Job Description

Pediatric Clinical Education Specialist at BJC HealthCare summary:

The Pediatric Clinical Education Specialist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital is responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating educational programs for clinical staff to enhance patient and family education. The role primarily supports education needs across departments while advocating for the continuous professional development of clinical personnel. This position requires a Master's degree, preferably with 5-10 years of experience, and focuses on delivering superior educational practices aligned with national standards.

• This role will support Patient and Family Education 
• This role is 3 days per week - requires flexibility in schedule 

Additional Preferred Requirements

• Pediatric experience 
• Education experience 

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries. 

St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).

Role Purpose

Responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of education and practice programs for clinical staff that promote the provision of a superior patient experience for patients and their families. Coordinates and manages house wide educational programs and resources that support clinical educators and leaders at the unit/department level.

Responsibilities

• Manages key house-wide or multidepartmental programs to support education needs of clinical staff.
• Develops, implements and evaluates continuing education programs, curriculums for orientation and ongoing professional development of clinical staff that meet and/or exceed national standards for continuing education requirements.
• Collaborates with administration, patient care services, leadership, shared leadership councils, staff and key department and BJC system personnel to develop education plans and implementation patient care and regulatory requirements.
• Analyzes developmental and educational needs and evaluates effectiveness of educational activities.
• Designs educational programs that are cost-effective, meet the needs of adult learners, and are based upon sound educational principles.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Master's Degree

Experience

• 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• RN or RRT

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Master's Degree

Experience

• 5-10 years

Licenses & Certifications

• Cert/Lic in Area of Expertise

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

Keywords:

Pediatric education, Clinical education, Patient education, Health services management, Continuing education programs, Nursing education, Healthcare training, Patient care, Children's hospital, Medical education

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