Donor Network West

Donor Network West

Clinical Skills Trainer

San Ramon, CA

Sponsorship not specified$151k-$168kDetected 155 days ago
ProcurementRecruitingLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationCritical ThinkingMentoringPublic Speaking

About the role

  • The Clinical Skills Trainer includes all responsibilities of a DNWest Clinical Procurement Coordinator (CPC) along with additional staff training and development functions.
  • This role functions as a subject matter expert, coach, and mentor to enhance clinical competency.
  • The individual in this position is responsible for ensuring that the staff provides high quality, compliant service always, enabling the realization and maximization of donation opportunities to meet the mission and vision of Donor Network West.

Responsibilities

  • In conjunction with and under the direction of the Director of Clinical Skills and Practices, monitors the effectiveness of donor assessment, management, and organ recovery practices and policies to maintain consistent high standards of the organization, as well as excellent service to donor hospital staff, transplant centers, and transplant recipients.
  • Collaborate with preceptors and leadership to ensure consistent and standardized clinical training.
  • Participates as a subject matter expert to evaluate, develop, and update training plans and materials.
  • The Clinical Skills Trainer is responsible for ensuring the organ operations staff perform effectively and efficiently, following policy and procedure, meeting all competency requirements.
  • As a part of the Clinical Skills and Practices team, this role actively fosters an organizational culture that is based on customer-service, collaboration, support, and constructive feedback for quality improvement

Requirements

  • The Clinical Skills Trainer has a strong knowledge of referral management, patient assessment, clinical management, organ allocation, and the overall donation process.
  • Exhibits the ability to provide oversight and assess daily needs of the donation process form the viewpoint of organ operations and clinical requirements to maximize donation.
  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty.
  • Must have the ability to travel within the DNWest service area by car.
  • The Clinical Skills Trainer must have the ability to communicate, verbally and in writing, to clearly and accurately convey information either in person, electronically through email or text messaging, or by telephone to staff, healthcare partners, donor families and external stakeholders.
  • The employee must possess strong interpersonal skills, which allow for effectively communicating, negotiating, and resolving conflict with individuals and/or groups of individuals.
  • Displays good judgement and critical thinking skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal skills.
  • Skilled in fostering an environment that promotes learning and practicing technical concepts/terms.
  • Show empathy and approach work in a professional and kind manner.
  • Able to give and receive constructive feedback.
  • Willing to learn and apply standard practices in presentation, facilitation, and follow facilitator guides for established training.
  • Willing to learn and apply to learn the basics of adult learning theory and the impact of curriculum and assessment design.
  • Bachelor's degree in registered nursing or biological sciences or an equivalent degree/diploma/certification in an allied health care field (i.e. emergency medical technician-paramedic or respiratory therapy) preferred, commensurate work experience acceptable.

Nice to have

  • Master's degree in Life Science or similar field preferred.

Skills

  • Assist in development of simulation scenarios, case reviews, and skills labs to reinforce learning and competency.
  • Provide onboarding, annual, and as needed clinical training, skills workshops, and case reviews.

Compensation

  • Expected to maintain CPC skills and competency by going onsite with a CPC a minimum of four (4) times annually.
  • Provide onboarding, annual, and as needed clinical training, skills workshops, and case reviews.

Benefits

  • passion, excellence, equity and inclusion, and relationships.
  • Must maintain a valid driver's license and current vehicle insurance based on applicable state minimum insurance coverage standards.
  • While staff are onboarding, the Clinical Skills Trainer assists in scheduling, training, and managing day-to-day activities for new hires, in collaboration with educational development staff and team manager.
  • Under the direction of the Director of Clinical Skills and Practices and in coordination with the educational development staff, assists with developing and implementing individual and group training programs.

Company info

  • As part of organ operations may be called upon to support heavy activity in "all hands on deck" situations
  • We welcome diverse perspectives and foster an environment of collaboration and service.

This listing is sourced directly from Donor Network West's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.