The Clinical Educator (CE) is a Professional Nurse who will assist the Department Director(s) in the 24-hour responsibility of the day-to-day coordination of and quality of clinical nursing care as well as non-clinical supporting departments for staff and patients both in the hospital and community. He/she manages human resources at the unit level in a cost-effective manner and assists in providing direction in changing workloads during crisis, emergent, and urgent situations. The CE will work with the Department Director(s) in developing, implementing, and/or evaluating appropriate education programs within the hospital and assigned departments; these programs are based on identified needs, quality initiatives, patient population, educational requirements of the staff, and general community education opportunities.

• Ensures regulatory compliance with Title 22, TJC, and CMS

• Acts as a consultant on complex patient care

• Monitors and reviews results of performance improvement projects and assists in the presentation to the staff

• Ensures cost-effective use of resources

• Assists Nursing Leadership in evaluating program offerings

• Develops and implements hospital and community education programs as needed

• Demonstrates teaching/leadership skills using creativity, integrity, initiative and communication

• Demonstrates ability to use basic audiovisual skills

• Assists in maintaining current accurate records of all classes, courses, and/or programs offered by the Education Department

• Monitors the completion and updating of all competencies

• Performs customer service related actions when in contact with patients and families

• Assists in the management of staff, to include evaluations, performance management, and mentoring