Nurse Educator - Full Time presso Granite VNA, Inc.

Description

Granite VNA is hiring a full-time Nurse Educator!  

At Granite VNA, New Hampshire’s largest home health and hospice provider, we believe in helping patients and their families navigate end-of-life care with dignity, comfort and grace.  The care we provide is personal and meaningful.  Join our mission-driven team and deliver high-quality nursing care in the heart of New Hampshire.

The Nurse Educator is an essential role at Granite VNA. You will have the opportunity to share your passion for teaching, your knowledge and your clinical skills. This is achieved by orienting new clinical staff to the agency and creating education programs that foster professional growth. 

Why Choose Granite VNA: 

• A supportive leadership team who leads with compassion and integrity
• Autonomy and purpose 
• Collaboration with a team full of dedicated, knowledgeable and supportive professionals 
• Competitive pay, mileage reimbursement and generous benefits
• Ongoing professional development and opportunities for career growth
• At Granite VNA, we care for our team the same way we care for our patients—by creating a safe, respectful, and supportive environment. That’s why we offer AVADE Training for field staff and Armed Intruder Training for team members in other roles. 
• Clothing stipend for Granite VNA–embroidered apparel so you can proudly represent our organization in the community. 
• Oh, and did we mention lakeside sunsets and fresh air?

Position Overview

Reporting to the Vice President of Education and Quality, the Nurse Educator is responsible for coordinating, creating, implementing, and teaching clinical orientation, competency assessment programs, clinical competency validation, and providing Electronic Medical Record (EMR) training for all professional clinical staff. This versatile position will cultivate relationships with a variety of professionals and peers.  

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   

• Ensures the successful orientation of all agency professional clinical staff according to the orientation curriculum. This includes equipment training, bag technique and trunk bin process, in-field competency, OASIS/HOPE, and documentation requirements.
• Develops and maintains orientation material, training material, staff resources and education to ensure staff are up to date with current standards of practice, conditions of participation, vendor requirements and state regulations.
• Educates new staff on the use and functionality of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software in orientation. 
• Creates content, coordinates speakers, teaches and tracks attendance for annual skills day for all agency clinical professional staff.
• Prepares, coordinates and/or presents educational programs covering areas such as orientation, on the job training, preceptor programs, customer service, clinical education, computer and software, re-training and clinical development.
• Formulates teaching outlines and determines instructional methods such as individual education, group instruction, lectures, demonstrations, conferences, meetings and workshops to meet the needs of adult learners.
• Verifies staff competency through testing and observation of practice for clinical skills, documentation, software, and equipment use. 
• Develops re-training plans as needed based on individual staff needs.
• Develops education material, instructional sheets, and job aids based on agency need.
• Participates in software upgrades by testing, identifying training needs, establishing clinical training plans, creating education materials and coordinating with IT department for software implementation. 
• Works collaboratively with the Vice President of Education and Quality to review orientation, annual education plans, annual skills day, OASIS/HOPE training. Identify improvements and assess the educational needs of home care, hospice and agency professional clinical staff.
• Formulates and recommends orientation program goals and objectives.
• Creates and implements competency education based on organizational goals and QAPI projects.
• Monitors completion of competency education and reports progress to Vice President of Education and Quality
• Assists in the development and review of clinical protocols, guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Handles difficult situations and conflict professionally. Seeks out positive resolutions focusing on improved communication and excellent patient care.
• Delivers effective group presentations in a confident, clear and professional manner.  
• Uses techniques for teaching adult learners.
• Written communication is clear, concise and without spelling or grammar errors. Written communication is appropriate for the targeted audience.  
• Balances team and individual responsibilities. Adapts to changes in the work environment and successfully manages competing demands. Demonstrates the ability to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Identifies education needs to improve and promote quality. Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness. Fosters quality and professionalism communication and teaching.

Other Job Functions

• Participates in agency projects, committees, QAPI program and/or other activities upon request and approval from direct supervisor.
• Participates on agency, community and state committees as determined by the Vice President of Quality and Education.
• Responsible for coordination of professional student clinical rotations as requested.
• Performs job duties in a safe manner to prevent injury to yourself and others 

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing, accompanied by current New Hampshire nursing license, or compact state license through the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
• Bachelor’s degree of Nursing required
• Two years of general medical/surgical or skilled/acute care nursing experience 
• Two years of staff, patient or community education and development experience
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation and an acceptable driving record. 

Expected Hours of Work

Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.  
The employee will be scheduled to work based on program and Agency needs. Work assignments include holidays, weekend and/or on-call rotation.  This is NOT a remote work position but may be eligible for work from home as outlined in the Agency’s guidelines.