Hospice Clinical Staff Educator

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health at Home seeks an experienced clinical educator with a BSN (MSN preferred) to lead orientation and ongoing education for hospice clinicians. You will assess competency, support preceptors, and collaborate with Epic training teams to ensure consistent best practices in care delivery.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years hospice experience and a background in education; leadership and program development skills are essential to advancing quality and safety for patients and

Qualifications

• BSN required; MSN preferred.
• 3–5 years hospice experience; 1+ year as clinician educator or similar role preferred.
• Epic REMOTE Client experience a plus (Epic tools familiarity)
• Licensure: RN in MA; BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Oversees orientation for newly hired staff.
• Assesses competency levels and creates individual plans.
• Supports preceptors and managers in transition to hospice care.
• Coaches and provides feedback on clinical thinking and performance.
• Conducts onsite training in classrooms and during patient home visits.
• Develops and presents education programs to diverse audiences (adult learning).
• Ensures annual competencies are completed and training aligns with best practices.

Skills

Clinical education

Hospice care

Coaching & feedback

Epic EHR knowledge

Education

BSN

MSN

Tools

Epic EHR

Remote training tools

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to:

• Oversees orientation for newly hired staff
• Assesses the competency level of incoming staff and establishes individual plans to ensure competency requirements of clinical staff are achieved.
• Supports preceptors and managers in assisting newly hired clinicians in the successful transition to the hospice specialty as practiced at Beth Israel Lahey Health at Home.
• Coaches and evaluates clinical/critical thinking skills of staff and provides timely feedback to clinical leadership staff on performance expectations.
• Conducts onsite training of a wide variety of clinical skills in a classroom setting and during patient home visits.
• Completes joint visits and acts as a resource for ongoing skill development of clinical staff.
• Develops, updates and effectively presents education programs to a variety of audiences, including external referral sources. Information is presented utilizing concepts of adult learning principles.
• Ensures clinicians on assigned teams successfully complete annual competencies.
• Works closely with Epic instructional design team to ensure training is consistent and effectively supports clinical best practices.

Organizational Requirements:

• Maintain strict adherence to the Continuing Care Confidentiality policy.
• Incorporate Continuing Care Standards of Behavior and Guiding Principles into daily activities.
• Comply with all Continuing Care Policies.
• Comply with behavioral expectations of the Continuing Care Division.
• Maintain courteous and effective interactions with colleagues and patients.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the job description, performance expectations, and competency assessment.
• Demonstrate a commitment toward meeting and exceeding the needs of our customers and consistently adheres to Customer Service standards.
• Participate in departmental and/or interdepartmental quality improvement activities.
• Participate in and successfully completes Mandatory Education.
• Perform all other duties as needed or directed to meet the needs of the department

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
• BSN required, MSN preferred.

Licensure, Certification & Registration:

• Registered nurse with current licensure to practice professional nursing in MA.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support Certification

Experience:

• 3-5 years recent experience in hospice with at least 1 year experience as a hospice case manager
• 1-2 years as clinical educator or similar role preferred
• 1-2 years of Epic Remote Client experience a plus
• Strong clinical background required with demonstrably advanced technical nursing skills. An equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed above may be substituted for the above education and experience requirements

Pay Range:

$83,200.00 USD - $129,626.00 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled