Clinical Educator

Description

1. Assesses learner characteristics including learning styles and learning needs for program development.

2. Provides consultation, guidance and support to leadership, preceptors and orientees, and collaborates with other healthcare team members to facilitate orientee transition to practice.

3. Provides just in time training as educational needs arise.

4. Develops, implements and evaluates staff competencies.

5. Functions as both teacher and facilitator.

6. Restructures education plan based on evaluation plan for program and projects.

7. Uses organizational strategic plan and goals to determine educational priorities.

8. Plans and implements programs and projects using innovation and creativity.

9. Practices cost effective use of resources and makes recommendations for improved utilization.

10. Collaborates with other educators, leadership and staff to develop, implement and / or evaluation organizational and departmental orientation programs, annual departmental education plans as determined by needs assessment.

11. Utilizes performance improvement to evaluate the effectiveness of educational approaches in achieving staff competency and patient outcomes.

12. Integrates scope and standards of nationally recognized guidelines into clinical practice.

13. Performs other duties as assigned.