EHR and Clinical Training Nurse at Planned Parenthood of Central & Western New York

Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York (PPCWNY) protects and provides health care and education that empowers individuals and families. With respect. Without judgment. No matter what.

In support of PPCWNY’s mission, the Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Clinical Training Nurse effectively coordinates and implements PPCWNY training programs for clinical support staff to meet the goals and needs of Health Services. Provides and promotes excellent, efficient service to all clients and patients. Actively precepts all levels of clinical staff on accurate and efficient Electronic Health Record (EHR) usage and evidence based clinical skills in order to maintain a high functioning, healthy organization. Ensures all clinical preceptors maintain clinical and EHR competencies to support new staff.

•  In collaboration with the Health Services and Compliance, Quality and Risk Management (CQRM) departments and under the direction of the DHSII, organizes, coordinates and provides training to all levels of clinical support staff including didactic training, hands on training, onsite training support, and evaluation of knowledge and skills through precepting
• Delivers standardized, instructor-led, scripted training curriculum to affiliate Epic super users and end users during go-live and provides continued support to new staff after implementation 
• Regularly spends time at all clinical sites to precept clinical support staff and to provide skills observations; works to ensure that policies & procedures relevant to health center staff have been understood, implemented and optimized; identifies and follows up on inconsistencies with medical protocol
• Develops, continually evaluates and improves new clinical staff training program 
• Acquires and maintains an intimate knowledge of clinical operations, audit findings, CQRM issues in the health centers, Planned Parenthood Medical Standards & Guidelines (MS&Gs), PPCWNY’s EHR system and other PPCWNY operational policies; remains current on changes in clinic protocol and communicates to staff as needed
• Works with individual health center managers and employees to identify learning requirements and deficits; designs individual training plans and provides coaching to improve performance
• Maintains knowledge of upgrades and enhancements to EHR system and proactively assists with updating staff as needed; communicates changes in EHR, best practices, and tips and tricks to staff
• Works with subject matter experts to add affiliate-specific information to the Planned Parenthood foundation training materials provided by BetterHealth
• Administers EHR proficiency assessments
• Credentials new EHR and Clinical Trainers, as needed
• Develops curriculums, prepares relevant training materials and produces high quality visual and print materials (manuals and teaching aids) for clinical training, under the supervision of the DHSII
• Ensures all health services training sessions are up to date and maintained
• Supports agency in ensuring all training meets requirements of accreditors, auditors and grantors
• Acts as liaison between clinical staff and other parties, including Clinical Leadership Team, Information Technology and Revenue Cycle department, as needed to promote clinical quality, productivity and efficiency
• Participates in various workgroups and meetings as needed, including clinical EHR workgroups, all BetterHealth training sessions and meetings, as required
• Assists in developing and presenting information and material to clinical staff during monthly support staff and clinician meetings 
• Responds to Epic related usage issues and communicates them to IT, as needed

Other Accountability Activities

• May work as a health center RN, to precept new staff members and to cover staff shortages in abortion services and family planning, across the affiliate, as needed
• Attends as needed: Health Center Manager and health center site meetings
• Travels to health centers throughout Central and Western New York
• Works flexible hours, including some evenings and Saturdays as needed to provide better customer service 
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education

• Associate's degree in nursing; BSN Preferred

Certifications/Licenses

• RN with current New York State license

• Current CPR certification

• Trained in performance of first trimester pregnancy dating ultrasound preferred, ARMS Ultrasound Train-the-Trainer course will be required upon hire

• Will be required to attend BetterHealth Epic credentialing/train-the-trainer program for Clinical Support and Abortion Tracks

Experience

• At least 1 year of experience in healthcare training, precepting new staff or equivalent relevant experience, experience in customer service desirable
• 3 years of experience providing direct patient care as a nurse
• At least 1 year of experience in reproductive health care, abortion services or family planning preferred
• Prior Planned Parenthood experience with clinical workflows and standard operating procedures (SOPs) preferred

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Must have experience with EHR (NextGen and/or Epic Preferred)
• Demonstrate comfort using technology required to perform job duties
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Teams and videoconferencing software
• Ability to adapt to change and commitment to process improvement
• Ability to demonstrate patience, creativity and engagement activities when training 
• Seeks, logically examines, and interprets information from different sources to determine a problem’s cause and develop a course of action to resolve the problem and to prevent its recurrence
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication with ability to convey information clearly and concisely 
• Possess excellent time management and organizational skills
• Must have the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with clinicians, health center managers and other clinical staff and to act as a role model for the highest level of clinical practice
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule, and travel to multiple sites, each week
• Must have reliable transportation and/or a valid NYS driver’s license not in jeopardy of being revoked

Working Conditions

• Standard health center and office environment
• Well-lit/ventilated

Physical Requirements 

• Possess sufficient mobility to perform the Essential Functions listed in this Job Description with or without accommodation
• Ability to travel to all agency locations assigned