Director of Education

The Education Director supports the hospital’s mission by: • • Providing appropriate quality education programs to meet the needs of patients and their families, hospital staff members, and the community. • • Responsible and accountable for planning, organizing, directing, controlling, and evaluating education care programs for the facility. • • Demonstrates professional practice through implementation of evidence based practices. • • Implements programs to improve the delivery of patient care, establishes relationships with professional and/or health related groups in the community, works effectively with others, and makes significant contributions to the nursing profession. • • Provides, promotes and supports a professional environment that utilizes effective delegation of responsibility. Effectively utilizes lines of authority and lines of communication as depicted on organizational chart. • • Assists and supports supervisors and Orthopedics Service Line Supervisor in achieving departmental goals. • • Collaborates with ancillary departments to achieve care goals. • The educational objective seeks to incorporate the following priorities in program design: • • Compliance education • • Educational needs expressed through performance improvement activities • • Expertise development, advances in care • • Medical Center’s Mission, Vision, Values and Guiding Principles • • HIPAA education • • National Patient Safety Goals and other regulatory requirements • • Patient populations we serve • • Required and personal competency needs of staff to fulfill their job duties • • Retention efforts to support staff and encourage their continued employment • • Safety & Infection Control updates • • Technologies involved in the care of our patient populations • • The expectations of the organization, our medical staff, and our patients and families • • The learning needs expressed by our staff • • New product in-services • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. • BSN required. Masters in Nursing or health related field preferred. • CPR mandatory • Experience: • Three to five years’ experience management or staff nurse in which administrative and supervisory ability has been demonstrated is preferred. • Management Skills: • Excellent human relations and oral/written communication skills. Management experiences in hospital/healthcare environment. Proven managerial skills. Compensation/Benefits • At our Regional Medical Center we take pride in our excellence and offer a comprehensive benefits package and provide competitive compensation. Benefits are designed to offer choices based on the employees needs. These include: Aggressive Pay Medical Dental Vision Basic Life Insurance Additional Optional Life Insurance Dependent Life Insurance Short Term Disability Long Term Disability Personal Time Off (23 • 38 days annually) Earned Illness Time Off 401K & Employer Match Options EAP • Employee Assistance Program Tuition Reimbursement AFLAC Membership Discounts We look forward to receiving your application! All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Our Medical Center is a 214-bed facility located in the state of Washington, provides a full complement of medical services including the only open-heart surgery, advanced imaging, comprehensive robotics, state-of-the-art neurosurgery, and CARF accredited inpatient rehabilitation ranked in the Top 10 percent of the nation. Staffed by approximately 750 full and part-time employees, the hospital offers a wide array of inpatient and outpatient services. The hospital provides one of only two single stay cardiac units in the State of Washington. Our Medical Center is a Level I Cardiac and Level II Stroke center, with a Level III trauma designation, and a commitment to continuous reinvestment in state-of-the-art technology.