Education Coordinator

3 weeks ago

Chicago Illinois, United States Northwestern Memorial Healthcare Full time
Job Description

The Education Coordinator, Clinical Nutrition reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The Education Coordinator is a registered and licensed dietitian who has demonstrated providing individualized nutrition interventions and medical nutrition therapy based on evidenced based practices and the Nutrition Care Process. Under the direction of the department manager, the Education Coordinator oversees the Clinical Education program and ensures compliance with the standards for registered dietitians as established by professional organizations, regulatory agencies, accreditation boards, and objective professional literature. 

The Education Coordinator contributes to employee professional and clinical practice development and strives to attain the highest level of professional practice in the industry. They are accountable for formal and informal departmental education, including oversight of orientation of all dietitians, quarterly, and annual competency completion.

Under the direction of the Clinical Nutrition Manager, the Education Coordinator demonstrates effective leadership and problem-solving skills, identifies learning needs of the Clinical Nutrition Department and those it serves, supports collaborative education and team building, and participates in interdisciplinary quality initiatives to enhance clinical care and patient outcomes. The Education Coordinator adheres to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Scope and Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics for Nutrition and Dietetics Professionals. 

The Nutrition Coordinator reflects the mission, vision, and values of the Clinical Nutrition Department.

Responsibilities:

Facilitates clinical nutrition operations according to policy, procedure, and regulatory requirements.

Coordinates staffing assignments on a daily basis to achieve high quality and cost-effective care, including schedule changes, and at the elbow dietitian care needs.

Champions new initiatives and participates in unit/departmental or hospital wide committees/task forces.

Rounds directly with patients, dietitians, and interdisciplinary team to assess dietitian care.

Establishes relationships across departments to optimize patient care.

Develops and implements appropriate education plans and proposed practice changes to provide safe, quality, and efficient care.

Integrates theoretical knowledge, evidenced based practice principles, and clinical expertise in dietetics practice into educational experiences. 

Participates in formal and informal education of the staff, including dietitians, advanced dietitians, and dietetic interns including inpatient and outpatient areas that report to the Clinical Nutrition Department.

Coordinates and participates in unit specific orientation process in conjunction with the NMH Academy, peers, managers, and the Department of Professional Development.

Provides and documents quarterly and annual clinical competency evaluations.

Collaborates on developmental plans for individual staff and supports their ongoing plans.

Integrates research and evidenced based practice into formal and informal education programs.

Maintains standards of practice relevant to specific clinical settings.

Provides direct patient care as needed and through the role as clinical instructor during orientation of new hires.  Is assigned one day in staffing every pay period, rotating service lines.

Assesses and intervenes in critical situations involving patients, staff, and visitors and consults with manager or administrator for guidance as needed.

Assists in interview process for all positions within the department.

Oversight of dietetic internship rotations in conjunction with internship preceptors.

Departmental mentorship for performance improvement, quality, and performance management projects and ensures alignment with departmental and hospital vision, mission, and goals.

Attends and participates in Hospital and System Steering Committees.

Acts as an EMR superuser and involves team in changes and updates.

Assist manager with departmental and hospital policy updates.

Completes orders of supplies as needed for the department.

Assists with timekeeping and monitors productivity for quality and efficiency.

Participates in unit/departmental/divisional or hospital committees/task forces as assigned.

Remains clinically proficient within area of expertise.

Pulls data as assigned by manager and reports out on department score card.

Creates analytics/IS requests and projects and sees them through.

Develops actions plans involving whole nutrition team to improve scorecard metrics.

Develops education plans around proposed practice changes and participates in the NMH HSCC’s

Uses established research critique guidelines when reviewing evidence based articles.

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