Employment Type:
Full time Shift:
Day Shift
Description:
At Saint Alphonsus Health System, we are looking for people who are living out their calling. We want you to be passionate about coming to work, and challenged to achieve your potential. Living by these virtues, we pride ourselves on exceptional service and the highest quality of care.
GENERAL SUMMARY AND PURPOSE:

• Organizes and maintains initial staff orientation and student training programs for the assigned Perioperative areas.
• Provides ongoing opportunities for healthcare providers to acquire knowledge, skills and attitude through continuing education, in-services, self-study modules and provision of resources.
• Helps to coordinate and organize continuous quality improvement program.
• Incorporates legal and ethical issues into educational activities and policy procedure development.
• Communicates directly with managers and physicians to enhance awareness of constraints and controls affecting the health care environment.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Colleague must have an RN license, as defined by their primary work state (Idaho or Oregon), issued prior to hire date.
• Those colleagues hired before July 1, 2019 must provide licensure in their secondary state within six months of July 1, 2019.
• Individuals hired in this role after July 1, 2019, must provide licensure in their secondary state within six months of hire.
• Colleague will ensure he/she does not perform nursing care in the secondary state until the secondary licensure is received and properly documented by SAHS Human Resources Department.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or actively enrolled required.
• Professional certification (CNOR for Surgical Educator, ASPAN for Pre/Post Educator), ACLS preferred.
• Three years of direct patient care experience in the role of a registered nurse required.
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers certification from either AHA, ARC or the Military Training Network is required at hire in all units, unless currently certified in ACLS and/or PALS as defined in the SAHS Certification Crosswalk.
• Other certifications may be required as identified in the SAHS Certification Crosswalk.
• Five years of Perioperative experience preferred.
• Experience as a Perioperative Nurse Educator or one year in coordinating continuing education preferred.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Organization's Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
• Utilizing Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations standards, develops, implements and conducts orientation programs for assigned staff in Perioperative services.
• Develops, implements and coordinates all mandatory, continuing education and new product in-service programs for Perioperative Services.
• Helps to coordinate and organize Continuous Quality Improvement processes within the Perioperative Services environment.
• Coordinates and organizes Perioperative Preceptor program.
• Systematically plans and evaluates the overall staff development program in response to healthcare trends, learning needs and organizational goals.
• Prepares and evaluates initial competency assessments for new associates. Identifies Perioperative learning needs and coordinates educational programs to meet the identified needs.
• Coordinates and organizes educational opportunities with students in the Perioperative environment.
• Functions as the Perioperative Services liaison to the Clinical Education department.

About Saint Alphonsus
Colleagues of Saint Alphonsus Health System enjoy competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunity for growth throughout SAHS and Trinity Health. Visit www.saintalphonsus.org/careers to learn more about the benefits, culture and career development opportunities available to you at Saint Alphonsus Health System.
Saint Alphonsus and Trinity Health are equal opportunity employers and prohibit discrimination against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 22 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.