Job Description
The Education Director supports the hospital's mission by:
• • Providing appropriate quality education programs to meet the needs of patients and their families, hospital staff members, and the community.
• • Responsible and accountable for planning, organizing, directing, controlling, and evaluating education care programs for the facility.
• • Demonstrates professional practice through implementation of evidence based practices.
• • Implements programs to improve the delivery of patient care, establishes relationships with professional and/or health related groups in the community, works effectively with others, and makes significant contributions to the nursing profession.
• • Provides, promotes and supports a professional environment that utilizes effective delegation of responsibility. Effectively utilizes lines of authority and lines of communication as depicted on organizational chart.
• • Assists and supports supervisors and Orthopedics Service Line Supervisor in achieving departmental goals.
• • Collaborates with ancillary departments to achieve care goals.
• The educational objective seeks to incorporate the following priorities in program design:
• • Compliance education
• • Educational needs expressed through performance improvement activities
• • Expertise development, advances in care
• • Medical Center's Mission, Vision, Values and Guiding Principles
• • HIPAA education
• • National Patient Safety Goals and other regulatory requirements
• • Patient populations we serve
• • Required and personal competency needs of staff to fulfill their job duties
• • Retention efforts to support staff and encourage their continued employment
• • Safety & Infection Control updates
• • Technologies involved in the care of our patient populations
• • The expectations of the organization, our medical staff, and our patients and families
• • The learning needs expressed by our staff
• • New product in-services
Qualifications
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• BSN required. Masters in Nursing or health related field preferred.
• CPR mandatory
• Experience:
• Three to five years' experience management or staff nurse in which administrative and supervisory ability has been demonstrated is preferred.
• Management Skills:
• Excellent human relations and oral/written communication skills. Management experiences in hospital/healthcare environment. Proven managerial skills.
Additional Information
Compensation/Benefits
• At our Regional Medical Center we take pride in our excellence and offer a comprehensive benefits package and provide competitive compensation. Benefits are designed to offer choices based on the employee's needs. These include:
Aggressive Pay
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic Life Insurance
Additional Optional Life Insurance
Dependent Life Insurance
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
Personal Time Off (23 - 38 days annually)
Earned Illness Time Off
401K & Employer Match Options
EAP - Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement
AFLAC
Membership Discounts
We look forward to receiving your application!
