RN/EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST

The RN/Educational Specialist assumes the role of facilitator, trainer and resource person as necessary for new employees' orientation and staff development/continuing education, applying instructional design, organizational development, and performance consulting skills. Demonstrates flexibility with work duties within scope/licensure. Additional duties also include coverage as needed acting as Nurse Manager within the facility needing coverage. 

Scheduling Requirements: This role is expected to be on call with a call rotation. 

Essential Duties

• Consult collaboratively with departments/areas to assure appropriate education and competencies, and provide support in tracking orientation and competencies.
• Demonstrates creative and coherent presentational skills including development of instructor-led and self-study or WBT training classes.
• Evaluates and develops training materials using most effective and efficient instructional design methods for learners and recommends hard wiring plans for achieving behavioral change.
• Facilitate new employee and student orientation, assessing successful course completion/learning gains,.
• Performs needs assessment to coordinate and provide educational programs in response to learning/performance improvement needs of all RHC staff/students and designed to facilitate meeting IDPH/CMS/IDPH and other regulatory agency and accrediting requirements.
• Provide support to staff during implementation process(es), applying change management and organizational development models.
• Reserve, track, set up and maintain/operate audiovisual and CPR equipment.
• Schedule meeting rooms.
• Serve as a facilitator/educational resource for RHC including active support on various Riverside committees/teams.

Preferred Experience

• Minimum of two years of nursing experience and healthcare training. 
• Performance consulting, organizational development experience preferred

Required Licensure/Education

• Current IL RN license

Preferred Education

• Bachelors degree in nursing or related field preferred
• Competence in technical, clinical and teaching/learning skill
• American Heart Association CPR instructor, preferred

Employee Health Requirements

Exposure/Sensory Requirements: 

Exposure to: 

Chemicals: N/A 

Video Display Terminals: Average 

Blood and Body Fluids: None 

TB or Airborne Pathogens: None 

Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch): 

Speech: Training/presentations, telephone communication, facilitating meetings. 

Vision: Read computer screens and printouts, memos, communications, documentation, and literature. 

Smell: Sensitivity and recognition of odors derived from various cleaning processes, odors generated from malfunctioning equipment. 

Hearing: Telephone communications, meetings, and equipment operating characteristics. 

Touch: .Writing and computer entry, filing. 

Activity/Lifting Requirements: 

Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to: 

Sit: 55% 

Twist: 0% 

Stand: 20% 

Crawl: 0% 

Walk: 20% 

Kneel: 0% 

Lift: 0% 

Drive: 5% 

Squat: 0% 

Climb: 0% 

Bend: 0% 

Reach above shoulders: 0% 

The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below: 

Up to 10 lbs: Occasionally 

Up to 20 lbs: Not Required 

Up to 35 lbs: Not Required 

Up to 50 lbs: Not Required 

Up to 75 lbs: Not Required 

Up to 100 lbs: Not Required 

Over 100 lbs: Not Required 

Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements. (Example: the distance material is carried; how high material is lifted, etc.): None 

Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity: 

Sit: 240 

Twist: 0 

Stand: 20 

Crawl: 0 

Walk: 10 

Kneel: 0 

Lift: 0 

Drive: 5 

Squat: 0 

Climb: 0 

Bend: 0 

Reach above shoulders: 0 

Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated): 

Simple grasp up to 10 lbs. 

Pushing & pulling: Normal weight

Fine Manipulation: Computer keyboard and mouse. 

Repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: None 

Environmental Factors & Special Hazards: 

Environmental Factors (Time Spent): 

Inside hours: 8 

Outside hours : 0 

Temperature: Normal Range 

Lighting: Average 

Noise levels: Average 

Humidity: Normal Range 

Atmosphere: Normal Range 

Special Hazards: None

Protective Clothing Required: Germ barrier during CPR instruction. Gloves during cleaning of mannequins.