What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Nurse Educator position at Sioux Center Health?
Location:
Sioux Center, IAWorker Type:
RegularWork Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)Sioux Center Health is seeking a qualified individual to join our team! Sioux Center Health has been designated a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, awarded a Top Workplace honor by The Des Moines Register, and won Best of the Northwest in 12 healthcare categories. Sioux County also ranked #6 in the nation for being one of the Healthiest Communities according to U.S. News & World Report and CVS. There’s a reason we are a recognized healthcare leader.
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.
