Clinical Educator (CNA Program) | PRN

**Job Summary:** Under the direction of the Education Director, the **CNA Program Clinical Educator** is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the CNA program for student education, directed toward the achievement of professional excellence. Serves as the primary CNA Clinical Instructor for each 8-week CNA Class. Establishes professional education resources and instructional leadership for the CNA program and other outreach programs directed to health care professionals. **Responsibilities:** · Acts as a clinical instructor for CNA students in the CNA program both onsite and at offsite facilities, including long term care facilities. · Provides leadership for the assessment of learning/resource needs and the subsequent establishment of directional goals for student and staff development that are compatible with service teaching and objectives. · Establishes and maintains knowledge of current health care information, and media and material resources to assist and support student and staff education and professional development. · Functions as a liaison with community health professionals to promote hospital professional/education programs and services. · Availability to work a varied schedule, including evening and weekend shifts, on a rotational basis. **Requirements:** **Education:** - Associate Degree in Nursing required. - BSN or MSN preferred. **Licenses/Certifications:** - Current Idaho or compact state RN License. - Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. **Experience:** - Five+ years in nursing required. - Previous teaching experience in formal/informal settings. - Recent nursing experience required and current in skills/best practices. - Experience working with long-term care preferred. - Able and willing to be American Heart Association, Emergency Nurses Association, and American Academy of Pediatrics instructor. **Skills & Abilities:** - Proficient in demonstrating and teaching CNA skills in accordance with Idaho State testing requirements. - Strong understanding of geriatric and rehabilitative patient needs. - Ability to teach and model safe patient care practices and effective time management. - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to engage and motivate students. **Physical Demands:** - Lifting up to 40 lbs. occasionally; frequent patient handling and transfers. - Standing for extended periods and occasional sitting for up to 7 hours per day. - Frequent exposure to patients under a wide range of circumstances, including infectious diseases. **Environmental Conditions:** - Regular exposure to bloodborne pathogens, varying patient conditions, and environmental hazards. - Occasional irregular hours or shifts.