At Orlando Health, we are ordinary people with extraordinary individuality, working together to bring help, healing and hope to those we serve. By daily embodying our over 100-year legacy, we reinforce our reputation as a trusted and respected healthcare organization that delivers professional and compassionate care to our patients, families and communities. Through our award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities, our 27,000+ team members serve communities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond.
ORLANDO HEALTH - BENEFITS & PERKS:
All Inclusive Benefits (start day one)
- Student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, FREE college education programs, retirement savings, paid paternity leave, fertility benefits, back up elder and childcare, pet insurance, PTO/Holidays, and more for full time and part time employees.
Forbes Recognizes Orlando Health as a Best-In-State Employer
- Forbes has named Orlando Health as one of America's Best-In-State Employers for 2024. Orlando Health is the top healthcare organization in the Metro Orlando area to make the prestigious list. "We are proud to be named once again as a best place to work," said Karen Frenier, VP (HR). "This achievement reflects our positive culture and efforts to ensure that all team members feel respected, supported and valued.
Employee-centric
- Orlando Health has been selected as one of the “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare
Position Summary
Acts as clinical education consultant and liaison with Allied Health departmentsto supportthe maintenance and enhancement of clinical and/or educational competence of Orlando Health Allied Health staff
Responsibilities:
Essential Functions:
• Synthesizes organization strategy and goals in identifying prioritization and planning of relevant education.
• Collaborates with Nursing and Allied Health partners to identify learning needs and opportunities.
• Assists in developing, prioritizing, and executing education action plans based on the findings of needs assessments.
• Provides general and specialty-specific education to prepare allied health and nursing staff to be safe, efficient, and competent.
• Participates in preceptor development for clinical allied health areas.
• Facilitates the communication of new/revised policies, new regulations, and continuing education requirements to clinical allied health departments.
• Acts asliaison for coordination of continuing education opportunities for allied health areas.
• Assistsin the annual assessment of competence for clinical staff utilizing the annual clinical review format and/or other skills evaluating process.
• Works with clinical partnersto plan, develop, coordinate, and evaluate programs to maintain or increase the skill/knowledge of Allied Health staff.
• Facilitates coordination and updating of orientation materials and processes for Allied Health clinicians.
• Plans, develops, coordinates, facilitates, and evaluates general as well asspecialty-specific programs in collaboration with Learning Specialists, educators, and unitleadership partners to maintain or increase the skill/knowledge of team members.
• Secures and acts as Liaison for coordination of continuing education opportunities for Allied Health areas.
• Serve as member on Allied Health Councils
• Ensures adult learning principles are integrated into all programs developed internally or presented by external sources.
• Actively participates in quality and safety initiatives to ensure team members are improving practice to support quality and safety standards.
• Facilitates and supports team member involvement in professional and organizational activities.
• Participates in the selection, evaluation, and hiring of potential team members.
• Facilitates professional development of team members through the utilization of educational curriculum.
• Provides educational materials/curriculum to maintain ongoing knowledge and compliance with organizational, regulatory policies, and procedures.
• Effectively expresses ideas in verbal and written communication to team members and groups.
• Provides input for the clinical evaluation of team members.
• Utilizes critical thinking and knowledge assessments to outline educational development plans for team members.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the research process; interprets and uses evidence-based practice guidelines in addressing learning needs.
• Responds to the mission, vision, and principles of the organization.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Other Related Functions:
• Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, patient rights, and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Assists interested staff in the Orlando Health career development process, counseling, and directing as needed.
• May serve as member of allied health curriculum advisory board(s) for local programs that partner with Orlando Health.
• Participates in process improvement activities as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education/Training:
Bachelor of Science, Education, or health related field.
Licensure/Certification
• Maintains active Allied Health Clinician license in the State of Florida
• AHA BLS Healthcare Provider required.
Experience:
• Five (5) years of clinical hospital experience required.
• One (1) year of experience in an education role is required