Educator - PCA - Adjunct

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Shift:

Monday - Friday (7am - 4pm)

Location:

Singing River Healthcare Academy

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Position Overview:
 

Position Classification: Contract Adjunct; Temporary; Grant-Funded
 

Funding Status: This position is supported by external grant funding and is contingent upon grant approval, continued funding availability, program needs, and enrollment demand.
 

Appointment Term: Temporary appointment for the duration of the grant-funded program period or as otherwise determined by organizational need.

The PCA Educator is responsible for delivering high quality education and training to Patient Care Assistant (PCA) students and employees through the Singing River Healthcare Academy. This role supports the development of a competent, professional, and patient centered PCA workforce by providing classroom instruction, skills training, clinical support, and ongoing competency development. The PCA Educator collaborates with academy leadership, clinical partners, and operational leaders to align training with organizational standards, workforce needs, and regulatory requirements. The PCA Educator develops, coordinates, and delivers educational programs and materials that support onboarding, certification preparation, skill acquisition, and continuing development of PCAs across the health system. The role promotes clinical excellence by facilitating orientation, training, skills validation, and evaluation of practice for learners at various stages. The PCA Educator serves as a subject matter resource on policies, procedures, equipment, and best practices, supports evidence based care concepts appropriate to the PCA role, and contributes to quality outcomes and workforce readiness. The PCA Educator demonstrates a strong commitment to outstanding customer service, respectful relationships, and learner success, and is flexible in scheduling to meet instructional and operational needs, including evenings or weekends as required. 
 

DISCLAIMER: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this intends to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks performed as assigned.

Education:

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing required. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred.

License:

Current license to practice as an RN in the state of Mississippi.

Certifications:

Must complete and maintain BCLS certification upon hire and/or transfer; BCLS instructor certification required within one (1) year of hire. Certification and instructor certification specific to nursing division service such as ACLS, PALS, or NRP must be achieved within one (1) year of hire. Obtain and maintain certification from national organizations specific to the nursing division in which he/she provides service preferred.

Must have de-escalation training completed by the end of position orientation (90 days); must have appropriate level of de-escalation training.

Experience:

Appropriate nursing practice/experience within the past five years with previous teaching experience or recognized potential.

Reports to:

HR Operations Director

Supervises:

Directly supervises PCA/CNA Apprentices participating in Academy‑based education and training programs

Physical Demands:

Work is moderately active: involves sitting with frequent requirements to move about the office, move about the facility, and to travel to another facility within the SRHS service area. Work involves exerting a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Work involves using many physical motions in performing daily work activities; subject to exposure of body fluids, sputum and tissues, which may carry the hazard of infectious disease. Work involves using repetitive motions: substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and or fingers while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard.

Work involves being able to perceive the nature of sound at normal speaking levels with or without correction; the ability to make fine discriminations in sound. Work requires close visual and acuity and the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus, i.e. shift gaze from viewing a computer monitor to forms/printed material that are closer to compare data at close vision.

Must be able to be active for extended periods of time without experiencing undue fatigue. Must be able to work schedules assigned with the understanding that changes may be instituted according to the needs of the hospital for off days, shifts or weekends.

Mental Demands:

Must demonstrate keen mental faculties/assessment and decision making abilities.  Must demonstrate superior communication/speaking/enunciation skills to receive and give information in person and by telephone.  Must demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.  Must possess emotional stability conducive to dealing with high stress levels.  Must demonstrate ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Attention to detail and the ability to multi-task in complex situations is required.  Must have the ability to maintain collaborative and respectable working relationships throughout SRHS and other organizations.

Special Demands:

Must possess superior customer service skills and professional etiquette.  Must possess proficient knowledge and ability to use a computer (must be keyboard proficient) and other office technology (i.e., telephone, fax, etc.), MS Outlook and Word.

Must be able to demonstrate appropriate clinical judgment and apply appropriate professional skills to a patient population of all ages.

Job requires traveling throughout the SRHS service area to provide education at the division level on various units in formal classroom settings – with the employee providing his/her own transportation.

If you’re looking for purpose, teamwork, and a place where what you do truly matters, you’ve found it. Let’s do big things together. Apply now and join our team.