Clinical Educator 1.0 FTE

Franciscan Health Michigan City Campus 3500 Franciscan Way Michigan City, Indiana 46360 The Franciscan Health Clinical Educator is responsible for providing orientation, training, and education for clinical nursing personnel, to ensure consistent standards of practice and competencies in the delivery of patient care. This position accomplishes this by assessing, planning, and implementing educational programs to support new hire orientation, staff development, and competency training. The Educator ensures practices are aligned with the Franciscan Alliance values, and the strategic goals of the department and organization to improve patient and staff outcomes. WHO WE ARE Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT Acts as a change agent by introducing and supporting new ideas, as well as assisting in the implementation and sustainment of change strategies. Develop, coordinate, maintain, evaluate, and improve components of the orientation process using evidenced-based practice. Evaluate on an ongoing basis the results of educational programs, processes, and clinical interventions, to ensure they are activities meeting the standards of practice and regulatory requirements. Facilitate the communication process between management, staff, ancillary departments, and professional contacts across the Franciscan Alliance. Serve as a leader, to promote the professional growth of peers. Perform and report the gaps between processes, procedures, and system functionality between Current State and Desired Future State Analysis. Support staff development with educational activities, including remediation, certification, mentoring, regulatory requirements, new equipment/procedures, and EMR updates. Quality & Project Work Qualifications Bachelor's Degree Nursing - REQUIRED 5 years Nursing Experience Med/Surg or PCU REQUIRED Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association Registered Nurse (RN) - State Licensing Board Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association TRAVEL IS REQUIRED: Never or Rarely EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law. Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights. Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity. Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.