RN Patient Educator – Home & Community Based Services

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RN patient educator coordinating clinical staff orientation, education, and competency programs. Supporting Sanford Health’s rural healthcare system through mentoring, documentation, and community education.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage the orientation and professional development process for new, transferring, and existing clinical staff
  • Coordinate orientation schedules for the appropriate population
  • Coordinate and/or provide skills immersion and lab experiences
  • Provide feedback, coaching, and mentoring to employees and preceptors
  • Ensure orientation documentation processes are complete and filed
  • Follow up with orientees at regular intervals to evaluate continued progress
  • Collaborate with managers and preceptors regarding employees' needs and concerns
  • Develop, monitor, and evaluate orientation and professional development programs for quality improvement
  • Coordinate and facilitate community education and event opportunities
  • Assist with organization-sponsored events
  • Develop, coordinate, assist with, and/or teach programs or classes related to clinical staff orientation, professional development, preceptor development, and competency testing
  • Build strong alliances with department managers
  • Facilitate group processes and use adult learning principles and teaching/learning methodologies
  • Provide role modeling and leadership
  • Assist with administrative duties related to orientation, candidate screening, staffing needs, and maintaining internal employee records

Requirements:

  • Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program required, including CCNE, ACEN, and NLN CNEA
  • Two years clinical experience required
  • Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in an NLC state
  • Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications, including but not limited to BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, and NPR
  • Willing to learn, train and obtain instructor certifications when eligible in designated specialties assigned by department
  • Strong documentation and electronic medical record experience is desirable
  • Bachelor's degree in nursing is preferred

Benefits:

  • Generous night and weekend shift differentials
  • Advancement opportunities
  • Various education assistance programs
  • Continuing education
  • Direct access to your earnings daily
  • Robust benefits package (benefits vary based on full-time or part-time status)