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Job Description Assesses, plans, coordinates, implements, and evaluates education for clinical employees which promotes clinical and professional development resulting in improved quality of care for patients and families. Performs duties associated with clinical practice, professional development, leadership and quality, and evidence-based practice. Develops and implements education plan for assigned unit to proactively support delivery of safe patient care.

Experience
3 years of experience in pediatrics

Preferred Qualifications
Specialty certification or equivalent experience
Master’s degree
Experience in pediatric designated specialty area
Experience in clinical, patient/family, or community education
Nursing Professional Development (NPD) certification

Education
Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN)

Certification Summary
Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia or Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure
Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of employment
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Pediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) within one year of employment as required by department specifications
Specialty certification or equivalent experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
Strong presentation skills to showcase credibility and effectiveness
Basic knowledge of adult learning principles in the design of educational activities to provide quality training materials
Proficiency in using professional technology tools such as Microsoft Office Suite and Learning Management System (LMS)

Job Responsibilities
Orientation
Facilitates onboarding of new employees including socializing and integrating an employee to the organization with a focus on retention and growth.
Develops and implements an individualized orientation plan to guide new employees to job competency or existing employees to changing roles/responsibilities. The plan should align with system orientation programs (e.g., Patient Care Provider Orientation, Nurse Residency Program, PEDS Program.)
Coordinates logistics of orientation informing all stakeholders.

Competency Management
Develops, coordinates, manages, evaluates, and documents expected outcomes and objectives to support the dynamic process of competency assessment, learning, and change.
Promotes compliance with regulatory bodies standards, including the maintenance of educational records.
Utilizes novice to expert continuum with developing employees.

Education
Aligns educational programs with organizational and strategic plans to include quality and safety trends.
Conducts learning needs assessments and practices gap analyses through environmental scanning to achieve specific outcomes in identified deficits or improvement in knowledge, skill, or attitude.
Conducts planning to include continuing nursing education (CNE) or inter-professional continuing education, if desired, in accordance with accrediting agency requirements.
Identifies desired outcomes. Plans, designs, and delivers learning activities using adult learning concepts and design principles to achieve outcomes for identified target audiences, which may include licensed and non-licensed personnel.
Evaluates outcomes and revises educational activities and orientation programs based on data and feedback.
Monitors resource allocation and utilization by considering cost-effectiveness of activities.
Documents provided educational activities using LEAN methodology and Children’s current Learning Management System (LMS). Demonstrates LMS proficiency.

Professional Development
Advances the profession by identifying and developing strategies to facilitate a continuous process of role maturation for self and others.
Fosters a culture of lifelong learning and development through role-modeling, mentoring and guidance.
Promotes growth and development of leadership skills, accountability, clinical decision making, and problem-solving within self and others.
Maintains clinical knowledge, skills, and competence in the patient care setting as evidenced by the ability to deliver proficient direct age and developmentally appropriate safe patient care (e.g., side-by-side or group precepting of new nurses, providing clinical expertise in the practice setting, taking a patient assignment and/or acting as charge or resource nurse.)
Engages in organizational committees (i.e., TEACH) and/or shared governance councils.
Introduces and supports new ideas and initiatives; exhibits creativity and flexibility in times of change.
Partners with leadership team to provide performance feedback during orientation and beyond to guide and direct employee role maturation and career development and advancement.

Research/EBP/Quality
Incorporates research, evidence-based practice (EBP), practice-based evidence and benchmarked best-practices into educational planning and to guide practice decisions.
Participates in development/implementation of departmental process improvement plans and quality measurements.

Collaborative Partnerships
Collaborates with partners and stakeholders to share expertise in planning and decision-making.
Supports academic and community partnerships.

Clinical Behaviors
While clinical staff may serve a specific patient population, they have the potential to care for patients within the age population range served at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Clinical staff will have competencies that will incorporate population specific guidelines.
Evaluates results and works to improve the process of education within the unit and system.
Collaborates and consults with interdisciplinary team regarding clinical education outcomes.
Coaches others in clinical decision making and problem solving.
Collaborates with physician partners on staff education issues.
Provides communication of education updates and other material in a timely manner.
Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge by providing direct patient care delivery/support at least 8 hours per month and functions as a resource in the provision of family centered interdisciplinary care which is developmentally and age appropriate.
Maintains current clinical skills and competencies including electronic medical record if applicable to area.
Serves as a content expert on system clinical initiatives (i.e., system orientation, annual competencies, and new initiatives, etc.).

Professional Development Behaviors
Attends educational opportunities of minimum 18 hours job related education per year.
Coordinates and conducts department educational in-services.
Attends 90% TEACH meetings. If job sharing with another Clinical Educator, this requirement could be shared.
Coordinates creation of strategic learning plan for department.
Teaches system approved classes (i.e., AC, PALS, orientation, etc.).

Leadership Behaviors
Develops plans to promote growth and development of leadership skills in others.
Guides staff in maintaining the budget as related to educational resources.
Maintains a consistent clinical partnership with management.
Supports and mentors staff and other departments in clinical skills.
Supports relationships with other department’s educators to assure appropriate resources are accessible for clinicians.
Collaborates with leaders, expert, and leadership team to facilitate an education plan for the department and in alignment with system objectives that provides 24/7 education coverage.
Responsible for orientation program oversight for new employee orientation.
Acts as a resource to escalating concerns of potential or actual conflict to seeking resolution and incorporating service recovery.
Participates in the development and achievement of department goals.
Provides oversight of patient care delivered by Licensed Practical Nurses on the unit.
Coaches others for performance improvement
Serve as part of the leadership team to facilitate collaboration of clinical operations.
Foster professional development through mentoring and performance review.
Understands the CAN program and educates staff
Partners with leadership team to implement education associated with system and unit changes.
Quality and Evidence Based Practice Behaviors
Working with the manager, facilitates the development and implementation of the departmental PI plans and measurements.
With unit leadership, helps to maintain The Joint Commission (TJC) readiness
Provide education related to ONS trends
Participate and support education initiatives at the system level to ultimately result in improved quality of care to patients and families.
Collaborate with staff and medical care team in identifying clinical issues for investigation/research and incorporates findings into practice.

Primary Location Address 1405 Clifton Rd NE

Job Family Nursing-Bedside

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