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PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

Supports the training and education of employees based in company facilities and programs within an assigned geographical area. Delivers standardized, competency based, training and development programs including new employee orientation, preceptor training, facility specific in- services, and clinical, quality, and customer service training programs to promote quality patient care, and achieve Area, Regional and/or Enterprise-wide initiatives & goals.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Aligns with regional, group, and corporate, business-related goals through all activities and actions.

• Adheres to standards and scope of nursing practice, company policy, procedures, compliance, regulatory, legal, and ethical, requirements.

• Focuses all programs towards achieving a culture of patient safety, clinical quality goals, and improving patient outcomes, using company and industry guidelines and standards.

• Develops competency and skills to educate personnel in all chronic kidney disease treatment programs.

• Empowers and promotes a culture of lifelong learning through professional programs, coaching, and available technologies.

• Collaborates with relevant partners at all levels to schedule, provide, and implement education programs, technologies, and processes for new and current personnel.

• Utilizes appropriate educational venues and generational learning techniques to deliver, support, and evaluate training.

• Partners in the implementation of action plans through to resolution, as appropriate.

• Uses facilitation techniques and the variety of tools and resources available to promote immersive, engaging, learning experiences.

• Develops and maintains open, effective, and timely communication with internal and external customers such as company management and facility team, government agencies, physicians, hospitals, and contracted travel personnel.

• Demonstrates leadership competencies, excellent communication, customer service, continuous quality improvement, relationship development, critical thinking, team building, motivating employees, performance management, and decision- making skills.

• Supports metric / KPI programs, with timely and complete data documentation, reporting, and ongoing quality improvement processes.

• Maintains knowledge of products, services, and strategies to support and train staff appropriately in all modalities.

• Trains new employees with demonstration and oversight of direct patient care-related activities.

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Day to day work includes desk and personal computer work and interaction with patients, Regional and facility/program employees, and physicians. The position requires travel between assigned facilities and various locations within the community. Travel to regional, departmental, and corporate meetings may be required.

• The work environment is characteristic of a health care facility with air temperature control and moderate noise levels. May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases / materials.

• This position requires frequent, prolonged periods of standing and the employee must be able to bend over. The employee may occasionally be required to move, with assistance, machines, and equipment of up to 200 lbs., and may lift chemical and water solutions of up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.

• May be asked to provide essential functions of this position in other locations which may include overnight stays, with the same physical demands and working conditions as described above.

• This position requires between 35-90% travel

SUPERVISION:

• None

EDUCATION AND REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree from an accredited School of Nursing.

• Advanced degree BSN or MSN (preferred)

• Current appropriate RN state licensure in primary state of residence

• Obtain and maintain RN state licensure in assigned states as directed

• Must meet the practice requirements in the state of employment

• Minimum 1-year dialysis experience as a Registered Nurse

• CDN or CNN (preferred) or must attain within 18 months of employment

• Successful completion and maintenance of CPR BLS (Basic Life Safety) Certification, all annual and ongoing required education / training / competencies.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

I acknowledge that I have read and accepted this job description. I understand what is expected of me in this position, and I am able to perform the essential functions as outlined with or without reasonable accommodation. Furthermore, I understand that the duties and responsibilities listed in this job description are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. If I have any questions about duties and responsibilities not specified in this job description that I am asked to perform, I should discuss them with my immediate supervisor or my Human Resources representative.

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ADDENDUM:

Training Support Team (TST)

• Partner with the local clinical educators to support HT Education and Training need of assigned regions

• Support standardization of clinical DPC workflow in HT programs

• Focus on critical HT markets, identifying knowledge gaps, collaborating in creation and implementation of action plans

• Support the continued HT knowledge and skills development of local education and N&CS teams

• Foster a direct relationship with new HT learners

o •i.e., virtual coaching sessions, facilitating / performing initial skills validation, HT expert for question and new employee support

• Support the design and delivery of HT training workshops

• Collaborate and direct vendor resource support

• 60-70% Travel

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Virtual Learning

• Participates and supports in VL process improvements and content development.

• Communicates and collaborates with F2F instructor regarding student absences or rescheduled classes

• Attends development and training opportunities related to Virtual Learning and virtual facilitation skills.

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Inpatient

• Maintains knowledge of modality, specific to program / area contract. May include but not limited to Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), apheresis, Sustained Low Efficiency Dialysis (SLED), Inpatient Peritoneal Dialysis (PD), and Hemodialysis (HD).

• Supports delivery of standard training presentations to contracted hospital staff as required by contract.

• Position requires 50% travel within program area(s) as assigned.

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Incenter Float

• Reports to Sr Director

• Obtain /maintain RN state specific licensure

• Up to 100% travel

• Participates and supports assigned FKC training centers and educational priorities.

• Communicates and collaborates with incenter education team, regional operations, tactical team and technical, as appropriate.

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Fresenius Medical Care North America maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.