Perioperative Services Educator

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Education & Staff Development: - Assesses learning needs of perioperative staff (OR, SDS, PACU) in collaboration with the Director and department leaders. - Develops, implements, and evaluates orientation programs specific to perioperative roles, including circulating RN, scrub role, and recovery care. - Ensures all education and training programs align with: - Evidence-based practice - Organizational policies - Perioperative standards (e.g., sterile technique, surgical safety, anesthesia recovery) - Designs and oversees competency validation programs, including annual skills, high-risk/low-volume procedures, and new equipment/processes. - Provides ongoing clinical education, in-services, and just-in-time training. Clinical Practice & Quality Support: - Serves as a clinical resource and role model for perioperative staff. Supports adherence to: - Surgical safety practices (e.g., time-out, site verification) - Infection prevention standards (sterile field, instrument handling) - Safe medication practices in the perioperative setting - Collaborates with Quality, Infection Prevention, and leadership to: - Address practice gaps - Support performanc...