Education Coordinator

Facility Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Location Fayetteville , North Carolina Department Training  and Development Job Family Nursing Work  Shift Days (United States of America)
Summary Demonstrate expertise in adult learning and clinical education to support competency, professional practice, and patient safety across nursing and allied health disciplines. Assess, plan, implement, coordinate, and evaluate educational activities focused on clinical competence, preceptor development, simulation-based learning, workplace violence prevention, competency validation, and American Heart Association training programs. Serve as an educational resource to clinical staff, leaders, and interdisciplinary teams.

Major Job Functions The following is a summary of the major essential functions of this job. The incumbent may perform other duties, both major and minor, that are not mentioned below. In addition, specific functions may change from time to time:

Partners with department leaders, Clinical Educators and managers to develop, implement, and evaluate strategies to promote clinical competency and professional practice

Acts as a resource for adult learning principles, clinical education, allied health education and assigned specialty areas

Provides or coordinates educational activities utilizing adult learning principles according to planned objectives

Assists with annual competency validation, skills assessment and remediation programs

Develops, coordinates and evaluates allied health and interdisciplinary educational programs

Supports development, implementation and evaluation of preceptor education and development initiatives

Facilitates workplace violence prevention education, including de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention and employee safety training

Facilitates simulation-based learning activities including scenario development, simulation delivery, and debriefing

Coordinates and delivers American Heart Association (AHA) courses and maintains instructor status as required

Promotes evidence-based practices through consultation, committee participation and educational activities

Supports accreditation, regulatory and compliance-related education requirements

Participates in continuing education in assigned specialty areas to maintain competency

Incorporates appropriate resource utilization, including data collection, retrieval, analysis, and reporting

Provides feedback in a constructive manner and promotes a positive learning environment

Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications The following qualifications, or equivalents, are the minimum requirements necessary to perform the essential functions of this job:

Education and Formal Training:

Associate's degree in Nursing, Allied Health, Health Sciences or related healthcare field required

Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Allied Health, Health Sciences, Education, or related healthcare field preferred

Current licensure, registration or certification in a healthcare discipline, as applicable, required

Specialty certification and/or AHA Instructor certification preferred

Work Experience:

3 years of healthcare, clinical, allied health, education, workforce development or related experience required1 year of experience providing staff education, classroom instruction, competency validation, simulation training or workforce development activities required1 year of experience in allied health education, preceptor development, simulation or AHA instruction preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Required:

Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking the English language

Demonstrates positive interpersonal skills

Strong verbal, written, presentation and facilitation skills required

Ability to mentor, coach and effect positive change

Strong knowledge of adult…