Clinical Educator, Echocardiography

Echo Clinical Educator

Serve as a clinical educator responsible for the development and maintenance of the educational programs offered to the department and community. Organize and maintain records for all student activities, create on-boarding programs for new hires, and provide hospital-based mandatory education to staff. Also assist in coordination and monitoring of departmental continuing education efforts, clinical orientation initiatives, student and fellow training, QI initiatives, and professional development plans for staff.

Essential job functions include:

• Responsible for assigning mandatory hospital education.
• Coordination of Continuing Medical Education (CEU) portfolio to improve staff skills and maintain clinical competence.
• Designs and executes area orientation and education of new staff and clinical fellows.
• Designs and executes the student on-boarding curricula, training, and maintains student files.
• Provides didactic sessions as required.
• Helps develop and maintain QI initiatives in the department.
• Is proficient in department protocols to teach, guide, and educate on all department processes.
• Assists staff in obtaining professional credentials.
• Performs job functions adhering to service principles.
• Participates in hospital and community-based organization programs.
• Coordinates the schedules and rotations for students in the CP Lab department.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Develop and teach curriculum for pediatric cardiac echo program.
• Primary educator for all tele-echo partner hospitals.
• Provides support for national and international hosted Lurie echo conferences.
• Reviews and provides feedback regarding study quality.
• Provides hands-on training of new hires and students.
• Provides clinical support as needed.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities required:

• Bachelor's degree in related field or education required, Master's preferred.
• Current registry with American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers.
• Current CPR certification.
• Minimum three years clinical experience in a hospital setting.
• Supervisory or clinical teaching experience preferred.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Pay range: $99,840.00-$164,736.00

At Lurie Children's, we are committed to competitive and fair compensation aligned with market rates and internal equity, reflecting individual contributions, experience, and expertise. The pay range for this job indicates minimum and maximum targets for the position. Ranges are regularly reviewed to stay aligned with market conditions. In addition to base salary, Lurie Children's offer a comprehensive rewards package that may include differentials for some hourly employees, leadership incentives for select roles, health and retirement benefits, and wellbeing programs.

For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes: Medical, dental and vision insurance; Employer paid group term life and disability; Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account; Flexible Spending Accounts; Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave; 403(b) with a 5% employer match; Various voluntary benefits including Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability; Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage; Tuition assistance; Student loan servicing and support; Adoption benefits; Backup Childcare and Eldercare; Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members; Discount on services at Lurie Children's facilities; Discount purchasing program.

At Lurie Children's, we embrace and celebrate building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills, and viewpoints recognizing that different life experiences strengthen our workplace and the care we provide to the Chicago community and beyond. We treat everyone fairly, appreciate differences, and make meaningful connections that foster belonging. This is a place where you can be your best, so we can give our best to the patients and families who trust us with their care.