RN Training & Development Facilitator - Behavioral Health Inpatient

Division:Eskenazi Health  

Sub-Division: SEMHC  

Req ID:  22833 

 

Schedule: Full Time 

Shift: Varied 

 

Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, Indiana's first community mental health center, provides comprehensive care for emotional and behavioral problems, including severe mental illness and substance abuse. The Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center offers both inpatient and outpatient services, including several outreach centers as well as clinic- and community-based services.

 

 

FLSA Status

Exempt

 

Job Role Summary

In collaboration with the Program Coordinator, John and Kathy Ackerman Mental Health Professional Development Center (“Ackerman Center”) Director and Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center (“SEMHC”) inpatient leadership, the RN Training and Development Facilitator – Inpatient (“Training and Development Facilitator”) develops, implements, and evaluates all Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center (“SEMHC”) inpatient team member education. The Training and Development facilitator identifies and utilizes appropriate methods of instruction with an emphasis on adult learning techniques to develop and train members of the multi-disciplinary inpatient psychiatric team.  Utilizing feedback and quality/outcome data, this position improves team members’ competency as well as patient care through development and training of inpatient psychiatric nursing, support specialist, student and other psychiatric team members through treatment role modeling, informal discussions, observations, as well as formal training and development presentations. 
Proactively contributes to Eskenazi Health's mission of Advocate, Care, Teach, and Serve while modeling Eskenazi Health’s values of Professionalism, Respect, Innovation, Development and Excellence

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Embraces, understands, and operates under the Recovery Model, including AIDET (Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, Thank You) as well as the spirit of motivational interviewing
• Collaborates with Program Coordinator, Ackerman Center Director and SEMHC inpatient leadership to develop, implement, and evaluate all education for new and established SEMHC inpatient team members
• Identifies and utilizes appropriate methods of instruction with an emphasis on adult learning techniques to develop and train members of the multi-disciplinary inpatient psychiatric team
• Utilizes principles of performance improvement, feedback and quality/outcome data to improve team members’ competency and patient care through development and training of inpatient psychiatric nursing, support specialist, student and other psychiatric team members through treatment role modeling, informal discussions, observations, as well as education materials, formal training and professional development presentations
• Identifies gaps in professional development for current team members according to program and role with special attention to special populations, public health trends as week as regulatory requirements and works with leadership to close those gaps
• Serves as a role model, mentor and change agent for team members
• Models and teaches professional practice, problem-solving, decision-making and critical thinking skills for team members
• Positively and proactively impacts patient care indirectly by developing, implementing, and evaluating standards of care, clinical practice guidelines, and policies/procedures as well as through involvement in workgroups and committees
• Effectively manages resources to include time management, prioritizing workload, planning, and scheduling
• Maintains a flexible schedule as necessary to meet the needs of patients, team members, and organization
• Collaborates and consults with a wide variety of individuals to understand and improve patient care, satisfaction, and outcomes
• Designs teaching aids, training handbooks, demonstration models, multimedia visual aids, computer tutorials, and reference works
• Implements and trains training programs, products, and interventions from external vendors as needed
• Assists with written reports and statistics on all training provided
• Measures progress, evaluates training effectiveness, and ensures timely completion of all training initiatives for team members

Associated Job Duties

• Recognizes and responds timely to patient care, risk, safety, and regulatory issues to maintain a safe and therapeutic