Registered Nurse (RN) - Educator [3 Days Left]
Company: ChenMed
Location: Winter Park
Posted on: June 30, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description ChenMed is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN)
Educator for a nursing job in Winter Park, Florida. Job Description
& Requirements - Specialty: Educator - Discipline: RN - Duration:
Ongoing - Employment Type: Staff Salary will be competitive and
based on equitable consideration of qualifications and experience.
/n We’re unique. You should be, too. We’re changing lives every
day. For both our patients and our team members. Are you innovative
and entrepreneurial minded? Is your work ethic and ambition off the
charts? Do you inspire others with your kindness and joy? We’re
different than most primary care providers. We’re rapidly expanding
and we need great people to join our team. The Patient Educator,
Specialty (RN) collaborates with medical practitioners and leaders
to incorporate chronic disease education into the plan of care for
a specialized group of patients. The incumbent in this role is
responsible for helping to improve patient health outcomes by
promoting and facilitating disease education with the patient
and/or family member(s) thereby ensuring their active involvement
in care and care decisions. He/She performs direct specialty
nursing services to patients as required, ensuring adherence to
regulatory standards and all related policies, procedures, and
guidelines. The Patient Educator, Specialty (RN), is also
accountable for the development and delivery of clinical education
to patients that increases their knowledge of disease processes,
improves patient engagement in care, and reduces hospital and ER
admissions. ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: - Provides
chronic disease education relative to quality care for a specific
patient population. Coordinates care between their primary care
physicians, community specialists and vendor services including
hospitals. - Monitors chronic disease program performance across
multiple medical centers. Identifies gaps and implements
improvements in patient and quality outcomes. - Assists with the
development of strategies for quality improvement and management
related to disease education. - Collaborates with medical center
leaders and PCPs to evaluate, develop and implement patient
education programs through needs assessment analysis. - Educates
patients and/or family member(s) by gaining an understanding of
their cultural and religious practices, emotional barriers, desire
and motivation to learn, physical and/or cognitive limitations,
language barriers and readiness to learn. - Identifies
opportunities to minimize fragmentation of health care for
patients. - Encourages decision-making about health care options by
ensuring the patient and/or family member(s) understand the
patient's health status. - Maximizes care skills by observing the
patient and/or family member(s) ability to cope with patient's
health status/prognosis/outcome and pivoting communication as
necessary. - Enriches the patient’s overall health by promoting and
encouraging healthy lifestyles. - Selects, adapts and
individualizes patient education information by analyzing available
brochures, printed materials, videos and other resources that align
with the age, culture, religious practices, language, etc. of the
patient. - Documents patient care services in patients’ chart and
department records as determined by internal policies and
procedures and external laws, rules and regulations. - Improves
quality results by studying, evaluating and re-designing processes;
implements changes as needed. - Coordinates care activities with
transitional care team and case management to decrease
hospitalizations and lengths of stay. - Develops trusting
relationships with internal and external stakeholders to determine
areas of opportunity supplemented with remediation strategies. -
Performs other duties as assigned and modified at manager’s
discretion. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: - Strong business
acumen and acuity - Excellent knowledge and understanding of
general nursing and nursing education functions, practices,
processes, procedures, techniques and methods - Excellent
communication and interpersonal skills - Skilled in gathering,
analyzing, and interpreting information - Strong customer service
orientation required - Ability to work across multiple centers of
expertise with a range of stakeholders at different levels -
Ability to identify problems and recommend solutions - Ability to
establish priorities and coordinate work activities - Must be
detail oriented - Ability to work effectively, both independently
and as part of a team - Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, database,
and presentation software - Ability and willingness to travel
locally, regionally and nationwide up to 40% of the time - Spoken
and written fluency in English - This job requires use and exercise
of independent judgment EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE CRITERIA: - BS in
Nursing (BSN) degree required - A minimum of 2 years’ specialty
care nursing experience required - A valid, active RN license
required; Nursing Compact license preferred - Teaching/training
experience required (clinical or patient education preferred) -
Experience working with geriatric patients highly desirable - Basic
Life Support (BLS) certification required - Certified Nurse
Educator (CNE) or similar nursing certification a plus We’re
ChenMed and we’re transforming healthcare for seniors and changing
America’s healthcare for the better. Family-owned and
physician-led, our unique approach allows us to improve the health
and well-being of the populations we serve. We’re growing rapidly
as we seek to rescue more and more seniors from inadequate health
care. ChenMed is changing lives for the people we serve and the
people we hire. With great compensation, comprehensive benefits,
career development and advancement opportunities and so much more,
our employees enjoy great work-life balance and opportunities to
grow. Join our team who make a difference in people’s lives every
single day. Current Employee apply HERE Current Contingent Worker
please see job aid HERE to apply LI-Hybrid ChenMed Job ID R0043765.
Posted job title: Registered Nurse - Patient Educator, Specialty
(Experience overseeing Dialysis patients highly preferred!) About
ChenMed At ChenMed, we’re shaping the future of value-based care.
Our patient-centered, preventive care approach is aimed at
improving health outcomes for seniors. We serve our communities in
over 100 medical centers across 12 states and prioritize our team
members with competitive compensation and benefits and with our
purpose-driven culture. Working at ChenMed is more than just your
next opportunity, you will feel rewarded from day one as your
contribution will truly make an impact in both the health and lives
of seniors. Benefits - Employee assistance programs - Medical
benefits - Holiday Pay - Dental benefits - Benefits start day 1 -
Life insurance - Guaranteed Hours - Sick pay - Vision benefits -
401k retirement plan - Wellness and fitness programs - Mileage
reimbursement - Discount program
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