Nurses Aide Training Specialist - Per Diem

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Winchester (MA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare organization where you can make a significant impact on patient care. This role focuses on teaching and mentoring clinical staff, ensuring they are well-prepared to provide high-quality patient care. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, contribute to the development of training programs, and enhance the skills of future healthcare professionals. If you are passionate about education and healthcare, this position offers a unique opportunity to shape the next generation of clinical assistants while working in a supportive and dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a state-approved RN program required.
• At least two years in clinical nursing and experience as a preceptor.

Responsibilities

• Provides training and mentoring to clinical assistant trainees.
• Works with nurse managers to adjust the training program as necessary.

Skills

Teaching Skills

Clinical Nursing

Communication Skills

Mentoring

Education

State-approved RN program

BSN

ADN with MA RN license

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.

Contributes to the Hospital’s mission to care, to heal, and to excel in service to our community by teaching a quality health education program at any level. Utilizes compassion, empathy, and respect to collaborate with a multi disciplinary team to achieve expected outcomes and meets the highest level of professionalism consistent with a Magnet Hospital. This staff position will have an impact on improving patient safety by providing excellent mentoring and training of clinical staff in the first week of training in the Clinical Assistant Training Program (CATP).

Job Description:

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• Graduate of a state-approved and/or accredited RN program required
• BSN preferred. ADN with a current MA RN license and other required experience and qualifications will be considered.

Experience:

Required:

• At least two years in clinical nursing
• Experience as a preceptor or trainer

Preferred: At least two years of health education

Other Skills/Knowledge:

Required:

• Must maintain excellent teaching skills and enthusiasm for the subject matter as identified in evaluations.
• Must maintain a current level of expertise in the related specialty area
• For safety and quality reasons, must be able to read, write, and communicate effectively in English with patients, visitors, and fellow members of the hospital team

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS:

Required: Valid State of Massachusetts Registered Nurse license

LIFE SUPPORT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: Basic Life Support

POPULATION SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric

OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Schedule requirements: Must be willing to work a flexible schedule

Travel requirements: Ability to travel to off-site locations

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:

• Reports to Community Health Programs Supervisor at the Center for Health Living
• Not responsible for supervising the work of others

JOB FUNCTIONS:

Consistent with the PROMISE principles inherent in a hospital environment, employees must be flexible in meeting patients’ and the Hospital’s needs. While the list below describes the primary functions of this job, all employees at Winchester Hospital need to recognize that an essential element of their job is the ability to respond to unanticipated and/or changing situations. This may result in assuming responsibilities or tasks which are not on this list.

As part of the Center for Healthy Living team, this position:

• Provides training and mentoring to clinical assistant (CA) trainees on patient care, which may include personal hygiene tasks with a patient, proper lifting, and checking vital signs on the clinical site.
• Works with the Hospital's nurse managers, the HR/Recruitment team, and the Nursing Staff Development team to adjust the training program as necessary.
• Provides classroom teaching on proper patient care and any requirements and areas of focus as directed by the Hospital.
• Completes all paperwork for the class, including trainee evaluations and communicating any issues or concerns about trainees' abilities.
• Assesses trainees' learning needs and teaches accordingly.
• Modifies teaching style to meet the needs of the trainees.
• Collaborates with other Nurse Aide Training Specialists and Training Assistants to keep class content consistent.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS/CONDITIONS:

• The employee must have the physical and mental abilities to perform the position's duties listed above using the PROMISE behaviors.
• It is anticipated that the employee will have contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials while performing their job duties.

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) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement. 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