Clinical Educator-Surgical Services Full-Time

Kingman Healthcare; Kingman (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingman Healthcare in Kingman, AZ is seeking a Clinical Educator in Surgical Services to lead education initiatives and support nursing staff in patient safety and care delivery. The role focuses on developing orientation programs, maintaining competencies, and ensuring adherence to professional guidelines with collaboration across Nursing Leadership and HIT.

Candidates should have 5+ years perioperative experience and appropriate certification, with ability to coordinate training across

Qualifications

• Graduate qualifications required as listed in Education.
• Minimum 5 years perioperative experience.
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Leadership to promote quality improvement and patient outcomes.
• Develop and maintain electronic applications for Surgical Services to improve safety and efficiency.
• Create a standardized staff orientation program and tailor training paths.
• Oversee staff competencies during orientation and ongoing development.
• Maintain yearly competency documentation for department staff.
• Assess educational needs and address department-wide training opportunities.
• Coordinate mandated in-service programs to meet regulatory requirements.
• Provide patient education guidelines and assist staff in teaching.
• Ensure adherence to AORN, SGNA, ASPAN, ANSI, HSPA, and AAMI guidelines during rounds.
• Demonstrate flexibility to meet educational needs.
• Perform other duties to support department and organization.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Adaptability to change

Electronic documentation

Computer literacy

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of Surgical Technology, First Assisting, or Nursing Program

Job description

Position Title:Clinical EducatorPosition Code:SurgEdu-6102

Department:Surgical ServicesOracle Title:Clinical Educator-6102

Reports to:Nursing ManagerSafety Sensitive: Yes

Exempt Status: Yes

Position Purpose

All KHI employees are expected to perform their respective tasks and duties in such a way that supports KHI’s vision to be among the kindest, highest quality health systems in the country.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilizing the roles of educator, consultant, researcher and leader in collaboration with Leadership, the Clinical Educator will actively participate in regulatory compliant, quality improvement projects to promote improved nursing-sensitive, patient outcomes.
• In a secondary role, this position has responsibilities for the development and maintenance of electronic applications necessary to meet the needs of Surgical Services for improved patient safety and care delivery efficiency through collaboration with Nursing Leadership and Health Information Technology (HIT).
• Develops a standardized orientation program to promote successful integration of staff into their designated roles in the department.
• Oversees new staff competencies throughout the orientation process and individualizes training pathways based on learning needs and scope of practice in collaboration with Nursing Leadership.
• Maintains updated documentation on yearly competencies for departmental staff.
• Evaluates educational needs within the department and addresses individual and/or unit specific training opportunities.
• Provides and/or coordinates all mandated in-service programs to maintain compliance with applicable regulatory agencies.
• Establishes patient teaching guidelines and assists staff in provision of education through collaboration with Nursing Leadership.
• Responsible for making rounds throughout the Surgical Services department to ensure the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA), American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN), American National Standards Institute’s guidelines for the Safe Use of Lasers (ANSI), Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA), and Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) best practice guidelines are followed.
• Demonstrates flexibility to meet educational needs of staff
• Performs other duties as assigned to support overall effectiveness of department and organization.

Qualifications

Education:Graduate of an accredited school of Surgical Technology, First Assisting, or Nursing Program.

Experience:Minimum of five (5) years perioperative experience with demonstrated excellence in the field.

Certification:BLS, ACLS, and PALS through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross

License:Current, valid Arizona licensure or compact RN license, if RN

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to accept and implement change
• Evidence of continuing professional growth with membership in a professional nursing organization; Knowledge of electronic documentation systems and computer expertise.

Preferences

Education: N/A

Experience: N/A

Certification: Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR)

License: N/A

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: N/A

Special Position Requirements

Exposure Category I:Expected duties have routine potential for exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues

Work Requirements

• Able to assist with the movement of an adult patient weighing up to 300 lbs
• Able to care for patients with infectious diseases.
• Ability to sit for 3-5 hours per day.
• Able to stand for 3-5 hours per day.
• Ability to walk for 3-5 hours day

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

This job description applies to all KHI facilities and is representative of the essential job duties this position will perform. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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Date Staff Position Description Created / Revised: 2/2013; 03/2019; 02/14/2022; 6/9/2026