Education Coordinator

Job Summary

You will contribute to the planning, coordination, and delivery of essential healthcare-related educational and training programs. Your responsibilities include scheduling and conducting diverse healthcare training programs, providing direct coordination and/or instruction in educational initiatives, and ensuring effective learning experiences for all participants.

Responsibilities

• Assist in scheduling and conducting healthcare training programs.
• Provide direct coordination and/or instruction in various educational initiatives.
• Collaborate with nursing and interdisciplinary colleagues to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate strategies to address complex patient care issues.
• Assist staff with clinical decision-making and priority setting.
• Maintain and integrate current evidenced-based knowledge into educational programming.
• Educator
• Develop and implement 504 plans for students with disabilities.
• Ensure students with disabilities have access to appropriate accommodations and modifications in the classroom and other school settings.
• Monitor the progress of students with disabilities and make adjustments to their 504 plans as needed.
• Consult with teachers, parents, and other school staff about the needs of students with disabilities.
• Advocate for the rights of students with disabilities and ensure they are not discriminated against.
• Stay up-to-date on relevant laws, regulations, and best practices related to the education of students with disabilities.
• Coordinate orientation of newly hired employees to the organization.
• Plan, prepare, and maintain materials for use in competency-based educational programs.
• Plan and coordinate in-services, orientation, and educational programs for clinical staff to meet competency requirements in accordance with departmental objectives and appropriate accreditation standards.
• Collaborate with RN Educator Is and IIs across the system to develop learning needs assessments for clinical staff and programs and competency strategies to address identified learning needs.
• Incorporate principles of adult learning in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of education and competency programs.
• Communicate effectively in visual, oral, and written form and demonstrate effective presentation skills.
• Facilitate initial provider and renewal courses for ACLS, BLS, NRP, PALS (as applicable), including HeartCode administration.
• Conduct a variety of in-service, orientation, and educational programs for clinical staff to meet competency assessment requirements in accordance with departmental objectives and accreditation standards, including but not limited to: Orientation; Initial and Ongoing Competencies; Core Curriculum; Required Certification Courses, Professional Development Program and Preceptor/Mentor Programs.
• Development of Self and Others
• Maintain involvement in professional, community, and clinical specialty activities.
• Role model customer service.
• Collaborate and support clinical student rotations.
• Incorporate current research findings into educational activities and support and demonstrate evidence-based practice.
• Challenge existing practice when not aligned with current best practices.
• Promote the concept of lifelong learning.
• Leader
• Strive for congruence between educational activities and organization mission and goals.
• Serve as a professional role model.
• Integrate ethical principles in all areas of clinical practice.

Requirements

• Required High School Graduate or GED.
• Minimum of 3 years in applicable role, upon hire.
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire.
• Preferred Certified Nursing Assistant: KY, upon hire or Emergency Medical Technician: KY, upon hire or Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic: KY, upon hire.