RN Educator - Clinical Practice Specialist - Case Management - S. Puget Sound

Description :

PRIOR CASE MANAGEMENT WORK EXPERIENCE HIGHLY PREFERRED / NEEDED IN THIS POSITION

ONSITE LOCATIONS : KPWA RENTON, ST JOE'S TACOMA, ST PETE'S OLYMPIA, ST MICHAEL OLYMPIA, (SACRED HEART SPOKANE REMOTE)

MCG CERTIFICATION A PLUS - RN EDUCATOR WORK EXPERIENCE A PLUS - CCM CERTIFICATION A PLUS

ROTATING ON CALL WEEKEND (APPROX. 1X EVERY 8 WEEKS)

Job Summary :

At direction of nursing leadership, accountable for education program development and implementation to support nursing skills of nursing staff; develops training to support key initiatives that support quality / redesign / practice improvement. In collaboration with other leaders, accountable for clinical orientation for new nursing staff in ambulatory care. Provides consultation and collaborates with ambulatory care leaders to plan, direct and facilitate clinical practice innovation and best practice changes to achieve cost, quality, safety and service outcomes. In collaboration with team members, acts as an innovator and change agent to foster improved clinical practice and quality care.

Essential Responsibilities :

• Identifies, develops and implements strategies to achieve, monitor and evaluate clinical / population / service / safety outcomes within practice teams by interpreting team, facility and division specific data. Provides consultation to team managers to identify practice needs for team / population-based care to achieve quality and safety outcomes. Assists teams to develop and implement individualized educational programs and clinical processes. Consults with team managers in identifying and implementing best practices. Supports the nurse managers ability to achieve desired performance of clinical nursing staff.
• Develops, implements and evaluates education programs to support knowledge and skill development of nursing staff. Identifies opportunities to improve clinical practice for nursing staff. Consults with team managers to achieve professional and technical goals / standards including updated performance standards for best practice work.
• Develops training to assure key clinical initiatives in quality / redesign / practice improvement are integrated into practice. Collaborates in development and implementation of orientation programs for new nursing staff and works directly with managers to assure development of strategies to integrate new staff members into the health care teams.
• Collaborates with other nursing leaders to implement strategies to monitor and evaluate nursing orientation programs, continuing education and skills development programs.

Basic Qualifications :

Experience

Education

License, Certification, Registration

Additional Requirements :

Preferred Qualifications :