issues and factors largely undefined requiring the employee to exercise creativity and ingenuity in devising criteria, techniques, strategy, and methodologies for approaching assigned functions or projects. Complexity: Duties performed involve concepts, theories, and concrete factors to be evaluated and weighed requiring a high degree of analytical ability, independent judgment, and decision-making. Acts as a subject matter expert in the field of expertise. Decision Making: Exercises judgment and discretion, and is responsible for determining the time, place and sequence of the work performed. Communications: Contacts with team members, clients or the public where some degree of discretion and judgment are required in carrying out a major program and/or function of the organization. Supervision Received: Performs work with minimal supervisory oversight. Work assignment is generally unstructured and employee is responsible for organizing complex, varied, and simultaneous coordination of several functions, programs, or projects in various stages of completion. Qualifications Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) or equivalent, with post-master’s certification in education Experience: 5 years of clinical pediatric experience.  Previous PICU experience preferred. Certification(s): BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire  American Nurses Credentialing Center(ANCC) or Magnet approved certification. Licensure(s): Current Colorado RN License. Physical Requirements Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job Audio-Visual: Far Vision: Good Audio-Visual: Hearing: Good General Activity: Stand/Walk: 4-6 hrs. per day Motion: Bend: 1/3 or more of time Motion: Carry: Up to 1/3 of time Motion: Lift: Light lifting regularly, moderate lifting occasionally. Motion: Pull: Up to 1/3 of time Motion: Push: Up to 1/3 of time Motion: Reach: Up to 1/3 of time Motion: Squat/Crouch: Up to 1/3 of time Others: Able to assist or assume direct patient care as census directly permits. Others: Occupational Hazards - exposure to unsteady or falling patient: In the course of transferring a patient, may encounter a patient who falls or loses balance, causing employee to fall and/or bear the full weight of a patient Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: 35 pounds/16 kilos.: Up to 1/3 of time Work Environment Exposure: Exposure to blood/body fluid: Regular/Frequent. Exposure: Exposure to heights: Occasional. Exposure: Exposure to infectious diseases: Frequent. Exposure: Exposure to lung irritations: Occasional. Exposure: Exposure to skin irritations: Frequent. Mental and Emotional Requirements: Manages stress appropriately. Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works with others effectively. Equal Employment Opportunity It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation.  Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. Salary Information Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $90,743.16 to $136,114.74 Hourly Salary Range: $43.63 to $65.44 Benefits Information As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, 403b employer match (retirement savings), and a robust wellness program.

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