Job Summary
The Skills Trainer – Home Health provides hands-on clinical skills instruction, supervised practice, field coaching, and objective competency validation for Home Health clinicians. Working under the Clinical Education Manager and in coordination with the Clinical Educators and operational leaders, the position supports safe readiness for independent assignments, consistent clinical technique, and accurate competency records. The Skills Trainer does not replace the Clinical Educator, Patient Care Manager, or independent Quality & Compliance audit function.
Essential Job Duties / Responsibilities
Practical Skills Training & Validation
Conduct structured skills labs, simulation, return demonstrations, direct observations, and supervised field visits for newly hired and existing clinicians.
Validate role-appropriate clinical competencies before an associate performs the skill independently; use approved checklists, objective criteria, and direct observation rather than attendance alone.
Train and assess nursing skills within the trainer’s licensure and documented competency, including assessment techniques, medication reconciliation, medication administration where authorized, wound care, infection prevention, specimen handling, equipment use, patient safety, and emergency response.
Coach clinicians on safe home-based care, patient and caregiver teaching, escalation of changes in condition, and effective communication with physicians and interdisciplinary team members.
Support hands-on HCHB workflow and documentation practice; coordinate OASIS and HOPE related assessment training with the Clinical Educators.
Provide individualized support during routine visit observations when assigned and within licensure.
Collaborate with the Clinical Education Manager and Home Health clinical team to coordinate, conduct, and document assigned annual shared patient care visits as part of the service line’s competency validation process. These visits are a shared responsibility and are not solely assigned to the Skills Trainer. During visits performed, evaluate clinical assessment, care delivery, infection prevention, patient communication, documentation, and other applicable competencies against VNATC standards. Provide timely feedback, identify learning needs, and coordinate remediation and follow-up validation with the Clinical Educator, Clinical Education Manager, and clinical leadership.
Perform direct patient care visits within the Home Health service line as needed and as assigned by the Clinical Education Manager in coordination with clinical leadership, consistent with active RN licensure, demonstrated competencies, patient needs, and organizational policies. Complete required assessments, interventions, patient education, care coordination, and timely documentation in HCHB; communicate significant findings and maintain continuity of care. Coordinate assignments to preserve essential education and competency-validation priorities.
Orientation, Field Coaching & Remediation
Execute the hands-on components of approved orientation and 30-, 60-, and 90-day development plans; provide timely, objective readiness feedback to the Clinical Educator and operational leader.
Coach preceptors on consistent skills demonstration, teach-back, observation, and documentation methods.
Implement assigned skill-specific remediation plans, document repeat demonstrations, and promptly escalate continued deficiencies or patient-safety concerns.
Adjust instruction to the learner’s experience and scope; do not independently authorize practice beyond verified credentials or competencies.
Documentation, Safety & Collaboration
Complete competency records, observation notes, attendance, remediation outcomes, and education system entries accurately and on time.
Coordinate training schedules, field observations, and access to equipment with Clinical Education, Patient Care Managers, and service-line leadership without assuming responsibility for staffing…