EDUCATION COORD-NSG

Overview

Registered Nurse, Education Coordinator

Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift

Roane Medical Center Overview: 

Proudly serving our community, Roane Medical Center is committed to your healthy future! Our state-of-the-art facility is equipped with modern technologies and expert staff to provide you the best possible patient care. From our quality medical, surgical, emergency and critical care services to our diagnostic imaging and rehabilitation support, you will find the right blends of technical expertise, medical professionalism, and patient quality and satisfaction at Roane Medical Center.

Position Summary:

Directs and performs orientation appropriate to all new patient care employees and re-orients and educates current employees to changes in policies and procedures and federal and state guidelines and regulations regarding care and documentation.  Prepares, directs, schedules, and provides education and instruction on topics pertinent to health care, new procedures and high-tech operations.  Develops and revises printed forms for documentation to meet standards and improve time management.  Prepares new policies and procedures along with revising existing policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Prepare materials for inservice/education by research and development.
• Educate and provide in-service to staff by direct teaching, providing written material and skills labs.              
• Responsible for orientation of new patient care employees and re-orientation of present employees.
• Directly supervise patient care employees at least once yearly.
• Provide one-on-one support for staff related to clinical and professional problems.
• Maintain records of all employees regarding education/inservices by current file system.
• Prepare and maintain resource files and materials needed to provide education for staff and patients.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards.  Completes required education assignments annually.  Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Attend meetings as required and participates on committees as directed. Attends and serves on professional/civic service organizations as hospital representative.
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

Minimum Education            

None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

Minimum Experience          

At least two (2) years clinical experience.

Licensure Requirement       

Current Tennessee RN license