Description: Job Summary:Serves as a clinical leader and educator for nursing and professional clinical practice. Provides support for implementing and maintaining clinical excellence ensuring clinical standards and competencies of the clinical staff. The Clinical Educator assists nursing practice leaders and the Nursing Professional Development Team with efforts to ensure all processes and systems meet the quality, regulatory, certifying, and licensing standards for nursing and assists with monitoring compliance with those standards. Provides education to both staff and patients. Essential Responsibilities:Provides clinical instruction, patient education, professional development, mentoring and leadership in a variety of settings, including but not limited to the following: Nursing and clinical assistant orientation, Transition programs for new services, Competency validation. RN residency programs. Preceptor programs, Mentor programs, Student programs, patient programs, and other clinical training as necessary.Creatively facilitates the adult learning process by creating an appropriate climate for learning. Emphasizes the development and use of critical thinking skills in order to promote clinical excellence. Provides clinical instruction in the clinical setting as necessary.Collaborates with operational leaders to include planning, implementation, promotion, scheduling, instruction, coordination and documentation of the onboarding process and initial and ongoing competencies.Provides direction and offers alternate teaching/learning strategies when indicated. Assists in identifying learning needs and formulates goals to improve skill development.Develops written communications in preparation for the clinical practice newsletter, external magazines and other venues as appropriate.Provides real-time coaching to staff as appropriate and follows-up with formal educational offerings as indicated.Participates in regional equipment selection, and ensures staff are educated on new and existing equipment.Assures that new employee orientation supports compliance with all regulatory and standards.Provides education and classes to our patients/membersOther related duties as assigned. Job responsibility will be prenatal education of KP Members every other week on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. Must be licensed in all 3 jurisdictions, Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC.Basic Qualifications:ExperienceMinimum five (5) years of recent clinical nursing experience in relevant specialty service Perioperative services, Emergency department, Obstetrics, Oncology/Chemotherapy infusion or Ambulatory nursing.EducationMasters degree in nursing or related field required (or current enrollment in a graduate program).License, Certification, RegistrationRegistered Nurse License (Virginia) AND Registered Nurse License (Maryland) ORCompact License: Registered NurseRegistered Nurse License (District of Columbia)Additional Requirements:Experience in and understanding of health care delivery in an ambulatory setting required.Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills requiredExcellent writing skills required.Must be able to work effectively with a variety of departments and leadership levels.Must demonstrate exceptional customer service attitudes, including a can do approach.Must be able to independently problem-solve and develop creative solutions.Must be a champion for innovation and change.Preferred Qualifications:Supervisory/management experience preferred.Experience in Patient EducationCertified in area of expertise (as posted)Experience in managed care setting preferred.Health care consulting experience preferred.Understanding of nursing regulatory and scope of practice requirements strongly preferred.Experience in policy and/or nursing competency development strongly preferred.Doctoral degree in nursing or related field preferred.Experience in prenatal/maternal child education. Primary Location: Maryland,Hyattsville,New Carrollton Administration Scheduled Weekly Hours: 1 Shift: Variable Workdays: Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun Working Hours Start: 11:00 AM Working Hours End: 01:00 PM Job Schedule: Per Diem Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-MAS-01NUENon Union Employee Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: New Carrolltn Admin - Admin- Nurse Education - 1808 Pay Range: $45.38 - $58.7 / year The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted. Travel: Yes, 15 % of the Time At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Submit Interest Load More