Clinical Trainer

About the position

The regional clinical consultant functions within the Savaria Academy team. This role consists of communicating the clinical value of the Savaria patient handling portfolio to customers. The core focus of the role is to provide clinical methods, functionality, and expertise that enhances clinical and financial outcomes for customers, their caregivers, and patients while increasing revenue within assigned accounts. This position requires creativity and the ability to collaborate with multiple team members to assure customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Provide consulting for patient product placement as needed.
• Develop expertise in assessing and using ergonomic aids to reduce injuries in healthcare staff with a focus on techniques and aids to increase patient mobility.
• Lead in-servicing for pre- and post-conversion of key accounts and projects as designated by sales.
• Promote entire product line to new customers supporting Savaria's brand promise of a complete solutions-based patient handling equipment provider and wound care prevention.
• Strategize with sales and marketing to achieve assigned revenue targets.
• Develop clinical components of the customer strategy.
• Enhance outcomes and prove the clinical value of the portfolio.
• Support and drive evidence-based clinical outcomes in targeted accounts by developing and implementing clinical protocols and processes.
• Provide continuing education programs and develop clinical programming around mobility and safe patient handling, wound care, and pressure management programs.
• Maintain clinical expertise as a core competency and share expertise with others.
• Stay abreast of current healthcare trends, technology, national/local laws, as well as regulations and guidelines related to patient handling.
• Work with academy team to develop patient care courses to include videos, documents, and any other tools to optimize clinical solutions.
• Influence policies and education with associations and key opinion leaders.
• Travel as required to manage customers and to attend regional/national meetings.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) preferred.
• PT, PTA, OT, RN, NP, or RPN strongly preferred.
• Minimum of two (2) years of patient care experience.
• Healthcare and/or medical device experience preferred.
• Experience training/educating healthcare personnel on product use.
• Understands principles of ergonomics and/or risk management.
• Excellent formal presentation skills.
• Strong collaboration, verbal & written communication skills.
• Valid Driver's License.

Nice-to-haves

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Sales Force CRM would be an asset.