BURN CLINICAL EDUCATOR

FLSA Status

Exempt

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Job Role Summary

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, manages, coordinates and evaluates clinical education programs to include competency based orientation, clinical in-service and continuing education programs, in collaboration with burn management
• Serves as clinical education resource/expert, and clinical practice resource for identified area, collaborates with clinical colleagues to meet clinical education needs
• Plans, organizes, facilitates, and evaluates competency-based orientation and role entry programs for all levels of clinical staff
• Monitors orientee development and progress through orientation process
• Develops and maintains clinical area staff, competency and skill training programs for all level of clinical staff
• facilitates opportunities for professional development and/or continuing education at incremental employee tenure points
• Facilitates communication regarding resources and methodologies for educational development
• Provides leadership and sets direction for focused clinical educational programs
• Consults, advocates and serves as resource for organizational support for clinical education and development programs via policy recommendation, role clarification, resource coordination, budget input, participation programs and staff requests
• Demonstrates effective teaching and presentation skills and effectively utilizes a variety of methodologies
• Maintains teaching/education materials in multiple formats, easily retrievable by learners
• Maintains all aspects of education records and documents in compliance with departmental, organizational, regulatory and external agency requirements in systematic, easy to retrieve system
• Attends multidisciplinary burn rounds and conference weekly
• Attends wound rounds and educates staff regarding dressings, topical medications, and wound assessment
• Provides burn prevention education within the community
• Serves as a liasion to nursing schools and outlying facilities for burn education
• Maintains patient education and burn specific teaching materials
• Cross trained to care for patients and staff the burn center
• Serves as ABLS coordinator
• Participates in PI data collection, reports monthly and develops action plans for improvement
• Serves as development coordinator contact for all hires to the burn center which may include but not be limited to RNs, Students, Care Techs, CSTs, Estheticians, Case Management Staff, Support Services, and advanced practice providers
• Maintains records of orientation and provides ongoing mentoring to new hires
• Maintains annual education plan for department and reports progress and results
• Maintains staff competency/in-services for new products, equipment and processes on ongoing basis
• Participates in and/or develops, reviews, revises relevant policies to ensure they are up to date and reflect Evidence-Based Practices
• Integrates practice, education, and evidence-based models into all education programs
• Coordinates evaluation and selection of educational materials/resources. Assures that literacy level is appropriate for participant population
• Assures planning and development of programs based on assessment of individual and departmental/area learning needs
• Maintains clinical practice expertise to effectively assess staff competence for identified critical elements of practice
• Effectively interacts and functions with other professionals, other clinical practice areas and core programs regarding issues affecting patient care outcomes. Links program evaluation with key quality/performance improvement indicators

Job Requirements

• Current RN licensure in the State of Indiana
• Master's degree preferred
• Minimum of 4 years' experience in clinical practice area
• Minimum of 2 years teaching/education experience preferred
• Maintains unit-specific instructor certifications for areas of responsibility to include, but not be limited to, wound care, ACLS, BLS, ABLS and CCRN

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Skills in clinical nursing practice for identified area
• Knowledge of practice standards
• Ability to use and coach age-appropriate communication skills
• Ability to analyze/interpret multiple variables, make decisions and prioritize workload: be flexible to changing demands, work effectively within time limitations, work independently and creatively; organize, delegate appropriately, maintain customer relations/skills while interacting with multi-disciplinary teams, provide consultation/contribute/and develop programs/lecture
• Communication (oral, body language and written) is effective and professional
• Participates independently, effectively and cooperatively with multi-disciplinary teams in implementing and coordinating continuing education programs within designated areas consisting of professional and paraprofessional staff
• Skills in curriculum/program development, problem solving, critical thinking and in-depth knowledge of principles/techniques of education/adult learning trends/techniques and research, community resources/services, division/department policies/procedures
• Knowledge of appropriate laws/regulations (Hospital, State Federal JCAHO, State Board of Health, Nurse Practice Act. OSHA, CDC, applicable professional organizations)
• Ability to function independently and exercises sound judgment based on knowledge of services provided
• Demonstrates skill/knowledge to identify opportunities which enhance and expand services, and raise level of awareness regarding participants of educational program
• Ability to be self-directed with variable hours
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions, to function effectively under stress, problem solve and adjust priorities as needed