Plans, manages, and evaluates clinical orientation and ongoing education and training programs for VNS Health Hospice LPNs, RNs, NPs, and physicians. Collaborates with leadership in the delivery of new hire and ongoing clinical education and competency development. Develops new and modifies existing curriculum and training materials to ensure all clinical training and educational needs are met. Recommends and implements approved changes to ensure effective clinical education and training support for field operations. Partners with peers to develop clinical standards, guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations. Facilitates consistency of dissemination of standardized clinical education policies, procedures and programs. Works under general direction.

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  Manages and delivers program specific clinical education programs designed to foster high quality care through implementation of evidence based practice, performance improvement activities, and professional staff development.
• Collaborates with Education staff in the development of an annual training calendar to ensure a coordinated approach to ongoing programs.
• Ensures clinical education programs are aligned with CMS Triple Aim framework: improving the patient’s experience of care (including quality and satisfaction), improving the health of populations, and reducing the per capita cost of healthcare.
• Ensures clinical education programs address patient/member centered needs. Identifies and communicates protocols and standards of care for a cultural and demographic diverse patient population; provides education intervention guidelines based on these population health needs.
• Collaborates with medical leadership to ensure orientation and ongoing professional meet the needs of medical and advance nurse practitioners staff, and other clinicians. Manages implementation so such programs. Ensures that development and delivery of programs meet the strategic objectives of specific programs.
• Ensures all clinical education programs are in accordance with standards of nursing practice, state and federal regulations and VNS Health policies and procedures.
• Reviews program specific educational program outcomes and program evaluations to determine areas for improvement and makes recommendations for change and/or new programs for clinical education as appropriate. Presents improvement strategies to department leadership.
• Trains and/or oversees training of new and/or current Nurse Practitioners and Physicians, which includes pre-admission F2F visits, assessment, diagnosis, ordering and interpreting appropriate tests, and prescribing appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities and DME.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members and providers regarding health care recommendations for patients.
• Trains and/or oversees training of new and current staff in VNS Health philosophy, policy, standards, procedures, documentation, models for service delivery and efficient, productive, cost-effective work processes.
• Monitors and evaluates performance of newly hired staff and staff referred on for remedial or additional training. Counsels, disciplines, terminates or extends probation for staff based on performance during introductory, probationary or training period.
• Designs new and modifies existing educational curriculum and training materials to ensure staff has current knowledge and competencies to meet program contractual and regulatory compliance.
• Conducts educational needs assessment in collaboration with operations staff to identify learning needs among staff. Analyzes and utilizes assessment data to plan for program educational sessions. Develops education programs such as workshops and/or group learning activities; follows up to ensure programs are effectively implemented.
• Identifies performance issues and develops performance improvement plans for tenured employees in collaboration with program management. Evaluates competency and performance in conjunction with program management.
• Reviews and evaluates clinical orientation and ongoing educational program outcomes to determine areas for improvement and recommends changes to current orientation program as appropriate. Participates in the development of revised programs and/or materials.
• Communicates ongoing e-learning opportunities. Evaluates e-learning usage and effectiveness; identifies opportunities for distance learning.
• Analyzes course evaluations in order to evaluate effectiveness of training sessions and to implement improvements.
• Participates in the development of annual clinical education strategic goals and objectives.
• Utilizes resources and practices sound fiscal responsibility; provides input for the development of the department budget. Monitors expenditures and ensures compliance with budgetary constraints.
• Collaborates with Quality department in the development of and implementation of education related training programs.
• Ensures program content is presented in a manner that promotes learning and enables trainees to meet competency requirements.
• Demonstrates services excellence and creates and implements education and training programs which are centered on the goals and strategies of VNS Health.
• Performs other supervisory related duties and projects as assigned.

• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Licenses and Certifications:
Current license and registration to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in New York State required
Certification in Nursing Education preferred

Education:
Master's Degree in nursing required
PhD in nursing preferred

Work Experience:
Minimum four years of clinical nursing experience required
Minimum two years of advanced practice nursing/Nurse Practitioner experience required
Experience in a home care, palliative or hospice setting preferred
Minimum of two years of experience in education and training required
Knowledge of health care delivery systems, patient care, care coordination, and clinical processes required
Experience assessing and designing clinical education programs preferred
Experience in a health care setting in a teaching capacity with an understanding of adult education and learning processes preferred
Effective oral and written communication, presentation, analytical, coaching and organizational skills required
Knowledge of computer applications required