Description

The Care Team The care you deserve and the support you need.

Come join our growing team! The Care Team Home Health & Hospice is looking for a Full-Time Clinical Nurse Educator for Home Health. We specialize in providing Home health and hospice Care in the home and facilities. This is a remote position with 80% travel majority in Michigan. We prefer candidate to live in Michigan or Indiana. If you are looking for a new and exciting opportunity, we encourage you to apply today. A member of the recruiting team will be in contact with you to discuss this opportunity in more detail. At the Care Team we offer:

• Engaging Company Culture
• Competitive Compensation and Excellent Benefits
• Growth from within through training, supportive leadership, and collaboration with the best of the best in your field
• Independence, Autonomy, and Flexibility!
• Innovation and industry-leading systems and technology

As a member of The Care Team, you will enjoy a wealth of great benefit choices including:

• A full benefits package including Health, dental, and vision
• 401k with company match
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Flexible spending
• Company Paid and optional Life and Long-Term Disability, Short Term Disability
• Accident Coverage

Summary

Develops and delivers a standardized, thorough orientation program and ongoing education to all employees for Home Care and Hospice including HCHB/Pointcare. Identifies learning needs of staff and develops effective educational programs in response. Collaborates with supervisors to identify trends, new products, etc. Mentor new employees throughout orientation and beyond. Participates on committees related to education and Infection Control. Facilitates the educational process through the assessment, development, planning, implementation and evaluation of orientation, competency assessment and validation, continuing education and leadership development.

Additionally, the Clinical Nurse Trainer will:

Reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer, the Hospice or Home Health Clinical Nurse Trainer will be responsible for the development, coordination, delivery and/or evaluation of patient care and educational activities for staff including LVNs, RNs, therapists, social workers, ancillary team members as well as other support staff. This person will develop and support educational initiatives, serve as a mentor to new leaders, and be a champion for quality improvement throughout the department.

• Makes joint home visits with the staff.
• Provides education for accreditation readiness on medication reconciliation.
• Provides clarity of wound care documentation within the EMR in accordance with company policies and formulary.
• Designs, implements, and evaluates programs that meet learning and competency development needs of clinical staff.
• Responds quickly to corporate changes in clinical practice and provides training required.
• Ensures compliance and documentation of educational programs based on regulatory agency standards.
• Develops, implements, monitors, and evaluates effectiveness of orientation/training/cross-training programs that are based on an assessment of individual skills and evaluated by clinical competency outcome criteria.
• Collaborates with leadership to improve quality and efficiency throughout the continuum of clinical care.
• Conducts research into professional and community practice standards, technology, and clinical innovations for improved service within assigned care area.
• Makes recommendations for cost/quality strategies; works within budget. Communicates and markets educational programs to broad target audience using appropriate methods.
• Coordinates and develops on-going courses for both certified and licensed staff, includes a staff or organizational learning need when identifying a topic, bases content on research and trends of selected topic.
• Develops a reorientation or periodic competency evaluation process in response to staff or nurse manager assessment.
• Maintains records of classes meet regulatory requirements, are current and easily retrievable.
• Oversees New Product implementation and follows up to ensure safe change in practice occurred.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

• Develops, coordinates, and oversees agency-wide professional learning programs in alignment with agency goals and initiatives.
• Communicates the goals, plans and progress of the agency’s professional learning program.
• Participates in the development of the agency professional development calendar to ensure adequate professional learning time.
• Establishes strong working relationships with agency staff members.
• Communicates available professional learning activates to agency staff members.
• Collaborates on the design and implementation of a comprehensive Professional Development Plan for all staff members.
• Implements professional learning opportunities through multiple delivery models including formal in-person training and video conferencing.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance of all clinical staff in regard to documentation and timely submission.
• Be a role model for clinical staff for professional, positive attitude.
• Build teamwork among staff and advocate for the agency’s core value of commitment/compassion, advocacy, respect, and excellence.
• Assist in educating employees of all changes in policies and procedures.
• Attends meeting with the clinical leadership team, discipline monthly meetings and other deemed appropriate. Provides updates on their assignments while also providing suggestions and ideas for improvements.
• Completes various tasks and special projects as it relates to his/her job function initiated by the Chief Compliance Officer.
• Provides hands on training to clinical field staff in the field setting and in a classroom setting.
• Provides onboard training of clinical staff (orientation)
• Validates clearance of any new clinical staff to be employed full time at their 90 days.
• Rides along and audits clinical staff in the field for competency validation as well as complaint investigation
• Participates and executes compliance and Performance initiatives as related to his/her role.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse; at least 3 years of experience in home care experience.
• RN Licensure in state of practice OR current RN licensure from a state participating in the multi-state privilege to practice compact.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present effectively to small and large groups.
• Possess adequate and effective interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively at all levels in a collaborative team environment.
• Possess adequate and effective computer skills related to job duties including Word, Excel, Teams, and Power Point.
• Knowledge of group dynamics and ability to work effectively with diverse groups of people.
• Ability to plan, implement, and evaluate individual education programs to show improved documentation and patient care skills.
• Must possess strong organizational skills and be self-disciplined and personally accountable.
• Must have a valid Driver’s License and reliable transportation.
• Certification in Infection Control (preferred).

• Ability to travel to other locations. (travel 80%)

Skills

• Knowledge of current nursing standards and procedures.
• Education experience using a variety of teaching methodologies and concepts of adult learning (preferred).

• Able to function in a rapidly changing health care system which may necessitate flexible working hours, managing multiple projects and deadlines.
• Ability to work flexible hours, with holidays and weekends included.
• Effective professional management skills, including the ability to plan, organize and schedule work in an efficient and productive manner, focusing on key priorities and meeting deadlines.
• Sound judgment in decision-making, and importantly clinical judgment.
• Ability to learn and apply new information, knowledge, and experiences in a timely manner.
• Flexibility and adaptability to change.
• Plan, promote, demonstrate, recommend, and coordinate high standards of evidence-based medical practice.