Nurse (RN) Educator - Acute Care/Med Surg
Company: SonicJobs
Location: Moncure
Posted on: October 16, 2024
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Job Description:
Facility: Cobb Hospital Wellstar Cobb Hospital has an exciting
opportunity for a Nurse Professional Development Educator (RN) -
Acute Care/Med Surg SOB eligible/relocation assistance available
This position is Full-Time/Day shift. Job Summary: The Clinical
Nurse Professional Development Educator (NPD) works collaboratively
to assess, identify, plan, implement, coordinate, facilitate, and
evaluate educational activities through a systems model. This
includes the tools, theories, skills, and knowledge of the
specialty to improve healthcare practice of learners based on the
Association of Nurse Professional Development (ANPD) Practice
Model. Using expertise in education and professional development
practices, the Clinical NPD collaborates with staff, leadership,
faculty and researchers to implement and evaluate professional
development programs that influence professional role competence,
continuous learning and growth, promotes synergistic practices and
patient outcomes throughout the organization, and advances the NPD
practice based on Wellstar's Nursing Professional Practice Model
and in accordance with Association Nursing Professional Development
Scope and Standards of Professional Nursing Practice. Roles include
learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for
scientific inquiry, advocate for Nurse Professional Development
specialty and partner for practice transitions. The Clinical
Nursing Professional Development Educator supports the Clinical
Nursing Professional Development Educator Specialist, clinical
manager, and interprofessional team to implement, document, and
modify evidence-based, quality, and educational programs and
activities that promote professional competency and role
performance for nursing and non-licensed staff. The NPD
Practitioner also supports patient care by being a proactive member
of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed care givers
who ensure that patients, families and significant others receive
individualized high quality, safe patient care. They practice in a
clinical environment in a functional role. It is expected that all
NPD Clinical Nurses are licensed, knowledgeable and uphold the
practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse
Practice Act and implements the Scope of Practice and Code of
Ethics Standards put forth by the American Nurses Association. As a
member of the patient services team, it is expected that the
individual upholds the voice of the patient, system policies and
procedures while supporting service excellence goals. Core
Responsibilities and Essential Functions: Exemplary Practice -
Assessment Practice Gaps: Conducts learning needs of the target
audience - Validates identified needs with learner, content experts
and nurse leaders when appropriate - Prioritizes anticipated needs
in alignment with system strategic goals - Uses data to identify
future trends and issues - Identification of Learning Needs:
Assesses and identifies practice gaps related to the educational
needs of the learner and other pertinent situations - Determines
needs from current issues and trends (falls, infections, new
equipment, regulatory changes, etc.) - Prioritizes data collection
based on the immediate or anticipated needs and documents evidence
of professional practice gaps in a retrievable manner that
facilitates educational planning. - Outcomes: Identified outcomes
for learning activities and programs - Involves learners/stake
holder in formulation of desired outcomes - Uses outcomes to
demonstrate learning activities and programs are meeting their
intended purpose and quality. Revise based on changes in trends,
evidence, or stakeholder expectations. - Planning: Establishes a
plan that prescribes strategies, alternatives, and resources to
achieve expected outcomes. - Educational objectives developed to
meet needs of learner - Reflects adult learning and instructional
design principles in planning and resource available - Incorporates
diverse learners in planning education to meet gender, race,
culture, generational differences within target audience -
Collaborates with other disciplines enhance comprehensiveness of
the plan; and documents planning process. - Implementation:
Implements the educational plan - Coordination: Coordinates the
education - Facilitation of positive learning - Evaluates progress
toward attainment of outcomes - Selects valid and reliable relevant
methods and instruments to measure processes and outcomes; involves
learner and stakeholder and implements evaluation plan to measure
processes and outcomes relevant to program; evaluates data to guide
future decision making for changes and improvement; disseminates
results of the evaluation of learning activities and educational
program; revise based on evaluation data. Teamwork and Shared
Leadership -Collaborates with support departments including but not
limited organizational learning, safety and quality, IT, BI, and
other departments/roles to provide contributions and advancements
in decisions regarding education. -Serves as clinical resource to
nursing staff, leadership, and medical staff for interdisciplinary
practice. -Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in
a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment
and retention of all healthcare team members. -Consults with
preceptors/orientees to facilitate completion of orientation.
-Partners with others to effect change and generate positive
outcomes -Engage colleagues in the planning and implementation of
lifelong learning activities for individuals and groups of learners
-Facilitates and supports performance improvement inclusive of all
stakeholders, to promote safe, quality patient care including
participating in such activities as well as, promoting an
inter/intradisciplinary processes and actively
supports/participates in shared governance at all levels in the
system. Professional Development - Ensures patient/family/staff
confidentiality and corporate compliance for self (and
accountability for team members) requirements including completing
all required mandatory education and proficiencies. - Serves as a
preceptor (or mentor) for other professional nurses (and staff or
students for all disciplines) to ensure that there is a current and
future qualified workforce, modeling the professional practice of
nursing and creating a healthy work environment - Participates in
educational activities related to knowledge and skills appropriate
to the specialty area, practice setting, nursing education role and
learner diversity. - Applies current standards, guidelines,
policies, and regulations into education that is offered. - Seeks
experiences to develop, maintain and improve competence in nursing
professional development. - Seeks professional certification in
NPD. Creative Innovations -Promotes evidence-based practice,
research and performance improvement in nursing. -Participates in
activities such as value analysis as part of the decision-making
process in evaluating patient care products. -Participates in QI
initiatives; disseminates research findings through educational
programs/courses; and applies principles of implementation science
to maintain and sustain practice changes. -Upholds all health care
system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical
competencies put forth by this job description and professional
association including legal, regulatory and accreditation
requirements and standards ensuring by way of example, such goals
as TJC Patient Safety Goals and Wellstar Health Systems safety
absolutes -Integrates ethics in all areas of practice. -Develops
innovative solutions and strategies to secure appropriate resources
and technology for professional development initiatives.
-Introduces and supports new ideas and embraces meaningful change;
specialist: continuously scans the environment for trends and
issues that require change and fosters acceptance, adoption, and
action toward change Clinical Resources and Support - Performs the
Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis; identification of outcomes;
planning; implementation and evaluation) in the performance of
clinical care using evidence base practice, uses
analytical/critical thinking and ensuring that care is
individualized; coordinating care through effective partnerships
recognizing that caring is central to achieve optimal patient care
outcomes. - Practices using current clinical practice standards -
Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient
care that promotes the professional care delivery model. This
includes, but is not limited to diverse and inclusive
interdisciplinary communication methods (interdisciplinary rounds,
case review, etc.); completion of timely documentation and
promotion of a respectful, inclusive clinical environment -
Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency
assessment, required mandatory education, population specific
education Required Minimum Education: Graduate of an
accredited/approved school of nursing Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s): All
certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated. Reg
Nurse (Single State) or RN - Multi-state Compact Basic Life Support
or BLS - Instructor Additional License(s) and Certification(s):
Some specialties may require ACLS, NRP or PALS per unit
requirement. If required, must receive ACLS, NPR or PALS within 6
months of employment in position within 180 Days. Required Minimum
Experience: Minimum 3 years of nursing practice experience
Experience with direct patient care This role may be required to
support more than one facility or specialty Acute Care/Med Su
experience preferred Required Minimum Skills: Ability to read,
write, and speak English language, optimize the use of technology
to support learning and holds advanced computer skills;
demonstrates emotional intelligence; strong interpersonal,
collaborative skills along with customer service skills required;
ability to function in a fast paced environment and respond to
emergencies in using a decisive, composed and respectful manner;
possess excellent time management skills; possess a strong
understanding of adult learning theories and can utilize
multi-methods to implement training/development. Uses tools,
theories, skills, and knowledge of the specialty to improve the
healthcare practice of learners. Critical thinking skills and
education innovation are maturing. Maintains educational or
clinical competencies appropriate for role. Promotes concept of
lifelong learning. Uses appropriate measurement tools and methods
in quality improvement and evidence-based practice. Involves
learners in assessment of needs and identification of outcomes.
Ensures educational programs are congruous with organizational
mission and goals. Produces desired outcomes relevant to
organization. Selects appropriate teaching strategies to facilitate
behavioral change. Evaluates effectiveness and outcomes of
educational endeavors. Promotes career development and role
transition. Develop, coordinate, manage, facilitate, conduct, and
evaluate onboarding, orientation, and competency programs for
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