The Franciscan Health Clinical Educator is responsible for providing orientation, training, and education for clinical nursing personnel, to ensure consistent standards of practice and competencies in the delivery of patient care. The Educator ensures practices are aligned with the Franciscan Alliance values, and the strategic goals of the department and organization to improve patient and staff outcomes.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
- Acts as a change agent by introducing and supporting new ideas, as well as assisting in the implementation and sustainment of change strategies.
- Evaluate on an ongoing basis the results of educational programs, processes, and clinical interventions, to ensure they are activities meeting the standards of practice and regulatory requirements.
- Facilitate the communication process between management, staff, ancillary departments, and professional contacts across the Franciscan Alliance.
- Serve as a leader, to promote the professional growth of peers.
- Perform and report the gaps between processes, procedures, and system functionality between Current State and Desired Future State Analysis.
Qualifications
- Required Bachelor's Degree BSN - Nursing
- Preferred Master's Degree Nursing Education/Leadership/Clinical Nurse Specialist
- 3 years Nursing/Patient Care Preferred
- 2 years Department Specific Knowledge Preferred
- Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association
- Registered Nurse (RN) - State Licensing Board
TRAVEL IS REQUIRED:
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.
Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.
Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.
Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.
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The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Franciscan Health and has not been reviewed or approved by Franciscan Health.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits include medical, dental, and vision with broad network options, plus added savings when using system hospitals, labs, imaging, pharmacies, and physicians. Feedback suggests health coverage is solid, though not best-in-class.
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Retirement Support — An employer-funded retirement contribution is available alongside 403(b) and 457(b) options with defined eligibility and vesting. Feedback suggests this structure supports long-term savings across many roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO accrues with service and certain provider roles cite robust allotted time off and CME. Feedback suggests the presence of EAP and additional programs adds breadth to time-away support.
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The Franciscan Alliance healthcare ministry began in Lafayette, Ind., in 1875. Today, Franciscan Alliance is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest with 12 hospital campuses in Indiana and Illinois, approximately 20,000 employees and a number of nationally recognized Centers of Health Care Excellence. Hospitals include: Franciscan Health Crown Point, Franciscan Health Michigan City, Franciscan Health Crawfordsville, Franciscan Health Lafayette East, Franciscan Health Indianapolis, Franciscan Health Carmel, Franciscan Health Rensselaer, Franciscan Health Mooresville, Franciscan Health Hammond, Franciscan Health Dyer, Franciscan Health Munster and Franciscan Beacon Hospital in Indiana; and Franciscan Health Olympia Fields in Illinois. For more information, visit FranciscanHealth.org. With more than 850 primary and specialty care providers at over 260 locations in Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Physician Network is one of the largest and most respected multi-specialty physician networks in the Midwest providing convenient, comprehensive care
