Director, Pediatric and Young Adult Clinical Educator

				Overview:

Provides and/or arranges for pediatric and young adult orientation and training programs, in-service, education and other educational programs for the development of facility personnel. Provides orientation to nursing staff, provides in-services and educational programs. Works closely with all departments to monitor, control and prevent infections at the facility.

Responsibilities:

* Understands Rutland Nursing Home's Mission and Core Values and incorporates them in daily practice.
* Continually strives to improve the organization's systems and processes.
* Makes decisions as a member of the team to fulfill our mission and vision.
* Treats every resident, family member, and co-worker with dignity, respect, and courtesy.
* Supports a clinical practice environment where nursing staff provides exceptional care for the pediatric residents.
* Creates and supports an environment of staff engagement and involvement to support a professional practice environment.
* Participates in the creating policies, procedures and regulatory requirements and assures all team members are knowledgeable in these areas.
* Adheres to infection control standard and safety policies.
* Establishes and maintains a systematic process for ensuring all nursing staff documentation is done in accordance with facility policy and procedure.
* Formulates, implements, and evaluates policies and procedures for the facility wide in-service programs.
* Prepares annual calendar and master schedule of mandatory and other pertinent in-service programs.
* Schedules, conducts, and arranges mandatory and other in-services for all staff.
* Prepares the monthly in-service calendars and distributes them to all departments.
* Keeps abreast of and recommends training resources to department.
* In conjunction with Human Resources and Department Heads conducts and /or arranges facility orientation for all new employees. Conducts orientation for Nursing staff.
* Under the direction of the Director of Nursing, plans, organizes and promotes the standards of nursing practices.
* Establishes and organizes all documentation regarding in-service programs. This includes but is not limited to:
* Minutes of meeting
* Records of attendance
* Lesson Plans
* Content of lessons and resources uses.
* Summary of in-service evaluations 

* Provides monthly summary of all activities to Director of Nursing.
* Works closely with the Quality Assurance Coordinator Safety Committees.
* Collaborates with Infection Control, Pharmacy, and Quality Departments.
* Assists in formulating long and short term with goals within the clinical areas as participates in evaluation of the results. 
* Conducts unit rounds to determine current and future needs for in-services to ensure provision of quality care.
* Assists Unit Nurses in maintaining standards of practice for resident care.
* Communicates and collaborates with all member of resident care team to provide optimum care to our residents.
* Monitors Nursing employee's adherence to facility policies related to wound care, meal service, safeguarding of controlled medications, provision of resident care, etc.
* Inspects Nursing Service areas and monitor practices for compliance with current applicable regulations, on regular basis.
* Assists in identifying and correcting problem area and or improvement of services. 
* Has an active role in identifying and addressing quality issues, and implementing corrective action and plan as necessary.
* Participates in programs designed for in-service education and orientation classes for new Nursing Department Hires, as well as ongoing in-service education programs.
* As part of assessing staff competence, randomly monitors and reviews the documentation on new admission making certain that documentation was done correctly.
* Communicates on a regular basis with Director of Nursing to assure problems are solved and opportunities for improvement are identified.
* Collaborates with off shift and other administrative personnel to assure consistency of practice across all three shifts on a continual basis.
* Performs other responsibilities as deemed necessary and appropriate or as may be directed by the department director or administrator for continuity of care or benefit of the facility.

Qualifications:

Education:

* Graduate of an accredited RN program.
* Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, required.

Experience:

* Acute or Long Term Pediatric Experience preferred
* Ventilator experience preferred.
* Has previous experience in in-service education.

Knowledge and Skills:

* Ability to make effective presentations and facilitate learning.
* Ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with all levels of personnel.
* Demonstrated skills in nursing expertise, team leadership, leading educational initiatives and project management.
* Strong organization skills, self-starting initiative, and high belief in the change process.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and using Audio/Visual equipment.
* Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language fluently.
* Must meet or exceed all health standards and requirements for the position as established by NYDOH and all other regulatory agencies.
* Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this Center which includes a medical and physical examination.

Licensure and Certifications:

* Current NY State RN License, required.
* Current BCLS certification, PALS Certification preferred. 

Physical Requirements:

* Physically demanding, high-stress environment requiring prolonged periods of standing, reaching, walking throughout the working day. 
* Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of fifty (50) pounds.
* Perform tasks that may involve exposure to the resident's blood/body fluids.
* Must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents, if necessary.
* May be asked to work beyond normal working hours, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary.
			

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