Clinical Educator

<p>The Clinical educator is part of the clinical education team with a primary focus on training LVTs in all departments. The clinical educator will focus on mentorship, curriculum development, lecturing, and implementation of an ongoing continuing education program.</p> <p>The Clinical Educator works in an LVT capacity approximately 60% of the time and oversees the onboarding, assessment, and clinical education of all staff working within the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center. </p> <h2>Minimum Qualifications Desired</h2> <ul> <li>NYS Veterinary Technician license</li> <li>Minimum 5 years specialty nursing experience in a clinical environment</li> <li>Demonstrated 2 years’ experience mentoring and training veterinary technicians, student externs and interns</li> <li>Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in teaching preferred</li> <li>Veterinary Technician specialty (VTS) preferred</li> <li>Must be able to collaborate with all team members</li> <li>Ability to remain composed in stressful and emergency situations</li> <li>Must be flexible about working additional hours when necessary</li> <li>Excellent organizational, multi-tasking, and communication skills are essential</li> <li>Must be able to follow detailed protocols</li> <li>Must neatly and correctly fill out paperwork as necessary</li> </ul> <p><strong>Reports to: </strong>Director of Clinical Education</p> <h2>Education:</h2> <ul> <li>Associate or bachelor’s degree from an AVMA accredited Veterinary Technology school</li> <li>Master’s degree in education preferred</li> </ul> <h2>Experience:</h2> <ul> <li>Minimum 5 years’ experience as an LVT</li> <li>Advanced knowledge of surgical equipment necessary</li> <li>Leadership experience required</li> </ul> <h2>Duties and Responsibilities</h2> <ul> <li>Effectively teach a variety of clinical skills necessary for patient care</li> <li>Teach, mentor, and support LVT’s in the clinical application of academic knowledge</li> <li>Train LVT’s in hospital protocols, treatments, and technical duties</li> <li>Train veterinary support staff in requested areas as necessary (ex. Patient handling)</li> <li>Demonstrate patience teaching in fast paced working environment</li> <li>Ability to adapt and cross train in specialty departments as needed</li> <li>Devise rotation schedules for VTI’s and VTE’s</li> <li>Collaborate with Clinical Educators and Director of Clinical Education</li> <li>Devise curriculum, lesson plans for lectures and labs</li> <li>Provide onboarding for orientation of new hires,</li> <li>Ensure mandatory annual CE completed per AMC and AAHA requirements</li> <li>Maintain organized records</li> <li>Provide routine assessment(s) of learning</li> <li>Implement process improvement plans PRN</li> <li>Attend recruitment, lecture, and conference events</li> </ul> <h2>Benefits</h2> <ul> <li>Competitive salary</li> <li>Generous sign-on bonus</li> <li>Four-day work week, rotating weekend day TBD</li> <li>Comprehensive benefits including health insurance with medical, dental, and vision benefits, very generous paid time off, paid continuing education time-off and stipend, and 403-b retirement plan with employer contribution.</li> <li>School loan debt forgiveness opportunity as a non-profit hospital</li> <li>Non-corporate practice with no pressure for percentage pay</li> <li>Collegial work with colleagues in a non-competitive structure