About the Role
The Clinical Educator (CE) provides education and training to assigned clinicians at new hire and as needed for current staff. The CE will follow up with newly trained staff to ensure and validate training and education is implemented accordingly. This role reports to the Director of Nursing/Director of Patient Care Services.
Responsibilities
- Mentors, educates, and evaluates a group of qualified clinicians and caregivers.
- Conducts training classes for new hire orientation, skill advancement, aide training, new clinical processes, and re-education.
- Provides initial education and ongoing mentorship to new clinical staff.
- Assists the clinical team in achieving goals related to outcomes, productivity, re-hospitalization, QAPI, and care coordination.
- Participates in in-service programs, supervising and teaching other nursing personnel.
- Acts as back-up and additional support for all Clinical Leadership functions.
- Provides direct patient care and case management functions when necessary.
- Ensures all staff providing care maintain professional standards of community nursing practice.
- Maintains and adheres to agency procedure and patient care policy standards.
- Assists in the overall coordination of patient care services for an assigned group of patients.
- Educates field staff to ensure case management is provided per state regulations.
- Assists with education and implementation of processes for case assignments and case management.
- Educates appropriate staff about home health statutes and administrative rules.
- Assists with the installation of improved work methods and procedures.
- Performs and educates on competencies to ensure optimal success by field staff.
- Serves as an expert clinical resource to a group of clinicians.
- Assists in clinical oversight of patient and personnel assignments, care coordination, referrals, patient needs assessment, and care plan development.
- Informs clinical staff about agency policies and processes.
- Reports and assists regarding changes that might affect clinical operations.
- Performs coordination during emergency situations and understands the Emergency Plan.
- Maintains confidentiality of agency, employee, and patient matters.
- Responsible for clinical orientation of new staff prior to patient contact.
- Assists in the development and administration of ongoing continued education efforts.
- Participates in Performance Improvement activities.
- Collaborates with QA staff on clinical documentation review and educates staff on proper documentation.
- Assists with staff performance appraisals.
- Educates field staff on billing processes from a clinical perspective.
- Attains annual goals established by Clinical Leadership.
- Maintains balance between field time and in-office time.
- Submits documentation within required timeframes.
- Performs other duties as assigned by Clinical Leadership.
Requirements
- Excellent computer skills including current devices and programs.
- Serves as a clinical field resource for clinical tasks and critical thinking projects.
- Commitment to be available during scheduled orientation dates.
- Knowledge, comprehension, and compliance with all state and federal laws, rules, regulations, and agency policies and procedures.
- Understanding of accreditation standards if applicable.
- Ability to work and communicate with a diverse group of clinicians and communicate to all levels of local authority.
- Maintains all HR requirements, competencies, professional continuing education, and other required items.
- Desire to coach, guide, and empower orientees.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced challenging environment with time demands and shifting priorities.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
- Excellent time management skills to plan, organize, implement, and evaluate orientees successfully.
- Self-directed and shows interest in new experiences.
- Ability to take on-call duty nights, weekends, and holidays as assigned, if applicable.
Skills
- Clinical education
- Mentoring
- Coaching
- Training
- Patient care
- Case management
- OASIS documentation
- Interpersonal communication
- Time management
- Critical thinking
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
- Exempt
Experience Level
- Minimum of three to five years of clinical experience
- At least two years of home health experience
Education Level
- Clear professional license
Salary/Compensations
- $70,000 - $80,000
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Sick Time
- 401(k)
- Referral Program
About the Company
- Team Select Home Care reserves the right to change the above job description and qualifications without notice.
- Team Select Home Care is an employment-at-will employer.
Equal Opportunity
- Team Select Home Care will not discriminate against you on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual preference, disability, political belief, veteran status, age, or any other status protected by law.
