Outreach Coordinator, Clinical

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Summary

Responsible for managing Outreach Education program by providing program design, implementation, and evaluation of program initiatives to the designated service.

Responsibilities

1. Manages the Outreach Educational program and ensures compliance with specialty area requirements. Provides program design as needed and serves on committees as requested to serve as
    an active contributor and participant in achieving department related educational goals as defined by the organization.
2. Implements, monitors, evaluates and reports on details regarding the Outreach Educational program to the department Performance Improvement Committees as applicable.
3. Assists in the development of the on-going continuing education programs and assists the Program Director with defining the continuing educational programs to meet community needs while
    maintaining a database and calendar for all Outreach Education program as needed.
4. Serves as the specialty program community liaison and resource person by providing public speaking and educational programs that support the mission, goals and objectives of Parkland. Coordinates
    community based education programs provided by department.
5. Serves as liaison for external customers including follow-up on transfers out of Parkland.
6. Develops and presents patient interventions and education programs pertaining to specialty area for patients and staff, while providing patient centered/patient valued care for all internal and external
    customers. Collaborates with unit based educators on staff education.
7. Assists with developing, revising, and monitoring annual goals, objectives, and budget for the Outreach Education program, that support the overall missions and objectives of Parkland.

Other duties as assigned.

Career Type:Clinical

Individual contributors who comes in direct physical contact with patients and have responsibility in a clinical discipline or specialty focused on patient needs and/or delivery of high-quality care. The majority of time is spent on the delivery of clinical care. May spend a portion of their time on implementation or design of clinical processes, programs, services and policies. Senior clinical roles, such as physicians, may also spend ~20% of their overall time on managerial responsibilities; however, the majority of their time is spent on direct patient care.

• Requires specialized knowledge gained through a combination of experience and/or advanced clinical education, including licensure and certification
• Work follows legally defined scope of practice
• Applies clinical knowledge and experience to achieve operational goals and targets and impacts the overall achievement of results for the job area/department/function
• Responsible for improving upon existing systems and processes to solve problems in the clinical space
• May lead and/or organize the work of other lower level clinical professionals or clinical/technical support, or manage processes and programs

• Communicates information typically within and outside the department on matters that involve obtaining or providing difficult or sensitive information requiring explanation, interpretation,

           and consensus-building for patients and others within the care team

• Influences others within own department regarding policies, practices and procedures

Leadership & Talent Management

• Responsible for providing guidance, coaching and training to other employees across the department within area of expertise

Organizational Impact

• May make improvements to existing clinical approaches, practices, and processes
• Executes clinical processes to solve difficult and complex, problems to meet patient needs and/or deliver high-quality care to patients

Knowledge & Experience

• Viewed as an expert and/or resource within the field by peers within the organization

Degree/License

• Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree and may require a master’s degree in a related clinical field
• Requires clinical license and/or certification typically obtained through advanced education and advanced practical knowledge of job area obtained through extensive clinical experience

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Nursing
• Must have four years of progressive nursing experience in specialty area
• Applicants must pass (85% or above) Dosage Calculation Exam prior to hospital orientation. Current Parkland employees requesting reassignment to role must have current Dosage Calculation Exam on
  file.

Required Certifications/Licensure

• Must have a current, valid RN license or temporary RN license from the Texas Board of Nursing; or, valid Compact RN license.
• Must have current healthcare provider CPR course completion card from one of the following:
  • American Heart Association
  •   American Red Cross
  • Military Training Network

• Burn Only

• Must have certification in Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS),or obtain within 6 months of inhire.
• Must have Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Must maintain an instructor status in ABLS,or obtain within 18 months of in-hire.

• WISH Only

• Must have certification in either Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) or Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of hire.

Preferred Certifications/Licensure

• None

Equivalent Education and/or Experience 

• None

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