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Education Coordinator-Nursing, Family Birthing Center

Full Time, 72 Hours Per Pay period, Day Shift

With more than 30 specialties from Cardiology and Neurosurgery to Orthopedics and Vascular care, Methodist Medical Center was one of the first hospitals in East Tennessee to offer cutting-edge treatments and technologies that benefit people with life-threatening aneurysms, severely damaged knee, hip and shoulder joints, sudden heart failure, and non-healing wounds.

• 283 licensed beds

• 25 ICU beds

• 12 intermediate care beds

• 38 emergency suites

• 2 cath labs

• 8 LDRP suites

• Over 250 active and courtesy physicians

• Over 800 employees

  Position Summary:

  Directs and performs orientation appropriate to all new patient care employees and re-orients and educates current employees to changes in policies and procedures and federal and state guidelines and regulations regarding care and documentation. Prepares, directs, schedules, and provides education and instruction on topics pertinent to health care, new procedures and high-tech operations. Develops and revises printed forms for documentation to meet standards and improve time management. Prepares new policies and procedures along with revising existing policies and procedures.

  Recruiter: Madeline Fornadel || mmajor1@covhlth.com || 865-374-5387

Responsibilities

• Prepare materials for inservice/education by research and development.

• Educate and provide inservice to staff by direct teaching, providing written material and skills labs.

• Responsible for orientation of new patient care employees and re-orientation of present employees.

• Directly supervise patient care employees at least once yearly.

• Provide one-on-one support for staff related to clinical and professional problems.

• Maintain records of all employees regarding education/inservices by current file system.

• Prepare and maintain resource files and materials needed to provide education for staff and patients.

• Remains mentally alert and maintains concentration with attention to detail for prolonged periods, at times under stress. Maintains adaptability, flexibility, initiative, persistence, and efficiency of time management and action.

• Does not pose a direct threat to health or safety of self or others. Provides safe, efficient, competent care to population assigned. Meets MMC Environment of Care Standards.

• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.

• Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

Minimum Experience:

At least five (5) years of clinical experience.

Prefered:

• Lactation Certification

• Patient pre-admission

• Willingness to become a birth certificate clerk/notary for Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternities

  Licensure Requirement:

  Current Tennessee RN license

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Job Title Education Coord-NSG

ID 4130348

Facility Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge

Department Name FAMILY BIRTHING CTR