FSH-Hospital Educator

Fresno Surgical Hospital is an extraordinary hospital created entirely to deliver excellence and quality in surgical care to each patient. Our unique facility and staff provide a hospitality- inspired, healing environment unlike anything experienced in a traditional hospital. Our commitment to innovation, shared values, and excellence can be reflected in exceptional satisfaction scores from patients, physicians, and staff.

Required Skills: 

Knowledge of adult learning methods.

Ability to maintain collaborative working relationships to ensure a positive and productive work environment.

Strong communication and integration skills.

Ability to train and effectively communicate with customers, including listening, asking relevant questions, giving appropriate guidance, and providing feedback.

Ability to make learning fun. Ability to plan and prioritize work with frequent interruptions.

Ability to provide exceptional customer service.

Ability to set up clinical education classes with goals and objectives.

Able to adapt in response to new information, shifting priorities, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles.

Willingness and understanding of completing time-critical projects/tasks.

Ability to work independently with only general direction and minimal supervision.

Uses skills and abilities to complete complex tasks, including deciding which processes to use.

Conceptual skills: understanding how decisions impact projects, other modules, and third-party systems.

Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Strong knowledge of hospital clinical policies and procedures.

Ability to identify workflows affecting patient care.

5 years  of OR experience is required 

Job Description: 

• Conducts a needs assessment of each department annually.
• Develops and directs orientation programs, in-services, and continuing education of nursing and ancillary staff of the clinical areas
• Conducts classes and/or provides individual instruction.
• Develops objectives for each in-service and evaluates presentation and teaching material through staff input and suggestions.
• Interacts professionally with the nursing staff and nurse managers to determine specific educational needs and to coordinate educational programs to meet those needs.
• Develops and reviews instructional materials; set up and demonstrate patient care equipment.
• Interacts professionally with vendor/manufacturer sales representatives; coordinates equipment demonstrations in collaboration with Materials Management/Director of Surgical Services.
• Assigns in-service topics to staff members to develop and teach.
• Implement and supervise nurse preceptor program; supervises all students and new graduates in the clinical areas in coordination with Clinical Managers/Leads.
• Conducts clinical rounds on a regular basis; enhance open communication with clinical departments.
• Assists with the coordination of performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Works with CNO to develop a budget for educational programs; ability to write grant proposals and manage the grant requirements.
• Assists with organization-wide education projects.
• Documents staff attendance at in-services; ensures educational requirements, organization requirements, and standards are met on an annual basis by all staff members.
• Evaluates and documents staff performance of clinical skills.
• Assists nurse managers with the planning and implementation of staff development programs.
• Incorporates principles of adult learning in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of education programs.
• Serves as a resource person, consultant to nursing and medical staff, students, and ancillary staff members.
• May perform clinical duties if needed. If so, performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors; follows the five medication rights andreduces the potential for medication errors.
• Studies current trends, new technology/development, teaching methodologies through professional journals, seminars/conferences, professional associations, etc.
• Performs administrative duties as needed; management reports; maintains in-service, orientation records; plans a monthly calendar for education activities; orders supplies and equipment, etc.
• Maintains regulatory requirements, including all state, federal, and Joint Commission regulations.
• Work with leadership to implement and monitor standard processes for clinical departments.
• Provide department education of Joint Commission and other regulatory standards.
• Develops/coordinates education plans related to initial and ongoing competency validation.
• Identifies and evaluates instructional materials in all types of media and formats.
• Provides educational opportunities that benefit nurses at all stages of their career development.
• Develops evidence-based educational materials.
• Supports the integration of research into practice.
• Treats patients and families with respect and dignity; ensures patient confidentiality. Manages a fair workload, prioritizes tasks appropriately, develops good work procedures, and manages time well.
• Is attentive to detail and accuracy and committed to excellence.
• Able to work side by side a staff member caring for patients and provide support to new staff.
• Participates in committees, task forces, and projects within the hospital.
• Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, organized, and function under stressful situations.
• Communicates the mission, ethics, and goals of the facility, as well as the focus statement of the department.
• Actively participates in the department's performance improvement activities.
• Other duties as assigned.