Clinical Education Specialist

## Clinical Education Specialist
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** Emp Status
** Regular Full time
** Work Shift
** Day (United States of America)
** Compensation Range
** The base pay scale for this position is $ - $. In addition, this position will be eligible for additional benefits consistent with the role. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be determined based on various factors, including but not limited to: scope of role, level of experience, education, accomplishments, internal equity, budget, and subject to Fair Market Value evaluation.

The hiring range listed is a good faith determination of potential compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.#
** What you will be doing
**** Clinical Education Specialist (CES)
**** Stamford, CT
** The
** Clinical Education Specialist
** is responsible for identifying ways to improve nursing performance, create consistent procedure guidelines throughout the Patient Care Services  department, and integrate evidence-based practices to patient care.

The CES will be responsible for implementing theory based professional practices evaluating and promoting best care plans for patients and their families. The role will serve as a resource and mentor to nursing staff ensuring curriculum, policies and procedures remain up to date and in compliance with regulatory agencies. The CES will generate data-driven plans that take both quality and cost of care into account using appropriate research practices and methodologies to get accurate data and drive practical change to improve clinical practice.

The Clinical Education Specialist serves as a clinical resource for all levels of nursing staff. Provides both clinical leadership and education through ongoing clinical evaluation with the nursing staff. Supplies analytical support to the nursing leadership to plan and predict education needs based upon patient and nurse performance data and direct observation of nursing practice. The CES possesses mastery of clinical decision making, critical thinking, knowledge acquisition and dissemination, problem identification and identification of safety issues in practice.

The CES will provide clinical point of care support to the clinical staff. The CES will work with the professional development team on programs such as orientation and onboarding, competency program, RN Residency and Fellowship programs.

The CES Understands the Magnet Program and integration of Magnet standards into the nursing department infrastructure. The CES supports the shared governance model. Maintains active engagement in council membership.

Passion
* Commitment to achieving higher levels of performance both personally and for the organization
* Demonstrates focus and alignment with the organizational goals
* Displays the desire to be a lifelong learner
* Driven to create and achieve resultsTeamwork
* Mentors and coaches team members in clinical practice
* Demonstrates necessary skills for team building, including open communication and promotion of a collegial atmosphere
* Collaborates with the interprofessional team to review patients’ goals/needs
* Assist nurses with physical assessment and administration of medications as needed, clinical skills as appropriate and performs nursing tasks
* Be a resource for staff to find research, protocols, and teaching materials
* Collaborates with team to write abstracts, Magnet and PTAP documentsExcellence
* Collaborates with the team to coordinate the plan of care for all complex patients
* Partners with Patient Care Directors regarding clinical practice, staff communication, time utilization, change facilitation and staff assignments
* Serves as a resource to Coordinate clinical activities to ensure the highest level of patient care, incorporating patient safety, interdisciplinary communication, patient satisfaction, and resource utilization
* Active engagement, council membership and serves as co-chair on councils
* Actively maintains clinical skills to serve as clinical support for the staff
* Utilizes performance improvement model…