Clinical Educator- Geauga & Portage Med/Surg

University Hospitals Pain Management; Chardon (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Pain Management seeks a Clinical Educator to lead and evaluate clinical education for licensed and unlicensed staff across shifts.

You will collaborate with unit leadership to ensure competency at hire and annually, align with accreditation standards, and coach staff to improve quality. The role supports nursing education and development while adhering to ANA standards and PHI policies.

Qualifications

• Must lead and evaluate clinical education programs.
• Collaborate with leaders to ensure competency on hire and annually.
• Adhere to ANA and ANPD role standards in nursing development.

Responsibilities

• Provides and evaluates clinical education for licensed and unlicensed staff.
• Collaborates with unit leadership to ensure staff competency at hire and annually.
• Supports leadership by aligning with accreditation standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Coaches and develops staff to maintain quality and drive change.
• Works with Nursing Education to identify learning needs and implement strategies.
• Ensures PHI compliance and annual security training.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Staff coaching

Job description

A Brief Overview

The clinical educator provides and evaluates clinical education for licensed and unlicensed staff on all shifts and facilitates evidenced-based practice.

What You Will Do

• Collaborates with unit leadership to ensure staff competency upon hire and annually.
• Supports leadership by facilitating staff’s adherence to accreditation standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Exhibits leadership skills and ability to coach and develop staff to maintain and promote quality and affect change.
• Works collaboratively with the Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development to identify learning needs, develop and implement educational strategies, and participate in learning effectiveness evaluation.
• Adheres to the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice of Professional Nursing and the Code of Ethics and the Standards of Practice in Nursing Professional Development roles established by the Association of Nursing Professional Development (ANPD) to include: Educator, Consultant, Researcher, Facilitator, Change Agent, and Leader.
• Provides patient care as required.

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.