Neonatal Preceptor Training Online
Course
The Neonatal Preceptor Training Online Course is designed for medical professionals responsible for precepting new staff or students within neonatal units. The course provides essential training to help participants develop the skills needed to mentor, educate, and evaluate others in a clinical setting. Participants should have at least one year of neonatal unit experience to ensure a solid understanding of the clinical environment. The course consists of 6 comprehensive modules and is paired with the Clinical and Faculty Preceptor Manual, a 100+-page resource that offers guidelines, clinical assessment forms, participant evaluation tools, and additional resources to support preceptorship in neonatal units.
Course Benefits:
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Learn how to effectively mentor and train new staff or students in neonatal units.
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Gain access to a comprehensive preceptor manual with printable forms and guidelines that simplify the assessment and evaluation process.
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Develop skills to transition from a clinical role into an educational and mentoring role with ease.
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Enhance your leadership and communication skills, preparing you to make a meaningful impact on your team and neonatal care unit.
Why Take This Course?
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Transition into Leadership: For those moving from a clinical role to one of mentorship and education, this course provides the framework and tools to transition from learner to preceptor effectively.
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Develop Essential Preceptorship Skills: The course covers everything you need to know to become an effective preceptor, including educational strategies, facilitation techniques, and evaluation methods to ensure your preceptors are well-prepared for the neonatal unit.
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Comprehensive Resources: The course includes a detailed Clinical and Faculty Preceptor Manual with over 100 pages of guidelines, assessment tools, and printable forms that you can use to enhance your preceptorship and streamline assessments.
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Build Confidence in Mentoring: Whether you’re precepting new nurses, midwives, or students, this course prepares you to take on the educator role with confidence. You will learn how to assess clinical performance, provide constructive feedback, and guide new staff or students as they navigate the neonatal environment.
Who Should Take This Course?
This course is ideal for:
• Medical professionals who will serve as preceptors for new staff or students in neonatal units.
• Faculty members teaching in neonatal programs who are involved in clinical preceptorship.
• Experienced neonatal professionals with at least one year of experience looking to expand their roles to include mentoring and teaching.
• Healthcare professionals tasked with assessing and training new team members in neonatal units.
Course Format:
Modules: The course is structured into 6 key modules, each focusing on different aspects of preceptorship, including education, facilitation, and evaluation.
Manual: Participants will have access to the Clinical and Faculty Preceptor Manual, a comprehensive 100+-page guide with printable forms and assessment tools for use in preceptorship.
Online Learning: The course is delivered entirely online, offering flexibility for busy professionals who need to balance learning with their clinical duties.
Course topics include:
• Key definitions and roles in the precepted experience
• Facility and unit assessments
• Preceptor assessments and responsibilities
• Transitioning from learner to preceptor
• Modules focused on the roles of educator, facilitator, and evaluator in neonatal settings
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Define the key responsibilities of a neonatal preceptor and understand the role’s impact on staff development.
• Assess and evaluate new staff or students effectively using structured tools provided in the Clinical and Faculty Preceptor Manual.
• Transition from the role of learner to educator, effectively mentoring and guiding new team members.
• Apply strategies to facilitate learning in clinical environments, ensuring that new staff gain the competencies needed for neonatal care.
• Evaluate clinical performance, offer constructive feedback, and help new staff or students integrate into the neonatal care team.