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Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital and its staff are dedicated to exceeding the expectations of our patients, their families, and the community with a customer-first perspective. We seek excellence, courtesy, teamwork, respect, communication and enthusiasm in our future colleagues. If you are looking for exciting career opportunities with growth potential, come and join the team at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital!

About the Role

The Education Program Coordinator takes a leadership role in the development, coordination, implementation and evaluation of education programs/projects for patients, staff and the community across the health care continuum in conjunction with the Education Department team and Clinical leadership. This job is responsible for ensuring that staff maintains competency skills in areas of responsibility including the ability to interact with people of diverse cultural backgrounds and identifies the ability of the adolescent, adult and geriatric patient to follow instructions and give consent. This job is also responsible for providing education and assuring staff competency in provision of age related culturally competent patient care across the health care system. Identifies safety concerns and institute measures to provide a safe environment; and provide appropriate assessment, intervention and evaluation support to assist staff in the care of patients with consideration of development milestones in the adolescent, adult and geriatric population.

The scope of responsibility, duties and accountability at the facility, department and position levels including knowledge and practice of the clinical/technical skills necessary to the position consistent with the Nurse Practice Act. Nursing job duties are to meet the Nurse Practice Act (state law that protects patients by promoting safe, competent nursing practices), Title 22 (Health and Safety codes), The Joint Commission (develops performance standards and accredits programs for hospitals and other healthcare-related organizations), the Plan for Provision of Nursing Care and the Plan for Provision of Care to Patients, and other regulatory requirements.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Applies a systematic approach to assess educational needs in collaboration with all levels of nursing and medical staff and evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of educational programs.
• Independently coordinates programs, projects and events with Nursing, Marina departments and community throughout the Cedars-Sinai Health System.
• Onboarding: supports on unit training to new hires in collaboration with the clinical leadership.
• Facilitates orientation and training for Nursing and Health System staff under the guidance of the Education Associate Director Perioperative Associate Director (for perioperative services).
• Collaborates throughout the Cedars-Sinai Health System (CSHS) in initiating and implementing educational programs/projects.
• Markets educational programs to the health system and the external community.
• Designs educational programs based on inter and intra-departmental research and clinical research findings.
• Actively participates appropriate committees and shared governance initiatives.
• Works in conjunction with Education Associate Director and Education Department Perioperative Associate Director (for perioperative services) team to implement educational offerings throughout the hospital.
• Assists with hospital-wide roll out of new equipment and products as assigned.
• Facilitates review of current policies and procedures for assigned areas and ensures updates are in line with current literature and standard methodologies.

Department-Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops, implements, and maintains structured orientation and education programs for new hires and existing staff in Pre-op and PACU.
• Creates competency-based learning modules that reflect current best practices and evidence-based care. Coordinates and leads in service education sessions, workshops, and simulation-based training. Develops training materials and resources to support ongoing staff education and development.
• Supports the Director of Perioperative Services, mentors, and supports staff in acquiring and maintaining certifications relevant to Pre-op and PACU nursing (e.g., CPAN, CAPA). Facilitates the continuous professional development of nursing staff by identifying education needs and providing access to learning opportunities.
• Promotes and achieves the hospital’s goals by advancing nursing excellence and clinical practice.
• Onboarding, ensures compliance with all regulatory and accreditation standards (e.g. the Joint Commission, CMS, etc.). through audits, education, and corrective action plans.
• Monitors clinical practices and procedures to ensure adherence to hospital policies, protocols, and national standards.
• Stays current with clinical guidelines, technologies, and research, ensuring staff are trained and applying the most up to date practices.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's of Science degree in Nursing (required).
• 3 years of experience teaching while communicating effectively in English (written and verbal communication) with persons of various cultural and educational backgrounds and experienced in data management. Excellent organizational skills; effectively coordinates all aspects of education course design and implementation (required).
• 5 years of PACU experience (required).
• California State RN License (required).
• Basic Life Support Certification (required).
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification (required).
• Post Anesthesia Nurse Certification - CPAN (Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse) Certification required to be acquired within the first year of employment.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification (preferred).
• ANCC Specialty Certification (preferred).
• 1 year of Pre-op experience (preferred).

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