A professional who plans and directs educational program for community health agency. Responsibilities include:

• Develops educational plans for in-service education and orientation of health personnel.
• Confers with supervisors and staff to ensure efficiency of program.
• Cooperates with nursing specialists and supervisors to organize educational programs for staff and community.
• Obtains educational materials for use in teaching and demonstrating nursing and other health related activities.
• Confers with administrative personnel to determine procedures and techniques for patient care and to implement new programs.
• Assists in selecting nursing candidates and in orienting new employees.
• Cooperates with nursing schools and colleges in providing supervised field instruction for students to gain work experience and observe nursing techniques.
• Conducts surveys and analyses to determine adequacy of educational materials and effectiveness of program.