Nurse Educator

About This Role

This role is responsible for planning, developing, and implementing training programs for personal care and home health aides, as well as other clinician training for healthcare services delivered in the home. The Nurse Educator ensures caregivers provide safe, compassionate, and high-quality patient care through effective instruction and ongoing staff development.

Responsibilities

• Assist leadership in planning, organizing, and facilitating individual and group education for Personal Care/Homemaking Home Health Aide, Supportive Home Care Aide, and CNA trainings using MA and ME State approved curriculum
• Utilize adult learning principles to provide classroom instruction, skills demonstrations, hands-on clinical education, competency evaluations, and ongoing staff development
• Develop and update training materials, lesson plans, skills checklists, and educational resources as needed
• Provide training to the clinical team to offer independent training in each care center
• Assist with development and oversight of the clinical orientation program for new hires
• Ensure regulatory compliance with state and federal guidelines as well as adherence to the philosophy, mission, and values of HouseWorks in developing and administering training
• Monitor changes in healthcare regulations and incorporate updates into training curricula
• Develop and implement in-service programs each calendar year, including state and federal mandatory in-services
• Align training programs with business needs and goals to prioritize assignments accordingly
• Apply knowledge of current industry standards, corporate initiatives, and current technologies to enhance quality and delivery of education materials
• Provide supervision and/or training to the paraprofessional staff
• Collaborate with the compliance department to ensure records of training programs are complete and up to date
• Maintain accurate records of training attendance, competencies, certifications, and continuing education
• Participate in quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives
• Comply with policies, procedures, and regulatory mandates including but not limited to abiding by the terms of the HouseWorks Compliance Program
• Support caregiver retention through mentoring and professional development opportunities
• Supervise and participate in annual review of LPN clinicians conducting training classes
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Current, unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse specific to the state(s) the employee is assigned to provide supervision/training of clinical staff
• Associate degree in nursing required
• Two (2+) years of clinical experience, with at least one year in home health or hospice