Clinical Educator Per Diem

·Assigned primary responsibility for specific hospitals and/or dialysis clinics working with NxStage, and will work as an integral part of an account planning and support team

·Provide clinical education tools to facility to “train the trainer”

·Provide information to physicians to support prescription and method selection

·Provides consultation with nursing for operator training and clinical considerations associated with the therapy (e.g., access, monitoring, nutrition, and medications) based on NxStage clinical experience

·Initiate quality improvement plan.

·Plan and implement regional educational sessions as necessary (basic, advanced) for nurses and patients.

·Provide assistance to programs training home patients transferring from home hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis as needed.

·Provide support and assistance in the development of new programs (organization, quality tracking, systems, processes)

·Work collaboratively with all members of NxStage team to ensure growth and utilization of the NxStage System.

·Work collaboratively with area and regional account executive to develop strategic account planning and targeting; to ensure teamwork and proper allocation of nursing resources.

·Maintain clinical competency through nephrology literature, meetings, NxStage products and services and their clinical application.