The Clinical Educator is responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating educational programs for nursing staff within the hospital setting. This role supports clinical excellence, professional development, evidence-based practice, regulatory compliance, and patient safety initiatives. The Clinical Educator collaborates with clinical leadership and interdisciplinary teams to ensure staff competency and high-quality patient care

Position Responsibilities:

Staff Education & Training

• Develops and delivers orientation, onboarding, and continuing education programs for nursing staff.

• Assesses learning needs and creates educational plans to address competency gaps.

• Facilitates classroom instruction, hands-on clinical training, simulation exercises, and e-learning initiatives.

• Provides education related to new equipment, technologies, policies, and clinical procedures.

• Includes principles of adult learning and develops content specific to target population and identified educational need

• Supports transition-to-practice programs for new graduate nurses.

• Serves as a resource tonursing students.

Clinical Competency & Professional Development

• Evaluates clinical competencies and maintains competency validation records as needed

• Mentors and coachesstaff to promote professional growth and clinical excellence.

• Promotes evidence-based nursing practice and current best practice standards.

• Servesasaclinicalresourceforemployeesandphysiciansinthemanagementofpatientcareneeds

• Maintainsownclinicalcompetencybycompletingallrequiredemployeeeducationalrequirements.

Quality & Patient Safety

• Collaborates with nursing leadership to support quality improvement and patient safety initiatives as well as regulatory readiness activities.

• Examines clinical workflow and gaps in clinical process, mitigating barriers to ensure success of educational initiatives.

• Acts as a change agent, promoting a positive culture of adaptability, innovation, and improvement.

• Promotes compliance with hospital policies, accreditation standards, and regulatory requirements.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Partners with nursing leadership and interdisciplinary teams to support organizational goals.

• Serves as a clinical resource and consultant for nursing staff.

• Participates in committees, projects, and performance improvement initiatives as assigned

• Assists in the development and revision of nursing policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines as assigned

Program Evaluation & Documentation

• Tracks and evaluates the effectiveness of educational programs and learning outcomes

• Maintains accurate education records and reports.

• Utilizes feedback from leadership and staff, data analysis, and quality metrics to improve training programs

Professional Responsibilities

• Setsprioritiesandhandlemultipleprojectssimultaneouslyunderdeadlines.

• Builds cooperative, effective working relationships with colleagues at all levels.

• Worksindependently and takesinitiative.

• Identifies and communicates needs and barriers utilizing the chain of command in a timely manner.

• Willingness to workoff-shiftsandweekendshoursandtakeonprojectsor re-prioritize withshortnotice

• Proactivelyanticipates, recognizesandresponds toorganizational and staff needs.

Core Values

• Demonstrates intrinsic behaviors reflective of St. Joseph Hospital/Covenant core values.

• Consistently shows care and compassion for patients, team members, and employees.

• Demonstrates behaviors of self-care and work-life balance.

• Models cultural sensitivity and non-judgmental, trauma informed, inclusive communication.

Commitment to Patient Safety and Quality

• Understands and adheres to the hospital’s patient safety policies and procedures relevant to their role.

• Actively contributes to a culture of safety by identifying risks and reporting safety concerns

• Demonstrates accountability for safety-related performance expectations

• Communicates effectively to escalate concerns, support transparency, and promote teamwork across disciplines.

Qualifications

Education:

Four year college (Bachelor’s Degree) Required

Graduate (Master’s Degree, JD or Ph.D.) Preferred

Licensure(s):

Active State of Maine RN License

Certification(s):

BLS within 30 days of hire; ACLS encouraged