The National Educator is responsible for providing staff education including development, implementation, assessment, and revision of processes, courses and curricula. This position assumes a proactive role in innovative onboarding, training, education and adhering to guidelines, policies, procedures, and directives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties and tasks may be assigned.

• Develop, coordinate and facilitate training of licensed and unlicensed staff, physicians and company leadership.
• Design, continuously improve and suggest adaptations to curriculum depending on educational needs.
• Create and incorporate evidence-based research into curricula plans.
• Serve as a resource to trainees during the onboarding period.
• Promote leadership, critical thinking, and show commitment to professional development and lifelong learning.
• Deliver/ Facilitate live and recorded training sessions as needed.
• Work with team to implement and follow up within programs.
• Work cross-channel with other departments to promote and create traffic to education and training programs, deliver content and assess needs.
• Utilize the learning management system for content development, distribution and completion follow-up.
• Establish new and maintain USRC CEU opportunities/offerings.
• Work with vendors to obtain staff education and provide training.
• Ensure cohesion with programs and execution.
• Assess education and training programs to ensure right content is being delivered and it is retained.
• Maintain current knowledge of trends in area(s) of expertise.
• Maintains the following competencies:
  o Leadership – Provides input to team around strategy, tactics and processes. Identifies needs of individuals and knows how to implement solutions.
  o Business Savvy – Knows how to communicate the return that training initiatives can bring.
  o Instructional Design – Understands instructional design regarding how to set objectives, reinforcement and measurement in courses.
  o Performance Management – Ensures that set of activities and outputs meets the organization's goals in an effective and efficient manner.
• Makes sure the processes that are in place match the tasks and strategies within the education department.
• Results-Driven – Delivers courses, concepts and programs that meet the needs of the people and produce results that positively impact organizational momentum.
• Upholds management goals of corporation by leading staff in team concepts and promoting a team effort.
  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Requirements include:

• Master's degree in education, business, human resources, nursing, nursing education or related field preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in education, business, human resources, nursing, nursing education or related field. Combination of education, experience, and specialty certifications in related area will be considered in lieu of master's degree.
• Must have knowledge of dialysis industry standards and regulations governing ESRD facilities.
• Create and foster a work learning environment that is innovative, collaborative and engaging for learners.
• Proficiency and extensive work with adult learning principles. Three (3) years' experience performing adult education preferred; knowledge of creative solutions to the challenges of adult learning, education and continuing education is required.
• Ability to translate evidenced based practice and regulations into action-oriented staff education.
• Valid driver' license in applicable state. License must be maintained as current, without restrictions and good driving record.
• Nursing license must be maintained as current and in good standing if applicable.
• Excellent leadership, team building and coaching skills.
• Strong presentation, facilitation and webinar skills; organization and planning skills; ability to prioritize and work independently.
• Must have advanced computer skills, including mastery of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); proficiency in all USRC clinical applications required within 90 days of hire.