Education Specialist II

Work Shift Day Scheduled  Weekly Hours
32

Summary This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by preparing curriculum and delivering training to end users for clinical, evidence-based and technical content. This ensures that staff have the tools necessary to provide patient care as well as accurately document the patient visit and treatment.

Job Description

Job Duties Understand basic principles of adult education

Deliver training to end users

Prepare curriculum for training/education

Serve as education resource to the organization

Communicate with members of various levels within the organization

Accurately assess the end user population and training/education they will receive based on role Teach and collaborate with other facilitators

Serve as a support function on the floors

Coordinate various training sessions with available resources

Assist with clinical simulation exercises

Teach clinical content based on evidence to adult learners at all levels of the organization

Participate in workflow demonstrations

Document workflows in Visio Follows Mercy's safety guidelines, carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.

Assist with Learning Management System (LMS) administration duties.

Department

Specific Duties Organizational Development:

Facilitate periodic student surveys to access learner education feedback

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Excellent presentation skills, excellent customer relation skills

Ability to establish rapport with hospital staff and management level staff

Self-starter; ability to initiate projects, plan own activities and make decisions within the framework of the responsibility and authority of the job.

Must possess self-confidence in ability to facilitate &/or teach both large and small groups.

Serve as positive role model and function as a change agent in creating a preferred future for staff development and continuing education.

Willingness to assist in using simulation training equipment pertinent to the healthcare environment.

Ability to operate audiovisual equipment, including slide projects, overhead projectors and PowerPoint applications, virtual applications (i.e. Microsoft Teams,), etc.

Professional Experience Experience in staff development and/or continuing education desired.

Two to three years clinical experience in an acute inpatient setting desired.

Education Associate's degree or healthcare related certification/license (Paramedic, Registered Nurse, Licensed Practicing Nurse) is required.

Bachelor’s degree in nursing, community health education or related field preferred.

Licensure, Certification, Registration If a nurse, must be currently licensed as a registered nurse in the state of Iowa.

Pay Rate Type Salary Mercy  is an independent, community-based organization supporting the Cedar Rapids area for over 120 years.

Mercy is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion and therefore evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
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