About this role
Core Functions
- Supports and empowers staff to align with the organizations mission and values.
- Plans, develops, and directs orientation, in-service training, and continuing education programs for all neonatal services personnel, ensuring timely and complete documentation.
- Assesses educational needs in collaboration with neonatal nursing staff, department managers, coordinators, and leadership; coordinates programs to meet those needs across all age groups, from neonate to geriatric.
- Maintains effective working relationships across departments and communicates clearly with physicians, staff, the Chief Nursing Officer, and administration.
- Coordinates and assists in managing annual mandatory training (e.g., safety, emergency preparedness, infection control, compliance, HIPAA and internet-based learning platforms.
- Acts as an educator for Neonatal Resuscitation Program and the STABLE Program.
- Develops, evaluates, and revises neonatal educational policies, procedures, goals, and standards of care in alignment with organizational objectives. Works closely with maternal/neonatal designation team.
- Provides additional orientation for external nursing institutions and facilitates student training programs.
- Designs and delivers staff development initiatives, seminars, and conferences for both internal staff and the broader medical and general community related to job role.
- Assists departments in creating patient education materials and brochures.
- Conducts competency evaluations and maintains educational records in compliance with regulatory standards.
- Manages learning management system and develops educational content for competencies and training.
- Participates in and supports performance improvement activities for both the Education Department and organization-wide initiatives.
- Serves as a resource and consultant to nursing, medical staff, students, and ancillary personnel.
- Promotes patient safety and minimizes healthcare errors through adherence to best practices, including the five rights of medication administration.
- Ensures compliance with all applicable state, federal, and accreditation regulations.
- Facilitates effective communication of administrative directives and encourages collaborative departmental engagement.
- Demonstrates professionalism, flexibility, and organizational skills in a dynamic healthcare environment.
- Stays current with educational trends, technologies, and methodologies through ongoing professional development.
- Provides assistance, support and supervision to content delivered by outreach instructors.
Safety Practices
- Promotes a culture of patient safety that results in the identification and reduction of unsafe practices.
- Utilizes Culture of Safety survey responses in improvement efforts.
- Identifies risks and hazards to patients through various risk assessments, with actions taken to mitigate patient harm.
- Improves medication safety practices, including increased reporting of adverse drug events and improved compliance with the medication reconciliation process.
- Decreased hospital-acquired infections and improved compliance with infection control practices (including hand hygiene).
- Decreased hospital acquired conditions such as complications associated with ventilator use and pressure ulcers, through improved compliance with patient safety bundles and/or other formal performance improvement programs.
Professional Responsibility
- Maintains a professional appearance in accordance with dress code standards; presents a neat and clean image.
- Completes all required annual education and professional development activities relevant to nursing education.
- Ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards in educational practices.
- Wears appropriate identification while on duty in clinical and academic settings.
- Actively participates in committees, performance improvement initiatives, and faculty or management meetings as appropriate.
- Adheres to organizational policies and standards for ethical and professional conduct.
- Serves as a positive and professional representative of the organization within the healthcare and academic community.
- Addresses personnel and student concerns at the departmental level, utilizing the grievance process when necessary.
- Communicates administrative directives effectively to staff and students, fostering open dialogue and engagement during meetings and educational sessions.
- Promotes and integrates the mission, ethics, and goals of the organization into educational programs and daily interactions.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/LICENSURE/TECHNICAL/OTHER:
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing – Required
- Experience
- Minimum of one year of experience as a Clinical Educator.
- Minimum of one year of experience in an administrative or leadership role.
- Demonstrated experience in coordinating and delivering educational offerings for staff.
- Licenses/Certificates
- Current Texas Registered Nurse (RN) licensure
- BLS Certification – Upon hire
- NRP Certification – within 90 days; instructor card within 12 months
- STABLE Certification – within 90 days; instructor card within 12 months
- Renewals for the above expected within certification time frame
- Skills
- Proficient in English, both verbal and written communication.
- Additional language proficiency is preferred.
- Basic computer literacy, including familiarity with common software applications.
- Skilled in operating instructional and clinical equipment such as projectors, audiovisual tools, cameras, and other teaching aids.
- Strong presentation and public speaking skills, with the ability to effectively engage diverse audiences.