Education Coordinator
US-CA-REDWOOD CITY
commonspirit_careers
Req #: 465754
Type: Varies
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Overview: Founded in 1950, Dignity Health - Sequoia Hospital is a 208-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Redwood City, California. Serving over 50,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, stroke care, and a birthing center. Additionally, Sequoia Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASA's Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital's commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital. One Community. One Mission. One California Responsibilities: Position Summary: * The Education Coordinator performs and provides coordination for department functions and processes to ensure regulatory compliance in issues of orientation, safety, staff development, and patient/family education. * In coordination with the Clinical Nurse Educators, Department Managers and the Director, the Education Coordinator implements educational programs, equipment training, and clinical outcomes evaluation; creates and maintains organizational systems that support the department in those areas. * Adult learning principles will be utilized to appropriately match the educational and professional needs and requirements of the staff in providing necessary and complementary educational programs. * The position is responsible for collaborating with the Clinical Educators to provide staff development in a dynamic manner to meet needs for professional growth and development. * The position is aligned with community education resource networks and provides support to programs designed for the education of patients and their families across the lifespan. * Ensures a professional and responsive atmosphere by greeting patients, visitors, staff, and physicians promptly and courteously. Refers to each individual by name when appropriate. * Demonstrates knowledge of State and Federal Regulations and Joint Commission standards. * Demonstrates sensitivity to the customer's learning history and needs. * Collaborates with clinical educators and/or department managers to develop lesson plans based on assessments, focusing on all domains of learning. Performs ongoing assessment as indicated. * Analyzes setting, environment, history, culture, and other information, including age-specific criteria, to determine appropriate education/learning activity or project * Develops and prioritizes project or educational learning activities based on customer needs and service line activity. Qualifications: Minimum: * High School Graduate or GED Preferred: * Two (2) years recent related experience in hospital or health related field; experience in adult education * Bachelors Other Health Education or Health related field * A high degree of proficiency with computer software programs and operating skills such as the Google platform and Microsoft Office
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