Pediatric Home Care Educator

Summary:
The Pediatric Home Care Educator is responsible for educating, orienting, and validating clinical staff who provide in-home nursing care to pediatric patients. This role ensures staff competency, regulatory compliance, and safe, family-centered care in accordance with Ohio regulations, hospital policies, and evidence-based pediatric practice.

Responsibilities:

1. Provide initial and ongoing education for pediatric home care nurses (RNs and LPNs).

2. Deliver pediatric-specific training including high-acuity skills such as tracheostomy and ventilator care, enteral nutrition, medication administration, seizure management, and infection control.

3. Design and deliver education using adult-learning principles (classroom, virtual, skills lab, and return demonstrations).

4. Complete initial, annual, and ongoing competency assessments per agency policy and Ohio requirements.

5. Validate clinical skills through observation, simulation, and return demonstration.

6. Provide remediation, coaching, and individualized education plans as needed.

7. Ensure education programs meet Ohio Department of Health (ODH), Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN), Medicaid, and accredited body requirements.

8. Support compliance with care plans, physician orders, and scope-of-practice standards.

9. Educate staff on clinical policies, procedures, and regulatory updates impacting pediatric home care.

10. Assist in development and revision of pediatric-specific clinical policies and skills checklists.

11. Track mandatory education and competency completion and report compliance to leadership.

12. Support preceptors and field staff with education, clinical guidance, and best practices.

Other information:

Technical Expertise

1. Demonstrated teaching, coaching, and communication skills

2. Previous educator, preceptor, or supervisory experience

3. Knowledge of home care and home-based nursing standards (preferred)

4. Familiarity with ODH surveys, Medicaid requirements, and Joint Commission standards (preferred)

Education and Experience

1. Education: BSN required (MSN required within 5 years)

2. Licensure: Active, unencumbered license in the state of Ohio

3. Years of experience: Minimum 2 years nursing experience in pediatric home care or high-acuity pediatric care

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Status: Onsite