Clinical Educator
Company: Sonoma Specialty Hospital
Location: sebastopol
Posted on: May 3, 2021
Job Description:
Our mission is to provide all of our patients with the highest
quality long term acute care and transitional care given in the
state of California. We are committed to upholding a culture of
shared values that provide dignity, growth, and value to our
patients, employees and physicians.We believe our hospital will
provide a variety of quality services that will not only be an
asset to the community but a distinct benefit to the surrounding
acute hospitals.It is our vision to become world recognized for our
outstanding specialty and long term acute services accomplished
through quality, innovation and leadership.The Long Term Acute Care
(LTCH) Division of Sonoma SpecialtyHospital is designed to provide
care of medically complex patientswho have experienced catastrophic
illness and/or multi-system failure and arein need of intense
rehabilitation services and an extended stay in an acutecare
setting. These patients usually come directly from a Short Term
Acute CareHospital (STCH) and are in need of vent weaning and acute
rehabilitationservices for a longer period of time to recover and
return to their optimallevel of health. The average length of stay
(ALOS) of these patients is a rangeof 25-35 days which is a longer
than average stay at a Short Term Acute CareHospital. Care for
these types of patients is provided by RNs, RespiratoryTherapists,
Wound Care Nurses, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists,and
Speech Therapists. Also a collaborative team of specialty
physicians,psychologists, dieticians, and social workers will focus
on an individualizedgoal for each patient to recover and reach
their independence and optimum levelof health.is a missing piece in
the continuum of care within the health caresystem.The Clinical
Educator is responsible for preparing and mentoring current and
futuregenerations of clinical and non-clinical staff. The Clinical
Educator plays apivotal role in strengthening the workforce,
serving as a role model, andproviding the leadership needed to
implement evidence-based practice. Dutiesand Responsibilities:
Design and implement academic and continuing education programs,
hospital orientation, and a selected part of nursing orientation
for new nursing department employees Conducts needs assessments
using a variety of strategic tools Perform advanced evaluations and
provide guidance for testing new procedures Plans, prepares and
maintains materials for use in educational programs for accuracy
and relevance to the target audience Identifies and evaluates
instructional materials in all types of media, formats, platforms
and methodologies Prepares short and long-term planning and
programs to address identified needs Assess and set goals for
educational programs, updating them when needed Serves as an
educational consultant to facilities, task forces, committees, and
projects relating to policy, procedure and program development
Create a culture that supports and encourages continual learning
Supervisory:This position has no direct supervisory
responsibilities; however,this position may oversee clinical and
non-clinical staff during educationmeetings or programs.
Qualifications Minimum two years of experience
developingeducational programsThree years teaching experience or
coordinationpreferred Educationand/or Experience Current RN license
for State of CaliforniaBachelor of Science in Nursing,
HealthServices, or equivalent preferredCertified Nurse Educator
certificationpreferredMasters in Nursing preferredBLS and ACLS
OtherSkills and Abilities Demonstrated success in developing and
monitoringsystems to manage operational work that involves a high
degree of collaborationAbility to collaborate with management team
todevelop plans for operation infrastructureAbility to define
scope, budget and schedule foroperations projectsAbility to develop
a project budget in considerationwith cost optimization and
reduction goalsTrack, monitor and control expenses based
onbudgetary guidelinesAn energetic, forward-thinking and
creativeindividual with high standards and an appropriate
professional imageAbilityto present complex information in an
understandable mannerExercises sound judgment, analytical skills
andfocusVersatility, flexibility and willingness to workwithin an
ambiguous, fast paced environmentDemonstrated resourcefulness in
providing solutionsand setting priorities
Keywords: Sonoma Specialty Hospital, Santa Rosa , Clinical Educator, Other , sebastopol, California
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