LVN Unit Based Educator

If interested, please apply and send your resume to marismartinez@mlkch.org.

Position Summary

Provides education at MLKCH and will perform their responsibilities in the framework set forth by the Association of Nursing Professional Development (ANPD).

Translates hospital objectives, regulatory and quality measures, and risk or safety needs presented during orientation for understanding at the department level.

Possesses hospital-based clinical experience and academic preparation suited to the professional nursing role.

Demonstrates actions in response to identified learning needs within their practice area.

Demonstrates accountability for education programs for both clinical and non-clinical staff in their assigned units.

Receives new employees after General Hospital Orientation (GHO) and Clinical Orientation, providing specific department-based orientation, competency measurement, and support for assimilation to the unit of hire.

Returns completed documents to the Education Department, ensuring that staff competencies and evidence of compliance with regulatory and professional standards are met.

Defined Scope of Practice articulates a systematic approach to understanding the Inputs – Throughputs – Outputs aimed at improving knowledge, skill, or attitude.

Inputs : Educators require information or data when a learning need is identified. This content is sourced from an environmental scan at the organizational, unit, and learner levels.

Throughputs : These represent the how and what of the NPD Scope of Practice, with variability depending on the inputs.

Outputs : The expected outcomes are to optimize care and health for inpatients, clients, and the community served, enhancing professional role competence, growth, change, and learning at the micro or macro level where the learning need originated.

Program Planning and Delivery :

Incorporates age and population specific attributes into program planning for care providers.

Participates in core programs within the Education and Professional Development Department.

Participates in employee onboarding including orientation to the organization and the specific department.

Conducts competency assessment on hire and annually.

Supports ongoing professional growth and development of staff.

Requires a deep understanding and commitment to the Mission of MLKCH, emphasizing compassion, cultural competency, patient engagement, and teamwork.

Demonstrates behavior consistent with MLKCH Core Values.

Contributes to the hospital's strategic goal and actively participates in quality and performance improvement initiatives.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Standards of Practice

Document professional practice gaps and confirm them with key stakeholders.

Prioritizes learning needs based on the potential risk to patients, the organization, and alignment with the strategic goals of the organization.

Identification of Learning Needs :

Collects data and information to validate identified gaps in professional practice and determine specific knowledge, skill, or practice deficits or opportunities.

Gathers data from multiple sources to document specific learning needs and match the education methodology to the target group.

Utilizes analytic models or tools for assessing learning needs.

Outcomes Identification :

Identifies desired outcomes of the educational plan, developing context-specific outcomes based on organizational, stakeholder, and learner values, goals, current evidence, and regulations.

Revises outcomes as necessary to reflect trends and changes in expectations.

Planning :

Establishes a plan that prescribes strategies, alternatives, and resources to achieve the expected outcomes.

Develops content in collaboration with representatives of the target audience or content experts.

Considers cultural, ethnic, and generational differences within the learner group when developing content.

Determines appropriate interventions by differentiating educational practice gaps from individual performance or system issues.

Implementation :

Implements the identified plan through coordination with others to create a positive learning and practice environment.

Designs the educational plan according to quality improvement principles and concepts.

Adjusts materials and strategies based on the situation and the learner’s developmental level, learning needs, readiness, and ability to learn, incorporating language preferences and cultural considerations.

Evaluation :

Evaluates progress toward the attainment of outcomes.

Analyzes costs and anticipated return on investment for learning activities, programs, or projects.

Uses valid, reliable, and relevant methods and instruments to measure processes and outcomes.

Documents evaluation data and disseminate the results of learning activities.

Standards of Professional Performance

Ethics Integration :

Integrates ethics in all areas of practice by incorporating the ANA Code of Ethics with Interpretive Statements, the NPD Scope and Standards of Practice, and other relevant standards, guidelines, regulations, and laws.

Protects the autonomy, dignity, confidentiality, and rights of all individuals involved in the learning process.

Performs the role in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory, and ethical manner that is sensitive to learner diversity.

Education :

Maintains current knowledge and competency in nursing and professional development practice.

Uses reflective practice and inquiry to identify personal learning needs and determine future needs.

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and Research :

Acts as a champion of scientific inquiry, generating new knowledge and integrating the best available evidence into practice.

Supports research activities that align with the organizational strategic plan.

Quality of NPD Practice :

Enhances the quality and effectiveness of NPD practice.

Develops, measures, and analyzes NPD department quality outcomes to demonstrate the impact on nursing care delivery, including patient outcomes, nurse competency, and practice improvements.

Change Management :

Acts as a change agent in all settings, introducing new ideas to solve unit deficits, identifying potential barriers to change, and working to find solutions.

Advocates for the adoption of proposed changes and assists in measuring change to reinforce progress.

Leadership :

Provides leadership in a professional practice setting and within the profession.

Contributes to creating and maintaining healthy work environments.

Demonstrates emotional intelligence in decision-making.

Collaborating :

Positions learning events in alignment with organizational goals to facilitate understanding of the "why" behind the learning event and expected performance outcomes.

Actively collaborates with inter-professional teams, leaders, stakeholders, and others to facilitate nursing practice and achieve positive outcomes for patients.

Builds partnerships and coalitions to enhance healthcare through inter-professional initiatives, including quality improvement and organizational efforts.

Professional Practice Evaluation :

Evaluates personal practice in relation to professional practice standards, guidelines, and relevant statutes, rules, and regulations.

Supports peer review through involvement in the MLKCH Shared Governance structure at the hospital or unit committee level.

Seeks feedback on personal practice from learners, inter-professional colleagues, peers, supervisors, and others as appropriate.

Resource Utilization :

Considers quality, safety, effectiveness, and cost when planning and executing professional development activities and expected outcomes.

Engages unit-based experts from all levels in the development and delivery of educational programs, policy or procedure revisions, and subsequent electronic health record (EHR) changes.

Participates in hospital product committees, diagnosis or quality teams, and nursing committees.

Collaborates with the Education Leader to forecast routine capital budget needs, including equipment replacement or upgrades, technology, teaching affiliations, and methodologies.

Mentorship / Advancing the Profession :

Contributes to the professional development of others by sharing knowledge and skills through activities such as presentations at meetings, professional conferences, or outside organizations.

Precepts nurses from academic affiliates to support their academic degree achievement and professional growth

Position Requirements

Education

Graduated from an accredited licensed vocational nursing program.

Qualifications / Experience

Minimum of 2 years of clinical nursing experience in a medical practice environment, healthcare, and / or hospital related field.

Current California Vocational Nurse License.

Intravenous Therapy and Blood Withdraw certification required.

Special Skills / Knowledge

Bilingual skills preferred

Basic computer skills

Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)

Mental and Cognitive Traits Required

Must be able to analyze written, spoken, visual, and other sensory stimuli. Must have ability to analyze written and spoken English. Must be able to cope effectively with stressful situations and time constraints. Must be able to interpret scientific data in a logical and coherent manner. Must be able to logically solve problems. Must be able to follow detailed written and verbal instructions. Must direct and manage others. Must be able to work well with others. Must be able to proactively create the healthcare environment of the future.

Behavior Demands

Must role model positive communication and team relationship skills. Demonstrates ability to lead consensus decision making. Must be able to direct and manage others.

Physical Demands

Sit, walk, and stand : may spend up to 50 percent of working time standing / walking. Lift, carry, push, pull : generally, not more than ten pounds of force is needed to lift, carry push, or pull objects. Bend, stoop, and kneel occasional bending and kneeling may be required in troubleshooting equipment / assisting clients. Manual dexterity / wrist and hand repetitions : good manual and finger dexterity is needed; up to 50 percent of working time may be spent using a computer keyboard. Vision, hearing, speaking : must have good visual acuity and depth perception to operate the computer system; speaking and hearing are essential to the communication needs of the position.

Environmental Conditions

Universal precautions must be followed when working in any clinical area; workers are exposed to biologic and chemical hazards and must use appropriate personal protective equipment as trained.

May be requested to travel to conferences and meetings as an organizational representative. Must be able to make arrangements to attend these as required.

OSHA Risk Factor (Check One)

Category I - Normal job-related tasks involve an inherent potential for membrane or skin contact with blood, body fluids or tissues. The use of protective measures should be used under normal conditions.

Category II - Normal work routine does not involve exposure, but exposure may be required as a condition of employment. Protective measures should be readily available.

Category III - No exposure to blood, bodily fluids, or tissues is expected in the work routine.

Population Specific Requirements (Patient Care / Patient Services only) :

Demonstrates knowledge, skill and ability to provide care / service based on the specific patient population. Demonstrates, modifies and adapts work behavior in meeting the patient’s specific needs and / or providing the services required.

Demonstrates the ability to focus on the specific needs of the patient population and provide the care or service needed. Demonstrates appropriate communication skills for the patient population served.