Position Overview:

The Professional Development General Educator collaborates with the members of the education department, HR, and IT departments to organize and schedule new staff orientation.  In the same way, he/she works as a liaison between the director of education, assigned organizational leaders, and external key figures to assist in the planning, preparing and scheduling of students from multiple backgrounds, educational facilities and levels of need.  The General Educator ensures the completion of all required screening activities for students.  He/She delivers efficient and effective coordination activities; delivers credible, customer-focused, cost-effective, and innovative service to all SRHS personnel as well as external partners.  He/She prepares all orientation packets for new staff coming through the education department or transfers within the Health System as well as maintains extensive and detailed records of training material and completions records.  The General Educator prepares fliers for training opportunities and secures training rooms for these events.  He/She coordinates schedules for the educators for classes, as well as compiles data for reports to administration and outside state agencies reflecting training opportunities and hours of instruction.  He/She uses relevant technology systems effectively and efficiently when completing tasks and providing service.  In addition, the General Educator orders and maintains supplies for the education department, assists with contracts, and prepares purchase orders.

DISCLAIMER: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this intends to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks performed as assigned.

Education:
Requires a High School diploma or equivalent.  Vocational training in healthcare field preferred.

License:
N/A

Certifications:
Must complete and maintain BCLS certification upon hire and/or transfer.

Experience:
Must demonstrate advanced skills in utilizing MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Prefer experience in a healthcare setting.

Reports to:
Director of Education

Supervises:
None

Physical Demands:
Work is moderately active: involves sitting with frequent requirements to move about the office, move about the facility, and to travel to another facility within the SRHS service area. Work involves exerting a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Work involves using many physical motions in performing daily work activities; subject to exposure of body fluids, sputum and tissues, which may carry the hazard of infectious disease. Work involves using repetitive motions: substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and or fingers while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard.

Work involves being able to perceive the nature of sound at normal speaking levels with or without correction; the ability to make fine discriminations in sound. Work requires close visual and acuity and the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus, i.e. shift gaze from viewing a computer monitor to forms/printed material that are closer to compare data at close vision.

Must be able to be active for extended periods of time without experiencing undue fatigue. Must be able to work schedules assigned with the understanding that changes may be instituted according to the needs of the hospital for off days, shifts or weekends.

Mental Demands:
Must demonstrate keen mental faculties/assessment and decision making abilities.  Must demonstrate superior communication/speaking/enunciation skills to receive and give information in person and by telephone.  Must demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.  Must possess emotional stability conducive to dealing with high stress levels.  Must demonstrate ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Attention to detail and the ability to multi-task in complex situations is required.  Must have the ability to maintain collaborative and respectable working relationships throughout SRHS and other organizations

Special Demands:
Must possess superior customer service skills and professional etiquette.  Must possess proficient knowledge and ability to use a computer (must be keyboard proficient) and other office technology (i.e., telephone, fax, etc.), MS Outlook and Word.

Must be able to demonstrate appropriate clinical judgment and apply appropriate professional skills to a patient population of all ages.

Position requires traveling throughout the SRHS service area – with the employee providing his/her own transportation.