Description
Clinical Educator, Skilled Nursing (Pediatrics / RN)
Location: Toms River, NJ
Base Salary: $90,000- $95,000 per year, depending on qualifications
BAYADA Home Health Care has an immediate opening for a Clinical Educator, Skilled Nursing in our Toms River, NJ Pediatric Office. This Clinical Educator role is ideal for an experienced Registered Nurse who is passionate about pediatric education, simulation-based learning, caregiver development, and clinical excellence in the home setting. We are seeking a pediatric RN with strong clinical judgment, hands-on teaching ability, and a commitment to preparing field staff to deliver safe, compassionate, high-quality care.
This role is especially well suited for a Registered Nurse with pediatric tracheostomy and ventilator experience who can translate real-world clinical expertise into practical, engaging learning experiences. The Clinical Educator will serve as a key educational leader for pediatric skilled nursing services, helping ensure every Registered Nurse, and caregiver is confident, competent, and prepared to care for medically complex pediatric clients at home.
Position Overview
The Clinical Educator is responsible for planning, coordinating, facilitating, and evaluating clinical education and competency development for pediatric skilled nursing staff. This educator will lead hands-on lab instruction, simulation-based learning, clinical onboarding, skills validation, remediation, and ongoing staff development. The ideal Registered Nurse brings both strong bedside experience and the ability to teach, mentor, and inspire others.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and facilitate clinical simulation scenarios, hands-on lab instruction, and return demonstrations for field staff in the pediatric skilled nursing setting.
- Deliver education for pediatric airway management, tracheostomy care, ventilator care, enteral feeding, medication administration, seizure precautions, infection prevention, and other high-acuity home care skills.
- Serve as a clinical resource for the pediatric team and support RN staff, trainees, and other caregivers through orientation, onboarding, mentoring, and ongoing education.
- Develop, coordinate, and update training materials, learning pathways, competency tools, and skill validation processes aligned with BAYADA clinical standards.
- Provide training and support specific to pediatric trach and vent cases, making prior trach/vent experience especially valuable in this role.
- Support new hire orientation and help prepare each Registered Nurse for success in the home care environment.
- Conduct clinical chart review, documentation review, utilization review support, and follow-up education to reinforce quality, compliance, and best practices.
- Partner with office leadership to identify trends, support quality improvement initiatives, and strengthen clinical outcomes and patient safety.
- Reinforce sound clinical judgment, family-centered care, professionalism, and safe independent practice in the field.
- Help ensure pediatric field staff are well prepared to care for medically fragile children with complex needs in the home
What Success Looks Like
- A pediatric RN workforce that is clinically prepared, supported, and confident in caring for medically complex clients.
- Stronger onboarding and orientation experiences for each new Registered Nurse joining the team.
- Consistent competency validation for core pediatric skilled nursing skills, including trach and vent support.
- Improved caregiver readiness, stronger clinical judgment, and enhanced patient safety in the home setting.
- A trusted Clinical Educator presence who can coach, develop, and elevate the performance of every RN supported by the office.
Qualifications
- Current RN license in good standing required.
- Registered Nurse with a BSN required; MSN preferred.
- Minimum of two years of staff development, clinical education, or nursing education experience required.
- Strong pediatric clinical background required.
- Pediatric tracheostomy and ventilator experience strongly preferred.
- Prior experience in home health, private duty nursing, pediatric skilled nursing, or medically complex pediatric care strongly preferred.
- Experience with field staff orientation, clinical chart review, utilization review reporting, and performance improvement planning preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to teach, coach, mentor, and evaluate clinical performance.
- Strong assessment, critical thinking, communication, and organizational skills
Compensation and Benefits
Base Salary: $90,000- $95,000 per year, depending on qualifications.
Why you’ll love BAYADA:
- BAYADA Home Health Care offers the stability and structure of a national company with the values and culture of a family-owned business.
- Award-winning workplace with recognition from major national publications and employer-review platforms.
- Weekly pay.
- Mission-driven culture centered on compassion, reliability, and excellence.
- Strong employee recognition programs, staff celebrations, and meaningful connection to our mission.
- Inclusion and belonging through employee resource councils and community groups.
- Growth opportunities including advancement, continued education, webinars, and learning resources.
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BAYADA Home Health Care offers a comprehensive benefits plan that includes paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, vision, dental, and medical health plans, employer-paid life insurance, a 401(k) with company match, direct deposit, and an employee assistance program.
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