Title: Clinical Nurse Educator Perioperative - South Sacramento
Location: Sacramento, CA
Promotes professional development through the application of principles of adult learning in broad-based program development. Leveraging expertise in KP's electronic medical record, KP HealthConnect (KPHC), responsible for identifying, prioritizing, & evaluating, the educational & professional development needs of a clinical area; develops & delivers clinical educational programs, including specialty training, new graduate/hire training, continuing education for staff, & training for upgrades & changes to KPHC. Coordinates nursing competence & professional development programs for Patient Care Service Area for an assigned/defined clinical area. Conducts ongoing assessments of proficiencies for PCS staff & management & provide feedback & formal action plans management. Serves as the KPHC expert & applies this knowledge into clinical & operational workflows.
Essential Functions:
- Provides educational opportunities that benefit nurses at all stages of career development
- Assists learners in assessment of needs & identification of outcomes
- Incorporates principles of adult learning in implementation of education programs
- Identifies & evaluates high quality, culturally diverse instructional materials in all types of media & formats
- Adjusts content & teaching strategies to meet learner needs
- Provides ongoing assessment of individual performance in clinical & KPHC proficiencies for PCS staff & mgmt & reports to Dir of Clinical Education, Practice, & Informatics
- Identifies individuals who do not meet established competency expectations & recommends a formal action plan to PCS Mgmt
- Develops, designs, evaluates, & manages professional development programs based on principles of adult learning that foster the development of competence in the nursing staff
- Conducts ongoing evaluation of the quality & effectiveness of educational activities to ensure they maintain & enhance professional development & promote the delivery of cost-effective high quality healthcare
- Develops/coordinates education plans related to orientation of new staff to the organization, initial & ongoing competency validation, core education to address patient population specific nursing care, & development of beside leaders
- Develops programs to support changes in nursing practice/nursing theory
- Conducts research into professional & community practice standards, technology, clinical informatics, & clinical innovations for improved patient care
- Ensures that KPHC is leveraged for the benefit of nursing practice & improved excellence in patient care systems & processes
- Assesses opportunities to support clinical practices through the use of KPHC by analyzing clinical workflow to determine current practices & facilitating improvement of nursing practices & processes
- Maintains up-to-date knowledge of trends & advances in the field of Nursing & Healthcare Informatics, nursing practices, regulatory standards, organizational priorities as well as new developments in hardware & software technology
- Consults staff & leadership in areas of clinical expertise (e.g. workflow & clinical use recommendations), provides information on current clinical practice, & addresses clinical questions
- Participates in interdisciplinary committees to integrate educational activities into clinical care & clinical informatics/appropriate use of KPHC into educational activities & clinical care
- Provides leadership for clinical IT enhancements
- Provides investigation, recommendation, prioritization & evaluation of clinical risk, & correction plans for arising concerns & issues as a result of KPHC & clinical education
- Monitors, tracks, & follows up on such concerns/issues
Other Functions:
- Responsible for clinical education and training programs to meet the learning and developmental needs of the peri-operative clinical staff, including Trauma. Designs, implements, and evaluates strategies to maintain clinical competency of care providers with an emphasis on Trauma protocols and procedures
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- 5 years experience coordinating or managing education program /curriculum design, development and evaluation/assessment, including 2 years in staff professional development and/or clinical training/teaching.
- BSN or BS or equivalent experience in health care or related field required.
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
- Masters degree in nursing, education, or other closely related field preferred.
- Current California RN license required.
- BLS certificate required.
- Demonstrated knowledge of medical center policy and procedure requirements, specialty training and competency requirements.
- Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, federal, state, and local requirements.
- Demonstrated knowledge in KP HealthConnect including functionality and expertise in workflows (or for external hires, similarly integrated medical record).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous recent experience in in-service education in clinical service area (usually two to five years).
- Previous teaching experience and CPR instructor preferred.
- Adult learning knowledge.
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and group facilitator process skills.
- Thorough knowledge of the California Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, Title 22, QA, BRN regulations.
