Job Summary:
The Home Health Educator is a licensed clinical professional (RN, PT, OT, SLP) who teaches, coaches, evaluates, and serves as a role model for newly hired and currently employed clinical staff in the Home Health and Hospice programs. The Educator also assists with education and skills competency programs for clinical staff, as well as clinical documentation review. Works closely with Clinical Managers and Director of Clinical Service to accomplish goals. Educator participates in the Clinical On Call rotation.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Facilitates successful onboarding of newly hired clinical staff through the first 12 months of employment. Evaluates and teaches competencies for new clinical staff as assigned.
- Assists with ongoing competency skills evaluations and annual Skills Fair for clinical staff as assigned.
- Serves as an ethical and enthusiastic role model and clinical resource to staff through education and demonstration of clinical excellence, regulatory compliance and best practices.
- Assesses learning styles and needs of assigned staff and helps learner to establish goals and outcomes. Evaluates progress and provides timely professional feedback to drive enthusiasm, growth and knowledge of the learner.
- Assess, observe, evaluate, and teach best practice and evidence-based principles of case management, care planning, disease management, organization of workload, and setting priorities of care with the ability to redirect tasks of higher priority. Provide instruction in skills performance, critical thinking, and the development of essential soft skills such as communication, empathy, teamwork, adaptability, and professional presence to support the agency mission, and effective patient and family interactions in the care of home health and hospice patients.
- Maintains proficiency with Agency’s electronic medical record. Reviews and provides timely feedback to clinical staff regarding documentation, ensuring that care provided is accurately captured in the electronic record to support medical necessity of care and compliance with accreditation standards.
- Maintains program documentation and records/files in accordance with agency policy and regulatory expectations.
- Promotes evidence based clinical practice in conjunction with the Agency’s vision and mission. Assists staff and leadership with Quality Management and Performance Improvement initiatives and with preparation for accreditation surveys.
- Conducts quality improvement and compliance audits and performs other quality improvement activities as assigned by supervisor. Serves as a backup to other quality improvement staff for auditing.
- Collaborates with leadership and quality improvement teams to identify learning needs and develop targeted education to address performance gaps.
- Serve as a resource for evidence-based clinical practices, Value based purchasing, home health regulations with a focus on CMS Conditions of Participation, OASIS, and agency policies.
- Develop and maintain educational materials, competency checklists, and learning modules.
- Participate in performance improvement initiatives, survey preparation, and corrective action planning.
- Promote patient-centered care by reinforcing best practices in documentation, safety, and quality outcomes.
- Performs other duties and undertakes special projects as assigned by supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications:
Qualifications include current license in the State of Montana as a RN, PT, OT or SLP with a current. 1-2 years of experience in home health. 1-2 years of supervisory or management experience required. Exemplary communication, collaboration and time management skills required.