RN Educator

Work Where You Matter!
At St. Croix Hospice we guide patients and families through the end-of-life journey. Through compassionate care, we focus on our patient’s quality of life, empowering them to make the most of their time with dignity, comfort and respect. If you are ready to be part of an extraordinary team of caregivers, then come work where you matter.

RN Educator

Position Overview
The function of the RN Educator is to provide clinical professional development and education services which support the knowledge and skills required for clinical staff.  This role requires current RN licensure in Minnesota.  This is a Monday-Friday in-office position located within the Home Office location at Mendota Heights, MN. 

Essential Functions and Skills
Responsibilities

• Ensures educational activities are aligned with St. Croix Hospice mission, vision, values, and strategic plan.
• Adheres to CHAP education standards for all employees.
• Works with EMR on-line training program to provide training for clinical staff.
• Displays proficiency in the EMR, Homecare Homebase, and acts as a resource for clinical staff. This includes answering support line questions on charting and assisting with developing educational material for staff.
• Has a working knowledge of company electronic resources and provides education as needed for staff support within these resources.
• Works in collaboration with nursing leadership, quality assurance and education team to ensure orientation, competency development and integration of new colleagues as well as ongoing development and support for current staff.
• Develops, plans, and presents educational opportunities/programs that directly or indirectly foster the development and competence of the clinical team.
• Assists staff in identifying education needs and opportunities required to meet their position requirements.
• Fosters a positive learning environment which encourages continuing education.
• Assists the education team in introducing education department for new hires, being a resource during onboarding/orientation process, and gathering feedback on orientation to improve processes as needed.
• Uses an evidence-based approach to identify opportunities for improvement and facilitates the initiation, adoption, and adaptation to change.
• Acts as both a formal and informal consultant for the integration of new learning into clinical practice and serves as a resource for the clinical team in identifying problems and providing educational resources.
• Models professional behavior for all staff with emphasis in customer service.
• Maintains clinical competence related to hospice.
• Integrates ethical principles into all aspects of practice with strong adherence to policies and procedures.
• Works in partnership with education department team members to answer Support Line calls and Education Inbox emails. 
• Works collaboratively with the Manager of Education to identify training needs and prioritize educations in house. 
• Works as part of the education team to plan, deliver, evaluate, and audit educations and trainings offered by St. Croix Hospice.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. 
• At least two (2) years of hospice experience.
• Current RN licensure in Minnesota and ability to obtain additional state licensures as required.
• CHPN certified or ability to obtain.
• Able to organize educational programs and orchestrate delivery.
• Capable of learning and training staff in EMR.

Preferred

• One (1) to two (2) years of recent experience in nurse education.
• Strong public speaking skills.
• Excellent observation, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, critical thinking skills, basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.

Physical Requirements
The physical requirements described are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made.

• Pushing/Pulling and Lifting/carrying up to 30 pounds. Occasionally up to 50 pounds.
• May be exposed to infections and contagious diseases. Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances. May be exposed to/occasionally exposed to patient elements. Subject to varying and unpredictable situations. Travel required. OSHA exposure category: Category I - Position includes tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, tissues. Category II - Position includes tasks that involve no exposure to blood, body fluids, tissues, but employment may require unplanned Category I tasks. Category III - Position includes tasks that involve no exposure to blood, body fluids, tissues; would not be required to perform Category I tasks.

The annual salary range for this role is $87,000-$97,000 annually.  An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: geographic location, relevant education, applicable certifications, depth of experience, and special skillsets. The total compensation package for this position may also include the opportunity to participate in employee benefits including our medical/dental/vision/pet insurance, disability and life insurance, paid time off, and 401(k) retirement plans, subject to applicable plan terms, and/or eligibility for other compensation.