Clinical Educator

Various travel to all clinics within the West Valley area

Monday - Friday schedule no nights / weekends / holidays / on call

Rewarding development of direct patient care staff

Structured professional development to enhance personal growth

Collaboration with operational and clinical leaders to ensure quality patient care is provided to our dialysis patients

Facilitation and implementation of our world-class dialysis training program

Opportunity for professional development by participating in national projects related to the development of our staff

Ability to support all dialysis modalities

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Aligns with regional group and corporate business-related goals through all activities and actions.

Adheres to standards and scope of nursing practice company policy procedures compliance regulatory legal and ethical requirements.

Focuses all programs towards achieving a culture of patient safety clinical quality goals and improving patient outcomes using company and industry guidelines and standards.

Develops competency and skills to educate personnel in all chronic kidney disease treatment programs.

Empowers and promotes a culture of lifelong learning through professional programs coaching and available technologies.

Collaborates with relevant partners at all levels to schedule provide and implement education programs technologies and processes for new and current personnel.

Utilizes appropriate educational venues and generational learning techniques to deliver support and evaluate training.

Partners in the implementation of action plans through to resolution as appropriate.

Uses facilitation techniques and the variety of tools and resources available to promote immersive engaging learning experiences.

Develops and maintains open effective and timely communication with internal and external customers such as company management and facility team government agencies physicians hospitals and contracted travel personnel.

Demonstrates leadership competencies excellent communication customer service continuous quality improvement relationship development critical thinking team building motivating employees performance management and decision- making skills.

Supports metric / KPI programs with timely and complete data documentation reporting and ongoing quality improvement processes.

Maintains knowledge of products services and strategies to support and train staff appropriately in all modalities.

Trains new employees with demonstration and oversight of direct patient care-related activities.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS :

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Day to day work includes desk and personal computer work and interaction with patients Regional and facility / program employees and physicians. The position requires travel between assigned facilities and various locations within the community. Travel to regional departmental and corporate meetings may be required.

The work environment is characteristic of a health care facility with air temperature control and moderate noise levels. May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases / materials.

This position requires frequent prolonged periods of standing and the employee must be able to bend over. The employee may occasionally be required to move with assistance machines and equipment of up to 200 lbs. and may lift chemical and water solutions of up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.

May be asked to provide essential functions of this position in other locations which may include overnight stays with the same physical demands and working conditions as described above.

This position requires between 35-90% travel

SUPERVISION : None

EDUCATION AND REQUIRED SKILLS :

Associate or Bachelors degree from an accredited School of Nursing.

Advanced degree BSN or MSN (preferred)

Current appropriate RN state licensure in primary state of residence

Obtain and maintain RN state licensure in assigned states as directed

Must meet the practice requirements in the state of employment

Minimum 1-year dialysis experience as a Registered Nurse

CDN or CNN (preferred) or must attain within 18 months of employment

Successful completion and maintenance of CPR BLS (Basic Life Safety) Certification all annual and ongoing required education / training / competencies.

Fresenius Medical Care North America maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

EOE disability / veterans

Key Skills

Early Childhood Education,Algebra,Classroom Experience,Lesson Planning,Special Education,Adult Education,Special Needs,Calculus,Teaching,Geometry,Experience with Children,Public Speaking

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1