Unit-Based Educator - Correctional Health
Company: Parkland
Location: Dallas
Posted on: April 10, 2021
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Job Description:
Job DescriptionInterested in a career with both meaning and
growth? Whether your abilities are in direct patient care or one of
the many other areas of healthcare administration and support,
everyone at Parkland works together to fulfill our mission: the
health and well-being of individuals and communities entrusted to
our care. By joining Parkland, you become part of a diverse
healthcare legacy that's served our community for more than 125
years. Put your skills to work with us, seek opportunities to learn
and join a talented team where patient care is more than a job.
It's our passion. PRIMARY PURPOSE Responsible for coordinating
unit-based education for Parkland professional nursing staff and
unlicensed assistive personnel with regard to orientation and
continuing education to ensure that staff are able to demonstrate
current competencies and meet professional and Parkland nursing
standards of practice in assigned areas.The role includes
development of strategies and goals aligned with improvement of
patient and practice outcomes. MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS Education: -
Must have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or a related field.
Experience: - Must have four (4) years of clinical experience,
including two years recent work in clinical specialty.
Certification/Registration/Licensure: - Must have current, valid RN
license or temporary RN license with the Texas Board of Nursing;
or, valid Compact RN license. - Must have current healthcare
provider CPR course completion card from one of the following: o
American Heart Association o American Red Cross Rescuer o Military
Training Network. - Must be certified as a CPR Instructor or obtain
within six (6) months of employment/placement in classification. -
If applicable, Applicants must pass (80% or above) the Challenge
Exam to staff in their respective clinical nursing practice area.
Skills or Special Abilities: - Provides care to assigned patient
population in accordance with the current State of Texas Nurse
Practice Act, established protocols, multidisciplinary plan of
care, and clinical area specific standards. - Must be able to
demonstrate effective verbal and written communication. - Must have
superior writing skills to compose unit based education materials,
advertisements, orientation and competency checklists. - Must
display ability to successfully manage multiple educational
projects simultaneously. - Must demonstrate competence in technical
skills and knowledge related to assigned clinical area. - Must be
organized and creative in the educational process for unit specific
education. - Must demonstrate patient centered/patient valued
behaviors. - Must be able to establish effective, respectful and
collegial working relationships with all internal and external
customers including but not limited to peer group, leadership,
patients, physicians, employees, students volunteers and vendors -
Demonstrates proficiency in use of technology as applicable to
role. -Must be able to develop and track goals related to practice
and patient outcomes that are specific to the assigned specialty.
-Must be able to establish role, practice and outcome driven
behaviors -Must be able to utilize evidence based sources to drive
practice, policy and outcomes Responsibilities: 1. Develops,
implements, and evaluates house-wide and unit specific orientation
for clinical staff, including new staff nurses, transferring
nurses, and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Educates
orientees in policies, protocols, procedures, nursing standards,
and management of specific patient populations as indicated.
Participates in the evaluation of orientees-- knowledge and skills
to determine compliance with established standards. 2. Implements
ongoing competency evaluations of clinical staff, in collaboration
with leadership, to determine compliance with established
standards. 3. Provides ongoing comprehensive educational needs
assessments using a variety of sources that reflect the
organizational environment, healthcare trends, and individual
learning characteristics. Prioritizes, plans, and implements
education activities based on the information gained from the needs
assessment data. 4. Provides clinical bedside instruction and
serves as a clinical resource for clinical staff. Takes
responsibility for maintaining own clinical skills. 5. Maintains
records of educational activities in accordance with institutional,
departmental, and regulatory standards. 6. Advertises educational
activities to internal and external customers. Ensures that
promotional materials are professional in appearance, accurate,
conform to established standards, and distributed in a timely
manner. 7. Incorporates knowledge of teaching/learning theory,
effective teaching strategies, use of audio-visual aids, and
learning evaluation strategies when coordinating unit-based
educational activities or serving as a speaker to ensure programs
achieve their goals. 8. Ensures effective communication to promote
productive and cooperative working rela
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