Field Educator

Responsible for providing ongoing education in support of the mission of NorthStar Care Community (NSCC). The Field Educator is responsible, through collaboration with the Education department, clinical leadership and Quality & Compliance to provide consistent time, structure, support, education, and guidance to allow the new employee to obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to become an effective, functioning member of interdisciplinary team. The Field Educator will also provide ongoing educational assistance for individual current employees as needed. 

Essential Functions:

• Proactively assists in identifying learning and performance needs of NSCC, including newly hired and current staff.
• Provides oversight of field orientation including joint visits and remedial visits.
• Advocates on behalf of orientees in obtaining access to information/people and collaborates with leadership, education and quality & compliance  to ensure comprehensive learning initiatives regarding NSCC mission and operations.
• Ensures completion of competencies for newly hired staff based on discipline-specific job duties.
• Acts as teacher and clinical resource to all staff in need of in-service and/or ongoing education as well as external audiences.
• Participates and facilitates annual skills training at regional locations.
• Functions as coach for new nurses to ensure learning needs are met.
• Adheres to the Nursing Professional Development (NPD) scope and standards of practice.
• Utilizes diverse teaching strategies to engage learners, including utilization of adult learning principles.
• Demonstrates, maintains competency & understanding and teaches NSCC policies and processes, agency standards, best practices and regulatory requirements as they relate to the patient care delivery process incorporated into ongoing oversight as a core responsibility.
• Coordinates learning and performance projects, including scheduling, monitoring, on-site coordination, documenting, and tracking of activities. Evaluates effective documentation of new hires through auditing processes.  Proactively participates in quality assurance processes/programs.
• Responsible for coordinating/overseeing orientation for newly hired clinicians.
• Maintains a positive working relationship with internal and external customers.
• With directors, provides consultative services to internal and external customers regarding learning and performance technology activities units and actively participates in team functions and meetings, when appropriate and/or requested.
• Works collaboratively with NSCC business segments and actively participates in team functions and meetings, when appropriate and/or requested.
• Participates and facilitates the development of short and long-term program goals.
• Utilizes allocated supplies and resources appropriately to ensure business outcomes are met.
• Adjusts to changes in workload and schedules based on changing team priorities. 
• Actively participates in internal and external education, training, in-services, and other activities to promote personal and professional growth.
• Adheres to organizational code of conduct, policies and procedures and all regulatory and legal requirements. 
• Adheres to the NorthStar standards to care for every person, every time, 100% of the time.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred. Current State of Michigan Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing is required.
• Advanced knowledge and clinical expertise in hospice and palliative care required. Hospice experience preferred.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience within health care setting.
• Certification in hospice nursing (CHPN) preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize and manage teaching, learning, training, and human performance technology projects required.
• Demonstrated understanding of regulatory/compliance issues and performance improvement process.
• Demonstrated willingness to add to own professional growth.
• Must be able to read, write and speak English fluently and be able to effectively communicate orally and in writing in internal and external relationships for all essential job functions.
• Must have demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with and collaborate with others to achieve project outcomes.
• Ability to effectively use technology in support of management and clinical operations.
• Must possess sound judgment; effective organizational, prioritization and follow-through skills; attention to detail; accuracy; dependability; tact; and ability to maintain confidential information.
• The physical demands of the position include vision, effective speech, and hearing for extensive telephone contact; repetitive motion; traveling; driving or riding in motor vehicle; standing, sitting, walking, bending, reaching, and stretching; lifting up to twenty-five (25) pounds unassisted.
• Must have reliable transportation and willingness to travel and maintain the rigors of a busy schedule.  Frequently works variable hours/days; activities and workload may require extended days. 
• Must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States.