Clinical Staff Educator Centralized Education Full Time

Company: Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Svc
Location: Grand Rapids
Posted on: May 10, 2025

Job Description:

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Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Shift & Status

Who Are We?

We at Pine Rest believe in the power of healing and that everyone in our community has the right to expert care for mental health and substance use disorders. We are much more than just the third largest non-profit behavioral health system in the country, our 220-acre main campus, and our network of clinical sites across Michigan. We are a tight-knit community of healers who witness the impact of our life-changing work each day.

Each day, we are closing the gaps in access to care. We are innovating through leading-edge research, testing, programs, and treatment modalities that others replicate across the country. Our services include a state-of-the-art psychiatric urgent care center and a soon-to-be-built pediatric behavioral health center, outpatient, inpatient, partial hospitalization (day programs), assessment and testing, residential, addiction treatment and specialty services such as crisis response, employee assistance programs, forensic psychiatry and psychology, and neuromodulation. On-the-job educational programs for nurses, psychologists, advanced practice providers, psychiatrists, and chaplains are equipping the next generation of care providers.

We are passionate about serving and are honored to be a part of this incredible work.

What Will You Do?
As a Clinical Staff Educator at Pine Rest, you'll be part of tight-knit team that believes in the healing power of your expertise and compassion. The Clinical Staff Educator is responsible for assessing the educational needs of the staff and directing, planning, implementing, and evaluating educational activities. This position also acts as a consultant to and support for the nursing management team in the areas of professional practice and delivery of care. The Clinical Staff Educator is dedicated to excellent customer service, enthusiastic about the care we offer, and foster a sense of belonging and empowerment in a diverse workplace.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Designs and revises educational activities to facilitate behavior change.
Integrates cultural competence into learning activities.
Facilitates the application of appropriate theories of nursing and other sciences including the dissemination of current information and theories necessary to improve quality patient care.
Works in conjunction with unit preceptors and unit manager to develop a competency-based orientation individualized to new hires assigned to unit(s)/department(s).
Maintains a flexible schedule to meet learning needs of staff on all shifts, which may include weekends.
Monitors safety practices and recognizes trends in conjunction with manager to promote patient safety.
Serves as coach or mentor for less experienced staff/colleagues.
Serves on key committees/workgroups to identify educational needs of nursing staff and other clinical team support roles.
Proficiently utilizes a variety of educational approaches including but not limited to one-on-one instruction, group classes, train-the -trainer, and audio-visual presentations.
Educate staff to be unit trainers for new equipment, policies and procedures and provide framework for training/education.
Provides assistance to learners in identification of learning needs including cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains.
Responds to the following Pine Rest codes: Code Green, Blue & Pink when called and/or in the immediate area.
Perform cyclical reviews of curricula and learning content.

What Does This Role Require?

Education/Experience:

Hold an active license to practice nursing in the state of Michigan and maintain continuing education units per state licensure requirements
BSN or BS/BS required
Minimum of 4 years nursing clinical experience required, in behavioral health preferred.
Minimum of two years teaching experience required.
Experience as a nursing preceptor or in nursing/patient education required.
Certification by a nationally recognized nursing organization in staff development and/or an appropriate specialty area. Membership in an appropriate professional nursing organization preferred.
Intermediate experience with computer technology: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams; E-mail platforms and Internet, required.
Must have or get within 6 months of hire national certification to be a trainer for non-violent crisis intervention, American Heart Association BLS CPR certified trainer.

Benefits:

Medical, dental, vision & life insurance plans
403(b) retirement match contribution by Pine Rest
Generous PTO for full and part time employees
Tuition assistance & loan forgiveness
Employee Assistance Program offering many free and discounted services for therapy, legal, accounting, gym membership, etc.
Partnership with Davenport University provides generous discount on tuition for employees and family members.

Notice:

Pine Rest provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

All new employees are subject to a criminal background check and education verification which may include sending a copy of your high school diploma, GED, or college transcripts.

Successful completion of a drug screen prior to employment is also part of our background process.

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