Clinical Nurse Educator

Overview

Today, SCA Health has grown to 11,000 teammates who care for 1 million patients each year and support physician specialists holistically in many aspects of patient care.

Together, our teammates create value in specialty care by aligning physicians, health plans and health systems around a common goal : delivering on the quadruple aim of high-quality outcomes and a better experience for patients and providers, all at a lower total cost of care.

As part of Optum, we participate in an integrated care delivery system that enables us to support our partners as they navigate a complex healthcare environment, Only SCA Health has a dynamic group of physician-driven, specialty care businesses that allows us to customize solutions, no matter the need or challenge :

• We connect patients to physicians in new and differentiated ways as part of Optum and with our new Specialty Management Solutions business.
• We have pioneered a physician-led, multi-site model of practice solutions that restores physician agency by aligning incentives to support growth and transition to value-based care.
• We lead the industry in value-based payment solutions through our Global 1 bundled payment convener, that provides easy predictable billing to patients.
• We help physicians address everything beyond surgical procedures, including anesthesia and ancillary service lines.

The new SCA Health represents who we are today and where we are going-and the growing career opportunities for YOU.

Responsibilities

The Education / Lab RN Coordinator is responsible for educating employees on proper patient care techniques to meet regulatory agency and hospital standards, He / she will facilitate an Employee Health Program that includes disease detection, prevention, and treatment.

In addition, is responsible for follow through with employee illnesses & injuries, conducts employee health screening, and promotes a safe work environment.

• Evaluate the effectiveness of the employee health measures and modify as necessary.
• Utilize current standards from the professional organizations and agencies as applicable to ensure program and quality effectiveness.
• Participate in maintaining policies and procedures within the Education / Lab / Quality arenas.
• Possess working knowledge and skills related to preparation, completion, and presentation of reports, graphs, and charts
• Possess working knowledge of data collection and validation methods, to include knowledge of Excel and Access.
• Plan, organize, develop, and implement educational programs for all hospital employees to increase employee awareness of existence of nosocomial infections;

improve prevention and / or avoidance techniques to provide a safe environment for hospital patients and employees

• Conduct new-hire screenings and annual employee health information updates.
• Plan, organize and implement OSHA tuberculosis prevention plan.
• Test new hires and employees for TB as indicated by the annual Tuberculosis risk assessment.
• Conduct N95 respirator fit test in accordance with OSHA and CDC standards.
• Refer employees with identifiable health risks to appropriate screenings; provide initial and follow-up assessments of job-related injuries
• Plan, implement and conduct annual Influenza Vaccine Program and other immunization programs needed to maintain HICPAC and CDC standards.
• Conduct surveillance and follow-up of employee exposures to communicable diseases
• Ensure all Lab activities are completed as required.

Other duties as assigned : The intent of this job description is to provide a representative of the type of duties and responsibilities that will be required of this position title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total specific duties and responsibilities of this particular position.

The employee may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Qualifications

Education, Vocational Training

Associates Degree in Nursing; BSN Preferred

Possess working knowledge of data collection, statistics and data validation

Experience

2 - 3 years of experience in a hospital setting; experience in Quality / Employee Health RN Preferred

USD $46.00 / Hr. USD $48.00 / Hr.