Join the PruittHealth family as a Registered Nurse Clinical Competency Coordinator. Create a culture of excellence and learning among staff, through role modeling, quality education, competency assessment and team building activities. Evaluate care provided to patients by assessing competency of clinical staff on an ongoing basis, evaluating care provided to patients by bedside observation of quantity and quality of clinical services, assessing staff’s demonstration of proper procedures and attitudes and reviewing medical records and documentation.
Requirements
- Coordinates clinical competency assessment and training needs of clinical staff
- Provides relevant and creative education for clinical staff on a variety of topics
- Participates in the interview and selection process of clinical staff
- Completes initial competency assessment of clinical staff during orientation process, annually and as needed
- Identifies and trains clinical staff who will serve as preceptors for new partners
- Conducts competency assessments to determine partner learning needs based on patient conditions and acuity
- Meets regularly with DHS to review learning needs, coordinate training and to implement plans for education and follow-up
- Communicates regularly with unit managers regarding new partner orientation and competency status and ongoing educational needs of unit staff
- Participates in performance improvement activities
- Serves as Pruitt University system administrator for facility, providing training for partners and promoting ongoing use of this education tool among all partners
- Maintains documentation of all partner education in accordance with regulations, policies and procedures
- Develops and directs facility orientation program and training for new employees
- Communicates and interprets policies and procedures to nursing staff
- Monitors practice for effective implementation
- Establishes and implements infection control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary and comfortable environment and to prevent the development and transmission of disease and infection
- Conducts infection control surveillance activities to investigate, control and prevent infections in the facility
- Provides consultation to all departments on application of infection control principles and procedures to specific situations
- Conducts staff training and monitors performance particularly for proper hand washing, isolation techniques and universal precautions
- Implements workplace safety programs in the facility including hazard communication, occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens and required record keeping of occupational illnesses and injuries
- Maintains material safety data sheets and exposure control plan for blood borne pathogens readily accessible to all staff, 24 hours a day
- Coordinates Hepatitis B Vaccination Program and post exposure evaluation and follow up requirement
- Maintains confidentiality of employee medical records
Benefits
- Annual merit increases
- Career growth programs
- Preceptorship
- Employee medical insurance
- 401k Matching
