Sanford Health
Sanford Health
Sanford Health is an integrated healthcare and health insurance system serving communities across America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, it supports more than 1.4 million patients and nearly 200,000 health plan members through a broad network of medical centers, clinics, senior living communities, physicians, and advanced practice providers. Its work spans direct patient care, insurance, clinical research, and personalized genetic medicine, with specialized programs in areas including cancer, orthopedics, women’s health, and genetics.

RN Patient Educator, Home and Community-Based Services

Coordinate clinical staff orientation, education, and competency programs at Sanford Health. Support rural healthcare through mentoring, documentation, and community education.

Description

  • Oversee orientation and professional development for new, transferring, and current clinical staff.
  • Arrange orientation schedules for the appropriate staff groups.
  • Organize or deliver skills immersion sessions and lab training.
  • Coach and mentor employees and preceptors, providing constructive feedback.
  • Complete and file orientation records.
  • Check in with new staff regularly to assess their progress.
  • Work with managers and preceptors to address employee needs and concerns.
  • Develop and assess orientation and professional development programs, using findings to guide quality improvements.
  • Plan and lead community education activities and events.
  • Support events sponsored by the organization.
  • Create, coordinate, support, or teach programs and classes in staff orientation, professional development, preceptor development, and competency testing.
  • Build effective working relationships with department managers.
  • Lead group learning and apply adult learning principles and teaching methods.
  • Model professional practice and provide leadership.
  • Support administrative work involving orientation, candidate screening, staffing needs, and internal employee records.

Requirements

  • Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program, such as one accredited by CCNE, ACEN, or NLN CNEA.
  • At least two years of clinical experience.
  • Hold an active, unencumbered RN license in the state where nursing practice takes place, or multistate licensure if practicing in an NLC state.
  • Obtain and maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications, including applicable BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, and NPR credentials.
  • Be willing to train and earn instructor certifications when eligible in assigned specialties.
  • Strong documentation skills and electronic medical record experience are desirable.
  • A bachelor’s degree in nursing is preferred.

Benefits

  • Additional pay differentials for night and weekend shifts.
  • Opportunities for career advancement.
  • Access to a range of education assistance programs.
  • Continuing education opportunities.
  • Daily access to earned wages.
  • Comprehensive benefits package, with offerings varying by full-time or part-time status.

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