St. Louis and Missouri Eastern Region Clinical Educator and Consultant - Long Term Care

School of Nursing

The University of Missouri's Sinclair School Of Nursing invites applications for a professional clinical educator and nursing consultant position.

Primary responsibilities include providing education and technical assistance to long-term care (LTC) facility nursing staff in quality improvement practices, latest clinical evidence-based practices in nursing and health care, and evidence-based organizational improvement practices via extensive travel, by phone, email, webinars, or virtual meetings. Publicly speaks and/or conducts presentations in large and small group settings. Utilizes and maintains expertise in gerontological nursing, care for the elderly, or other as necessitated for the role.

The Clinical Educator and Consultant will serve nursing homes and LTC facilities primarily in the St. Louis/Eastern region of Missouri; therefore, travel is required throughout St. Louis and the eastern region of the state with occasional travel to other locations. Residing in the service area is preferred.

Key responsibilities:

Works directly with MO's LTC facility management staff in the implementation of teams for decision-making and quality improvement as well as the ability to work with all levels of MO's LTC facility staff to assist them in developing high-performing work teams. Maintains confidentiality.

Working knowledge in the following areas is necessary to provide effective consultation:

• Required federal nursing home Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) process which includes the Minimum Data Set (MDS), Care Area Assessment (CAA,) and Care Planning regarding the required coding and reporting interpretations and regulations
• MDS-derived quality measures (QMs) that have been nationally developed and reported to facilities
• Public and communication skills to communicate effectively with the nursing home staff to assist them in using the QMs in their practices
• 5-STAR reports that are publicly accessible regarding nursing home care.
• Change management to implement planned change and assist direct care staff to improve systems of care in health care organizations.

Establishes and maintains collaborative working relationships with interdisciplinary faculty and research staff at the University of Missouri to develop needed links with experts in many areas that may be essential to assisting facilities with many kinds of clinical and organizational practice issues.

Establishes and maintains collaborative working relationships with the staff of the MO Department of Health and Senior Services (MODHSS) and carries out the required work in collaboration with the MODHSS. In addition, this role may include coordinating and building relationships with LTC facilities in MO who participate in MU research projects.

Effectively collaborates among all members of the MU QIPMO team.
Completes timely entries into a database of all facility contacts (on-site visits, phone calls, e-mails, virtual visits, etc.).

Completes timely entries into a database of all facility contacts (on-site visits, phone calls, e-mails, virtual visits, etc.).

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, with evening and weekend hours as necessary

A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience, and at least 4 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary

• BSN is required, MSN preferred, from an accredited college or university
• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Missouri is required
• Expertise in gerontological nursing is required with 2-3 years of experience in LTC or care of the elderly, or from which comparable knowledge and abilities is acquired is necessary
• Proficiency in the use of computer technology for purposes of timely data entry
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
  The ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, and in-person and via zoom or other virtual platforms
  

Salary Range: $73,000 - $77,000 annually

Grade: GGS-011

University Title: Educational Program Director

The internal union bid period for this position ended on DATE. All qualified internal and external candidates are now welcome to apply.

Application, resume and cover letter

This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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