Registered Nurse- Hospice (Clinical Educator)

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• Conducts, coordinates, and evaluates orientation and precepting process for all new team members. Assures new team members receive a comprehensive orientation to support their role through mentoring, precepting and educational support. 
• Reviews and revises orientation program, preceptor program, and orientation at least annually and as needed. 
• Participates in assigned committees, community outreach, and educational opportunities as needed.  
• Determines clinical and operational learning needs using feedback from the Educational Committee, Directors and other departments as needed. 
• Conducts annual and ongoing skills competencies with clinical team members. Reviews, updates and creates competencies annually and when changes to processes occur.  
• Evaluates team members for competencies relevant to their job responsibilities and provides remedial education when competency not demonstrated. 
• Assists in the review and update of current policies and procedures; makes recommendations for revisions based on evidenced-based practice, regulatory requirements, the CoPs.
• Assist with field visits and admissions when needed.
• Stays apprised of up-to-date information, procedures and processes to support best and evidence-based practices to meet the educational offerings for team members and the community
• Educational programs reflect current research and evidence-based practices and focus on patient and caregiver-centered care.
• Performs frequent field visits for all disciplines to support learning, discipline specific skills, supervisory visits, infection control and auditing
• Oversight of designated preceptors to ensure that consistent information meets quality, regulatory standards, the goals of the organization and the Quality and Education Department.