20K Sign On Bonus

JFK Memorial Hospital has provided medical care to residents in the Coachella Valley since 1966. A group of physicians, including Dr. Reynaldo Carreon, founded the hospital and today one of JFK�s cross streets is named in his honor.

The Clinical Educator (CE) is a Professional Nurse who will assist the Department Director(s) in the 24-hour responsibility of the day-to-day coordination of and quality of clinical nursing care as well as non-clinical supporting departments for staff and patients both in the hospital and community. He/she manages human resources at the unit level in a cost-effective manner and assists in providing direction in changing workloads during crisis, emergent, and urgent situations. The CE will work with the Chief Nursing Officer and Department Director(s) in developing, implementing, and/or evaluating appropriate education programs within the hospital and assigned departments; these programs are based on identified needs, quality initiatives, patient population, educational requirements of the staff, and general community education opportunities.

• Ensures regulatory compliance with Title 22, TJC, and CMS

• Acts as a consultant on complex patient care

• Monitors and reviews results of performance improvement projects and assists in the presentation to the staff

• Ensures cost-effective use of resources

• Assists Nursing Leadership in evaluating program offerings

• Develops and implements hospital and community education programs as needed

• Demonstrates teaching/leadership skills using creativity, integrity, initiative and communication

• Demonstrates ability to use basic audiovisual skills

• Assists in maintaining current accurate records of all classes, courses, and/or programs offered by the Education Department

• Monitors the completion and updating of all competencies

• Performs customer service related actions when in contact with patients and families

• Assists in the management of staff, to include evaluations, performance management, and mentoring

• Communicates with Department Leaders on new Corporate education initiatives and/or changes

• Develops, coordinates, implements new hire Clinical Orientation

• Coordinates with HR and Department Leaders for new hire Cerner training

• Maintains CA BRN continuing education (CE) license and ensures facility remains BRN compliant with all classes attached to CEs

• Manages all student rotations within the facility�to include student schedules, coordination with each individual facility, development/maintenance of Affiliation Agreements, meetings with each school�s program coordinator

• Provides Staff mentoring, growth, and development to include the development, coordination, and implementation of classes, meetings, and performance management goals (as determined with Department Leader)

• New Graduate RN program development, coordination, and implementation�to include didactic and clinically relevant training classes; schedule coordination for each new graduate RN, mentorship and follow-up with each individual RN

• Remains accessible to all Department Leaders to assist in addressing clinical issues, i.e. chart review

• Develops, coordinates, and implements annual core competencies for clinical Staff (outside of what each Department Leader does individually, these would be competencies that are required from a regulatory perspective, i.e. Standardized Procedures)

• Develops, reviews, edits facility policies as needed

• Participates in Desert Care Network education collaboratives

1. Current RN License
2. BSN or Bachelor�s degree in related field-required
3. Master�s degree, or degree in progress-preferred
4. Current American Heart Association BLS Healthcare Provider
5. Current American Heart Association ACLS-main obtain within 90 days of hire
6. Current American Heart Association PALS-may obtain within 90 days of hire
7. Minimum of three (3) years nursing experience in acute care (i.e. Medical Surgical, Cardiac Telemetry, Intensive/Critical Care, Emergency Department)-required
8. Minimum of two (2) years teaching experience-preferred
9. Demonstrated clinical competence and leadership skills
10. Demonstrated ability to present self in a positive and professional manner
11. Basic computer skills

Pay Range: $47.33 - $73.34
Individual wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an employee�s qualifications and experience.

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant�s or employee�s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

About John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital

Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) is a diversified healthcare services company headquartered in Dallas with 112,000 employees. Through an expansive care network that includes United Surgical Partners International, we operate 65 hospitals and approximately 510 other healthcare facilities, including surgical hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care and imaging centers and other care sites and clinics. We also operate Conifer Health Solutions, which provides revenue cycle management and value-based care services to hospitals, health systems, physician practices, employers and other clients. Across the Tenet enterprise, we are united by our mission to deliver quality, compassionate care in the communities we serve.

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