Clinical Educator & Quality Coordinator (RN)

San Antonio, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 8 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Summary:

Under the direction of the Quality Director or Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) the Clinical Educator & Quality Coordinator serves as a hospital-wide resource responsible for the design development delivery evaluation and continuous improvement of educational programs. This role ensures compliance with local state and federal regulations as well as accreditation standards set by The Joint Commission.

The Clinical Educator & Quality Coordinator collaborates closely with Quality Infection Prevention Risk Management and Employee Health while staying current on healthcare trends related to population health quality safety and performance improvement. This is an exempt position.

Essential Job Functions:

Fosters teamwork effective communication and collaboration among all departments.
Serve as a leader and mentor to staff promoting quality outcomes and excellence across all areas of responsibility.
Coordinate and deliver education programs including didactic sessions online learning lunch-and-learns and clinical grand rounds.
Orchestrate annual Skills Fairs ensuring effective planning coordination and execution.
Lead new hire orientation and clinical onboarding processes to support staff integration and readiness.
Complete annual Educational Needs Assessments to identify learning gaps and guide curriculum development.
Facilitate unit-based and hospital-wide annual and ongoing multimodal education and competency validations.
Ensure compliance with local state and federal regulations as well as Joint Commission standards through effective collaboration and communication.
Develop coordinate and document computer-based learning assignments within Connect U.
Oversee BLS ACLS and PALS certification programs and monitor staff compliance.
Assist with mock codes and emergency preparedness drills as needed.
Chair and/or facilitate education and quality committees or meetings as directed.
Assist in the development review and education of policies and procedures.
Collect maintain and report data as required to support organizational initiatives.
Obtain continuing education (CE) certification from accrediting bodies when applicable.
Maintain regular and punctual on-site attendance.
Assist with project management activities as directed.
Manage the electronic educational platform (e.g. Connect U).
Assist with the collection and analysis of organizational metrics and quality indicators.
Ensure work reflects accuracy thoroughness and the application of evidence-based research.
Assess and identify potential risks that may impact the organizations reputation safety security or financial stability.
Assist in the development and implementation of safety training programs to ensure compliance with OSHA and other federal state and local requirements.

Physical Requirements:

May be expected to lift to 20 pounds occasionally. Work is of light demand; walking standing and sitting most of the time while on duty. Visual and auditory acuity and manual dexterity are essential to performing designated duties required. Optimal auditory acuity required. Manual dexterity involving the handling of office equipment is essential to performing assigned duties. Physical conditions are clean neat and well lit. Climate control and ambient temperature variances may be experienced. Hours of duty may be irregular or unexpectedly extended due to the requirements of the job. Some on-call hours may be expected.

Required Experience:

Job Summary:Under the direction of the Quality Director or Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) the Clinical Educator & Quality Coordinator serves as a hospital-wide resource responsible for the design development delivery evaluation and continuous improvement of educational programs. This role ensures compl...

Job Summary:

Essential Job Functions:

Fosters teamwork effective communication and collaboration among all departments.
Serve as a leader and mentor to staff promoting quality outcomes and excellence across all areas of responsibility.
Coordinate and deliver education programs including didactic sessions online learning lunch-and-learns and clinical grand rounds.
Orchestrate annual Skills Fairs ensuring effective planning coordination and execution.
Lead new hire orientation and clinical onboarding processes to support staff integration and readiness.
Complete annual Educational Needs Assessments to identify learning gaps and guide curriculum development.
Facilitate unit-based and hospital-wide annual and ongoing multimodal education and competency validations.
Ensure compliance with local state and federal regulations as well as Joint Commission standards through effective collaboration and communication.
Develop coordinate and document computer-based learning assignments within Connect U.
Oversee BLS ACLS and PALS certification programs and monitor staff compliance.
Assist with mock codes and emergency preparedness drills as needed.
Chair and/or facilitate education and quality committees or meetings as directed.
Assist in the development review and education of policies and procedures.
Collect maintain and report data as required to support organizational initiatives.
Obtain continuing education (CE) certification from accrediting bodies when applicable.
Maintain regular and punctual on-site attendance.
Assist with project management activities as directed.
Manage the electronic educational platform (e.g. Connect U).
Assist with the collection and analysis of organizational metrics and quality indicators.
Ensure work reflects accuracy thoroughness and the application of evidence-based research.
Assess and identify potential risks that may impact the organizations reputation safety security or financial stability.
Assist in the development and implementation of safety training programs to ensure compliance with OSHA and other federal state and local requirements.