Hospice Education Specialist

Job Title: Hospice Education SpecialistAnnual Salary Range: $85,000-$95,000

Exempt or Non-Exempt: Exempt

Department: Hospice

Supervised by: Director Quality & Compliance

Supervises: N/A

Position Summary: The Hospice Education Specialist provides support to agency leadership to coordinate and promote the internal and external education program required through the Medicare COP’s and Minnesota Statutes. This professional is responsible for the development and implementation of ongoing education requirements for all agency staff. The Hospice Education Specialist assigns, creates, modifies and coordinates education requirements for agency staff and provides education presentation to contracted direct patient care staff in Skilled Nursing Facilities.

Grace Culture:

Successful employees will demonstrate these key values:

• Excellence: Anticipating needs and delivering the best care by going above and beyond expectations
• Kindness: We distinguish ourselves by being friendly, considerate and generous as we care for patients, families and each other
• Team: Respectfully working together to achieve the best end of life experience for our patients and families; promoting a positive work experience
  
  

Qualifications:

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing for Registered Nurse
• Must be registered and licensed with the State of Minnesota as an RN, and must maintain licensure
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are required. Public speaking experience is preferred.
• Must be self-motivated with strong organizational skills and able to take initiative with new projects.
• Current Minnesota Driver’s License, insurance and daily access to reliable vehicle
• Minimum of 3 years’ hospice, home care or community health experience
  
  

Must be comfortable and competent in Microsoft Office programs, electronic medical records, learning management systems and database management and analysis.

Job Duties:

• Maintains current knowledge of all regulatory training guidelines and care related practice guidelines for training requirements and ensures agency education and training reflects these guidelines.
• Coordinates or provides formal and informal training on an on-going basis, including education seminars, specific training and in-services for agency staff.
• Creates and distributes educational resources for patients and caregivers to improve quality of care
• Works with internal and external subject matter experts to coordinate the delivery of education programs or modules.
• Coordinates and records all education and training activities in the agency’s education calendar
• Monitors and evaluates ongoing staff development needs and accesses both internal and external resources, programs or workshops for the continuing education of staff members
• Manages the agency Learning Management Systems to assign learning modules and monitor reports to facilitate the agency’s leadership monitoring of staff compliance with education and training requirements
• Assists with infection control program including items such as: FIT Testing and vaccine clinics
• Other responsibilities as assigned.
  
  

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