RN Education Coordinator *

Education Coordinator
Full-time
Tamarac, FL

Facility Description:
At University Hospital and Medical Center, it's all about community. For almost 35 years we've transformed right alongside the South Florida community we serve. Today, we're a 317-bed facility that is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Our team includes nearly 1,000 healthcare professionals and 550 physicians. We invite you to make our team even stronger.

Job Description:
The Education Coordinator manages the operations of the assigned department . These duties include: recommending a sufficient number of qualified and competent persons to provide services, providing for orientation, in-service training, and continuing education of all persons in the department, participating in selecting outside sources for needed services, and managing the financial and business and ethical aspects of the department. The Director collaborates with senior management, medical staff, and department directors to create a climate and structure that encourages staff to set and achieve goals in providing quality and cost-effective services to both internal and external customers.

Responsibilities:

• Assesses the education needs of the facility based on quality improvement and risk management data, innovations in clinical care delivery and technology, regulatory requirements, the performance goals of the facility, and feedback from staff and management.
• In collaboration with the entire management team, develops an annual education plan based on the assessment of needs. At minimum, the plan must include orientation of new employees, competency assessment, and education response to quality management information.
• Implements the education plan to include appropriate utilization of staff resources and assistance to departments in developing unit-based education / competency programs.
• Evaluates the education program on an ongoing basis. This evaluation includes how the education plan was implemented as well as the effect of education on the performance of the entire organization (quality and facility outcomes).
• Coordinates the patient and family education program to include support for developing materials and insuring that materials are coordinated between departments providing similar services as well as with other facilities.
• Teaches classes as needed utilizing principles of adult learning and critical thinking. Assists others with class preparation.
• Coordinates education activities with outside agencies including schools and other facilities.
• If acting as a clinical specialist, is competent in the clinical area of expertise.