DIR - EDUCATION
 Universal Health Services | |
paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
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 United States, Texas, Laredo | |
 Aug 03, 2025 | |
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Responsibilities
Doctors Hospital of Laredo, in Laredo, TX, is a 183-bed acute care facility that offers a range of medical services. You'll feel a difference when you walk in our doors. There's pride in the care we deliver and a commitment to serving Laredo's growing healthcare needs. To learn more visit https://www.doctorshosplaredo.com JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for developing, conducting and evaluating in-service programs, orientation and continuing education for nurses, students, patients and other staff in a specified clinical area. Consults with external clinical educators, staff, physicians and administration on the organization's educational requirements to ensure patient and staff needs are met. Develops educational policies and procedures. Serves as a resource person to staff and management. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Responsible for the direction of education for the facility. Supports and empowers staff to embrace the mission and value statement of the organization Demonstrates ability to direct educational programs covering the life span including neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric population. Develops and directs orientation programs, in-services and continuing education for all organization personnel. Develop and facilitate education materials in patient and family centered care concepts. Monthly review of bundle element compliance for each department. Interacts professionally with the nursing staff, nurse managers and other department managers to determine specific educational needs and to coordinate educational programs to meet those needs Monitor/coach staff in all nursing bundle elements. Develops, evaluates, reviews, revises and implements policies and procedures; goals and objectives; and standards of care. Coordinates training programs and affiliations with organizations, schools, i.e., students from different schools of healthcare, and nursing. Orients new staff members; evaluates skill competencies during the 90-day probationary period Documents staff attendance at in-services; ensures educational requirements, reorganization requirements and standards are met on an annual basis by all staff members of the unit. Responsible for developing a budget for educational programs; ability to write grant proposals if necessary. Performs management activities including reports, presentations, evaluations, maintains educational records for the organization. Competent administrator of Healthstream for staff on line education needs Maintains regulatory requirements, including all state, federal and TJC regulations related to the organization. Develops and maintains the hospital competency program. Coordinates orientation for students in nursing and allied health programs Competent Administrator of Staff Garden Program Competent Administrator of Navex program and trainings Direct supervision of all telemetry staff and responsible for all department requirements Responsible for Hospital Observer Program. Other duties as assigned or required Benefit Highlights
About Universal Health Services One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com If you would like to learn more about the position before applying, please contact Mariana Lopez, Recruiter at mariana.lopez@uhsinc.com and by phone at 956-523-2027. Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: -Registered Nurse, BSN required. MSN preferred -Solid computer skills, solid public speaking skills, be able to work independently and supervise others -A minimum of 5 years of acute care clinical nursing experience and at least 2 years of experience in acute care hospital education service -A minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience or Clinical Educator -Professional development and/or clincial educator experience required. BLS Certification required EEO Statement All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success. Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters. | |