[Hiring] Nurse Professional Development Education Specialist @Wellstar Health System

Role Description

The Clinical Nurse Professional Development Educator Advanced 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.

• Leads the staff, leadership, faculty, and researchers to implement and evaluate professional development programs.
• Supports patient care as a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Expected to uphold the practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act.
• Roles include learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for scientific inquiry, advocate for Nurse Professional Development specialty, and partner for practice transitions.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Exemplary Practice
  • Conducts, analyzes, and synthesizes data to determine 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.
  • Documents identified needs that facilitate documentation of purpose statements, educational objectives, program content, and evaluation criteria.
  • Assesses and identifies practice gaps related to the educational needs of the learner.
  • Determines needs from current issues and trends (falls, infections, new equipment, regulatory changes, etc.).
  • Conducts initial and ongoing assessment of competence.
  • Identifies outcomes for learning activities and programs.
  • Establishes a plan that prescribes strategies, alternatives, and resources to achieve expected outcomes.
  • Implements the educational plan.
  • Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Teamwork and Shared Leadership
  • Provides consultation to influence plans and enhance the abilities of others.
  • Involves learner, stakeholder, and other specialties in decision-making processes.
  • Establishes collegial partnerships with support departments.
  • Serves as a clinical resource to nursing staff, leadership, and medical staff.
  • Engages colleagues in the planning and implementation of lifelong learning activities.
• Professional Development
  • Ensures patient/family/staff confidentiality and corporate compliance.
  • Serves as a preceptor or mentor for other professional nurses.
  • Participates in educational activities related to knowledge and skills appropriate to the specialty area.
  • Seeks experiences to develop, maintain, and improve competence in nursing professional development.
• Creative Innovations
  • Promotes evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement in nursing.
  • Participates in data collection and poses relevant clinical questions to advance evidence-based practice.
  • Develops innovative solutions and strategies for professional development initiatives.
• Clinical Resources and Support
  • Performs the Nursing Process in the performance of clinical care using evidence-based practice.
  • Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care.
  • Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessments.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Nursing or Masters Nursing - Preferred

Requirements

• All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
• RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact
• BLS - Basic Life Support or equivalent certification.
• Experience in educator role - Required.
• Minimum 5 years experience in related field of nursing - Required.
• Experience with direct patient care - Preferred.
• This role may be required to support more than one facility or specialty - Required.

Benefits

• Support to do more meaningful work.
• Enjoy a more rewarding life.
• Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia.