Clinical Educator - Rehab

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Work Shift

Day

Work Day(s)

Monday-Friday

Shift Start Time

8:00 AM

4:30 PM

Regular

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Assesses, plans, coordinates, implements, and evaluates education for clinical employees in Rehabilitation Services cross-campus, which promotes clinical and professional development resulting in improved quality of care for patients and families. Performs duties associated with clinical practice, professional development, leadership, quality, and evidence-based practice. Develops and implements education plan for assigned departments to proactively support delivery of safe patient care. Provides leadership and supervision to the Rehabilitation Services student program.

*This role offers the opportunity for 20 hours dedicated to direct clinical responsibilities and 20 hours dedicated to serving as a Clinical Educator.

Experience

• Three (3) years of experience in pediatrics

Preferred Qualifications

• Supervision of a minimum of 3 students/interns
• Experience in pediatric designated specialty area
• Experience in clinical, patient/family, or community education
• Master’s degree or doctorate degree from an accredited occupational therapist, physical therapist, speech-language pathologist educational program

Education

• Bachelor of Science from an accredited occupational therapist, physical therapist, speech language pathologist, or related field education program

Certification Summary

• Licensure as an occupational therapist, physical therapist, speech language pathologist, or related field in the State of Georgia or Multi-State through the Compact
• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of employment

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong presentation skills to showcase credibility and effectiveness
• Basic knowledge of adult learning principles in the design of educational activities to provide quality training materials
• Proficiency in using professional technology tools such as Microsoft Suite and Learning Management System (LMS)

Job Responsibilities

Orientation

• Facilitates onboarding of new employees including socializing and integrating an employee to the organization with a focus on retention and growth.
• Develops and implements an individualized orientation plan to guide new employees to job competency or existing employees to changing roles/responsibilities. The plan should align with system orientation programs (e.g., Patient Care Provider Orientation, etc.).
• Coordinates logistics of orientation informing all stakeholders.

Competency Management

• Develops, coordinates, manages, evaluates, and documents expected outcomes and objectives to support the dynamic process of competency assessment, learning, and change.
• Promotes compliance with regulatory bodies standards.
• Utilizes novice to expert continuum with developing employees.

Education

• Aligns educational programs with organizational and strategic plans to include quality and safety trends.
• Conducts learning needs assessments and practices gap analyses through environmental scanning to achieve specific outcomes in identified deficits or improvement in knowledge, skill, or attitude.
• Identifies desired outcomes. Plans, designs, and delivers learning activities using adult learning concepts and design principles to achieve outcomes for identified target audiences, which may include licensed and non-licensed personnel.
• Evaluates outcomes and revises educational activities and orientation programs based on data and feedback.
• Monitors resource allocation and utilization by considering cost-effectiveness of activities.
• Documents provided educational activities using LEAN methodology and Children’s current Learning Management System (LMS). Demonstrates LMS proficiency.
• Advises Professional Development Council to provide education related to Rehabilitation Services and/or related best practices within network and community.

Student Programs

• Oversees all aspects of the Rehabilitation Services student program (fieldwork, clinical practicum, and clinical rotation), ensuring a quality training program. This includes but is not limited to facilitating university agreements, and the selection, training, coaching and evaluations of students.
• Collaborates with Clinical Learning to ensure all legal documents (e.g., agreements) and onboarding requirements (e.g., background and health clearances) are fully completed prior to start date for every student within all training programs in the division.
• Provides direct support and guidance to student supervisors throughout the Rehab fieldwork, clinical practicum, and clinical rotation programs.

Professional Development

• Advances the profession by identifying and developing strategies to facilitate a continuous process of role maturation for self and others.
• Fosters a culture of lifelong learning and development through role-modeling, mentoring and guidance.
• Promotes growth and development of leadership skills, accountability, clinical decision making, and problem-solving within self and others.
• Maintains clinical knowledge, skills, and competence in the patient care setting as evidenced by the ability to deliver proficient direct age and developmentally appropriate safe patient care (e.g., side-by-side or group precepting of new staff, providing clinical expertise in the practice setting).
• Engages in organizational committees (i.e., TEACH) and/or shared governance councils.
• Introduces and supports new ideas and initiatives; exhibits creativity and flexibility in times of change.
• Partners with leadership team to provide performance feedback during orientation and beyond to guide and direct employee role maturation and career development and advancement.

Research/EBP/Quality

• Incorporates research, evidence-based practice (EBP), practice-based evidence and benchmarked best-practices into educational planning and to guide practice decisions.
• Supports department operations, including but not limited to committee facilitation and review and revision of clinical competencies.
• Collaborative Partnerships
• Collaborates with partners and stakeholders to share expertise in planning and decision-making.
• Supports academic and community partnerships.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

1001 Johnson Ferry Rd

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