Nurse Educator
Amerita, Inc · Topeka, KS · Yesterday
Healthcare$45–$55/hrOther
About the role
The Clinical Educator supports successful patient transitions to Amerita's home and alternate-site infusion care delivery models. This role provides education, training, and clinical guidance to patients, caregivers, referral sources, and internal teams.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate, educate, and train patients, caregivers, and facility staff on Amerita services, infusion therapies, and care delivery within home or alternate-site settings.
- Provide in-person and virtual patient education to promote therapy understanding, safety, and independence.
- Conduct patient assessments and evaluations to support appropriate placement into home infusion or alternate-site care.
- Deliver initial therapy education and support therapy initiation activities as needed.
- Ensure timely and accurate documentation of patient education and clinical interactions using company systems and technology.
- Support development and utilization of patient education materials and communication tools.
- Coordinate patient transitions from hospital to home or alternate care settings in collaboration with facility staff, providers, and internal teams.
- Partner with Clinical Sales Executives to ensure patients are clinically prepared for discharge and therapy initiation.
- Gather and communicate relevant pre-admission and insurance information to support service initiation.
- Facilitate continuity of care by ensuring therapy education, supplies, and clinical readiness are aligned prior to discharge.
- Serve as a clinical resource supporting transition planning and patient readiness across the care continuum.
- Partner with SAEs and CSEs to provide clinical expertise during customer engagements, educational programs, and growth initiatives.
- Deliver in-services, continuing education (CEU) programs, and clinical training sessions for internal staff and referral sources.
- Support onboarding and ongoing competency development of field sales and clinical team members.
- Identify clinical education opportunities that improve referral confidence and increase transition success rates.
- Collaborate with sales leadership to understand educational needs and develop programs that support growth and patient transition volume.
- Act as a clinical liaison between pharmacy, sales, nursing, and operations teams to ensure consistent clinical messaging and best practices.
- Provide clinical consultation and subject-matter expertise to internal stakeholders.
- Align educational support geographically to meet regional operational and sales needs.
- Serve as backup clinical support when needed to ensure continuity of patient education and service delivery.
- Facilitate communication of clinical updates, therapy changes, and education initiatives across teams.
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse (RN) license required; BSN preferred.
- Active RN license in state of practice required.
- Minimum three (3) years of clinical experience; infusion therapy or specialty pharmacy experience strongly preferred.
- Experience in adult education, clinical training, or healthcare education preferred.
- Previous experience supporting sales or business development initiatives preferred.
- Valid driver’s license and auto insurance required.
- Active RN license in assigned state. Must meet company driving standards.