Facility Education Coordinator

Job Summary

Responsible for coordinating the design, development, delivery, and evaluation of all clinical and non-clinical educational needs for employees and patients. Functions as a resource person for all staff and departments relating to mandatory in-services as well as continuing education programs.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in Nursing required, bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Louisiana or compact state required.
• Strong clinical background; critical care, ICU, ER or advanced training preferred.
• Minimum of five years of healthcare experience in Med/Surg or Operating Room setting preferred.
• Excellent communication skills including presentation skills, and clear and concise verbal and written communication.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design, development, delivery, and evaluation of all facility orientation and educational programs.
• Supervise the educational and orientation activities of staff to achieve the maximum in patient safety, efficiency, and adherence to standards of care and regulatory requirements.
• Teach courses and keep content updated and current.
• Serve as an immediate informational educational resource for all staff.
• Serve as the facility liaison for all student clinical and educational programs including; nursing, surgical technicians, radiology technicians and other allied health programs.
• Facilitate communication between the facility and educational institutions, coordinate student placements and schedules, ensure compliance with facility policies, and support a positive learning environment for all students and instructors.
• Coordinate the learning activities to achieve optimum educational opportunities and meet all regulatory requirements.
• Implement employee education including new hire and annual regulatory requirements and Skills Fair via HealthStream or other means.
• Facilitate education based on identified quality, risk and safety needs and as needed or directed.
• Provide ACLS, BLS, PALS education and check-off of skills.
• Perform mock codes on nursing units.
• Provide nursing education for employee orientation.
• Work closely with unit managers for unit specific educational opportunities.
• Function collaboratively with all departments and Unit Managers on educational assignments and in-services as well as to resolve concerns to ensure educational needs and competencies are met.
• Communicate any observed areas of improvement requiring educational needs to Senior Leadership.
• Oversee the collection and analysis of educational information to assure accuracy.
• Coordinate the orientation of new staff members to maximize educational opportunities within set timelines.
• Works collaboratively with the Unit Managers to develop techniques for the staff to collect and communicate any data for process and quality improvement.
• Seeks new learning experiences by accepting challenging opportunities and responsibilities.
• Assure adherence to Policies and Procedures as defined by acceptable healthcare standards.
• Act as a role model for all staff for professional behavior and effective interpersonal communication techniques.
• Assist QA/Risk Staff as needed in processing and reporting of exposure to bloodborne pathogens with HR dept for employee post exposure follow-up procedures.
• Performs all duties as assigned related to Infection Control & Quality/Risk.
• Successfully contributes to the quality improvement/risk/IC programs and processes as needed.
• Comply with facility Standards of Behavior and complete all required education assignments within the designated timeline.