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If you're looking to challenge yourself and grow your cardiovascular career, Community Health
System's Heart & Lung Institute is the place to do it! It is part of the largest healthcare system in the Central Valley, with facilities known as the best in the region, including the only Level I Trauma Center between Sacramento and Los Angeles.
As the educator for the Heart & Lung Institute, you will directly experience the strengths of our three acute-care hospitals — Community Regional, Clovis Community, and Fresno Heart & Surgical —
taking cardiothoracic and pulmonary care to new levels with state-of-the-art technology and
services. Practicing the latest based methods, we boast a highly collaborative team that offers the best comprehensive care to a wide acuity of patients, playing a critical role in their recovery.
Opportunities for you!
- Join a Forbes Top 10 CA Employer!
- Direct impact on quality patient care.
- Free Continuing Education and certification including BLS, ACLS and PALS
- Tuition reimbursement, education programs, and scholarships
- Vacation time starts building on Day 1, and builds with your seniority
- 403(b) retirement plan with up to 8% matching contributions
- Free parking and electric charging
- Great food options with on-demand ordering
Commitment to diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our culture at Community. All are welcome as valued members of our community.
We know that our ability to provide the highest level of care begins with taking care of our incredible teams. Want to learn more? Click here.
In your role, you will:
- Develop, coordinate and evaluate HLI specific training and orientation programs for new staff and provide oversight to service specific competency programs.
- Develop and provide ongoing educational programs for HLI staff based on information from the annual needs assessment. Ensure correct documentation of education records according to BRN and regulatory requirements.
- Act as a clinical resource and mentor to staff. Consult with staff to support point of care education programming, planning and implementation while continuously drawing staff into the process to strengthen participation.
- Collaborates with Advance Practice Nurse (APN) to evaluate and maintain RN performance standards. Design and evaluate innovations in nursing. Facilitate advancement of nursing practice in the organization through educational development and clinical mentorship.
- Collaboration with HLI team to organize and develop performance improvement projects.
- Facilitates the advancement of clinical practice in the organization and service line. Choreographs development through individual and group educational plans for enhancement or remediation as indicated.
- Acts as a change agent for defining nursing practice in the corporation.
- Serves as an influential leader, role model and consultant for education practice and patient care delivery within HLI.
Education
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required
Experience
• 4 years of clinical/education experience with 2 years of experience in patient or staff education, quality improvement, program development or professional development required
Licenses and Certifications
• RN - Current State of California Registered Nurse license required
• BLS - Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers by American Heart Association (AHA) required
• Pay ranges listed are an estimate and subject to change.
• If any bonuses are noted, they are only applicable to external hires meeting criteria.
