What are the responsibilities and job description for the Educator, Hospital Service position at Mid-America Transplant?
Lifesaving & Life-Changing Work
A career at Mid-America Transplant means giving hope and healing to the 100,000 patients on the transplant waiting list, bringing peace to families in mourning, building a legacy for donors, and stewarding their lifesaving gifts. No matter what role you play or how challenging the work can sometimes be, we find that helping save and celebrate the lives of others often changes your own life in the process. Join the Mid- America Transplant team. It’s the toughest job you’ll ever love.
What We Do
Simply put, we help save lives — and we’re proud to say we’ve been nationally recognized for how well we do it. We conduct and fund game-changing research. We educate the public to prevent medical issues and the need for transplants. We offer grief resources to donor families. Pioneer new facilities and protocols that improve the viability of organ and tissue donations. We provide affordable, temporary housing for transplant patients and their families. Partner with community organizations to drive donor registration. We meet with schools, clergy, and local leaders to share our cause and our message. We stop at nothing because we’re the kind of people who give everything.
The Position
The Educator, Hospital Service is responsible for maximizing donation through the education and development of Hospital staff. The educator will develop, facilitate, and document the onboarding and continuous education and training for the staff. The educator will identify, provide, and encourage development opportunities and ensure staff remain compliant with policies and procedures. The educator will foster a supportive and enriching continuous learning environment.
What You’ll Do
A career at Mid-America Transplant means giving hope and healing to the 100,000 patients on the transplant waiting list, bringing peace to families in mourning, building a legacy for donors, and stewarding their lifesaving gifts. No matter what role you play or how challenging the work can sometimes be, we find that helping save and celebrate the lives of others often changes your own life in the process. Join the Mid- America Transplant team. It’s the toughest job you’ll ever love.
What We Do
Simply put, we help save lives — and we’re proud to say we’ve been nationally recognized for how well we do it. We conduct and fund game-changing research. We educate the public to prevent medical issues and the need for transplants. We offer grief resources to donor families. Pioneer new facilities and protocols that improve the viability of organ and tissue donations. We provide affordable, temporary housing for transplant patients and their families. Partner with community organizations to drive donor registration. We meet with schools, clergy, and local leaders to share our cause and our message. We stop at nothing because we’re the kind of people who give everything.
The Position
The Educator, Hospital Service is responsible for maximizing donation through the education and development of Hospital staff. The educator will develop, facilitate, and document the onboarding and continuous education and training for the staff. The educator will identify, provide, and encourage development opportunities and ensure staff remain compliant with policies and procedures. The educator will foster a supportive and enriching continuous learning environment.
What You’ll Do
- Ensures the classroom environment is welcoming by having all materials and technology prepared in advance so pre-event time is used to build rapport and gain insights. Creates and sustains a supportive and respectful environment. Establishes the expectations for breaks, cell phones, side conversations, participation, and behavior (ground rules). Has a back-up plan if technology assistance is needed.
- Maintains the integrity of the instructional plan. Frequently references learning objectives and connects them to the content activities. Alters the planned experiences to align with the trainees’ needs and to support inclusion of trainees’ learning styles.
- Works with Instructional Design Specialist to develop and implement Demonstration Assessments on skill practice workshops.
- Employ strategies to keep learners focused and within established times frames while also remaining responsive to learners’ needs and concerns.
- Identifies participants’ varying learning preferences in the learning environment and makes appropriate adaptations in managing individual and group dynamics.
- Helps the participants to identify the benefits of the skill and of learning something new.
- Regularly job shadows with staff to ensure sustainment of policies and best practices.
- Partner with instructional designers to co-develop engaging, learner-centered training materials, including eLearning modules, job aids, and system guides.
- Ensures training content is updated and stays abreast of revised standard work or new processes.
- Partner with managers and supervisors on dashboards, auth rates, red box review to determine who needs it and if it is working.
- Bachelor's Degree equivalent work experience is required
- Minimum of 1 year experience in the department or equivalent work experience elsewhere
- Creates an environment that promotes learning.
- Proactively identify and recommend improvements to processes and procedures
- Fluent in the DDI concepts of Guiding Principles and Interaction Essentials
- Versed in applying A3 thinking to problems and issues
- Uses adult learning principles to adapt facilitation of learning sessions.
- Health insurance premium option at zero out of pocket for single coverage, eligible on your first day
- 401(k) Retirement Match - offering up to a 5% match of annual salary starting the 1st day of the month following your start date
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – offering up to another 9% contribution of your annual salary after one year
- Paid Life Insurance – four times your salary
- Paid Long Term Disability
- Annual incentive plan in addition to annual salary increases
- Tuition Reimbursement