Do you want to work with amazing mentors and people who can help you build your knowledge and skillset? A company who takes pride in providing education and experiences that allow each team member to thrive in their role. A place that allows you room to grow with endless opportunities. Then Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital maybe the place for you!
Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is dedicated to enriching the health and quality of life of children with medical and developmental needs and who benefit from habilitation and rehabilitation services and the supportive use of technology. We are committed to meeting their medical, physical, developmental, social, psychological and spiritual needs through a blend of tenderness and expertise.
Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital has a position available for a Director of Staff Education (DSE).
Job Summary:
Director of Staff Education (DSE) has responsibility for providing leadership, and direction associated with the department in collaboration with, human resources, education, continuous improvement of services and staff competence. Individual in this position is responsible for promoting and modeling a service-oriented culture focused on employee engagement, patient safety and quality outcomes, and service excellence. The Director of Staff Education serves as a member of the leadership team, building and supporting effective collegial relationships with applicable internal and external stakeholders; and ensuring optimal operating effectiveness and strategies.
The Director of Staff Education is responsible for the oversight of staff education to ensure staff are competent, qualified, and perform within legal, regulatory, and organization policies. In addition, coordinates and conducts inservices, training, and education that provides instructions and reinforcement on learning needs for all staff including completion of mandatory inservice requirements.
The Director of Staff Education demonstrates ability to lead within the following essential domains: functional responsibility, knowledge of the health care environment, communication and relationship management, professionalism, leadership, and business skills.
Make a Difference. Join Our Great Team!
Competitive wages and benefits.
Night and weekend differentials.
Team-centered philosophy of care.
About Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Distinctive campus devoted 100% to children
National leader in providing rehabilitation and habilitation programs with a family-centered emphasis
Consistently awarded the Gold Seal of Approval by the Joint Commission
Trusted destination of choice for physicians and parents for more than 50 years.
Requirements:
Current Registered Nurse (RN) License as issued by the State of California
Bachelors of Science degree in nursing. Masters degree in related field preferred
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) , Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of hire
EKG certification preferred
Minimum of five (5) years of clinical nursing experience in a subacute or acute care hospital
Minimum of one (1) year of verifiable experience providing care and services to chronically ill or elderly patients in an acute care hospital, skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, home care, hospice care, or other long-term care setting
Minimum of one (1) year of verifiable experience teaching adults, supervising nurse aides or completion of a course in teaching adults
Minimum of one (1) years experience in management or supervisory capacity
Knowledge of audiovisual equipment, cameras, and other equipment used in instruction of patient care
Must possess good work ethics and a professional image at all times
Knowledge of CMS conditions of participation, CDPH state regulations, CCS, and TJC (hospital, nursing care center, and laboratory) accreditation requirements as applicable to job
Working knowledge of computer and software applications as applicable to job
Possess strong communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills
Works responsibly in a team environment as well as independently
Manages confidential information effectively and appropriately
KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT
A. Practice Knowledge
Demonstrates knowledge of current clinical practice and the roles and functions of patient care team members as applicable to job
Communicates patient care standards as established by accreditation, regulatory and quality agencies
Ensures compliance with the state and federal regulatory agency standards, and policies of the organization
Adheres to professional association standards of practice
Participates with review and revisions of departmental policies and guidelines
B. Patient Safety
Supports the development of an organization-wide patient safety program
Utilizes collective mindfulness in monitoring activities to identify risks and unexpected perils
Supports a high reliability organization; non-punitive reporting environment, supports a reward system for identifying unsafe practices
Supports safety surveys, responds and acts on safety recommendations
C. Performance Improvement/Outcome Measurement
Articulates the organizations quality assurance performance improvement (QAPI) program and goals
Establishes quality metrics by identifying the problem(s)/system(s)
Uses data and other sources of evidence to inform decision making
Measures success at improving specific areas of patient care
Analyzes the root causes or variation from quality standards
Consults with other departments as appropriate to collaborate patient care and performance improvement activities
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
A. Effective Communication
Makes oral presentations and prepares written materials to diverse audiences on clinical, health care topics, and organizational issues as applicable to job
Facilitates group discussions
Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication skills
B. Relationship Management
Builds collaborative relationships in the organization
Exhibits effective conflict resolution skills
Balances the concerns of individuals with organizational goals and objectives
Engages staff and others in decision-making
C. Influencing Behaviors
Asserts views in non-threatening, non-judgmental ways
Promotes decisions that are patient-family centered
Applies situational leadership skills
D. Diversity
Establishes an environment that values diversity (e.g. age, gender, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, culture)
Provides an environment conducive to opinion sharing, exploration of ideas and achievement of outcomes
PROFESSIONALISM
A. Personally and Professionally Accountable
Holds self and others accountable for mutual professional expectations and outcomes
Promotes leader and staff participation in lifelong learning and educational achievement
B. Career Planner
Achieves and maintains professional certification as applicable to job
Acts on feedback about personal strengths and weaknesses
Completes annual organization education requirements
Completes annual employee health requirements
C. Ethical
Upholds ethical principles and corporate compliance standards
Holds self and staff accountable to comply with ethical standards of practice
D. Advocate
Promotes clinical perspective in organizational decisions as applicable to job
Involves clinicians and other staff in decisions that affect their practice
Represents the perspective of patients and families
E. Trustworthy
Prudent in showing care for staff organization
Consistently reliable, truthful and honest
Ability to hear and convey important and difficult information up and down the organization
Maintains a level of competency to provide reliable positive outcomes in areas of responsibility
LEADERSHIP
Addresses ideas, beliefs or viewpoints that should be given serious consideration
Recognizes ones own method of decision making and the role of beliefs, values and inferences
Maintains curiosity and eagerness to explore new knowledge and ideas
Anticipates the unexpected
Adapts leadership style to situation needs
Uses knowledge of systems thinking in problem solving and decision making
Learns from setbacks and failures as well as successes
Establishes mechanisms that provide for early identification and mentoring of staff with leadership potential
BUSINESS SKILLS
Supports reward and recognition programs to enhance performance
Promotes healthful work environments
Develops, reviews, and assesses the balance scorecard/MBO reports to achieve optimal outcomes
Uses data management systems for decision making
Provides leadership for the adoption and implementation of information systems
