Nursing Development Specialist (H)

Saint Francis Hospital, Inc.; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Part time

Job summary

Saint Francis Hospital, Inc. is seeking a Nursing Development Specialist, a registered nurse with education expertise who guides professional growth and learner development across settings.

The role fosters an ideal learning climate, assesses education impact on outcomes, and supports ongoing professional development. The position emphasizes developing and delivering evidence-based education programs, collaborating with management, and mentoring staff to improve patient care and organizational

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required; MS Office proficiency
• Master's degree strongly preferred in Nursing, Education, or related healthcare field
• Experience in education or professional development is required or strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with management to assess educational needs and solutions
• Provides consultation and instruction as an educational resource
• Develops and leads evidence-based education programs to improve personnel competency and patient care
• Supports lifelong learning for healthcare staff in a learning-friendly environment
• Teaches classes using adult learning principles and critical thinking
• Coordinates clinical rotations for nursing and other students

Education

Bachelor's of Science in Nursing

Master's degree in Nursing, Education, Management, or related Healthcare field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Details

This position is ECB status – requires a minimum number of worked hours per month as needed by the department; limited benefit offerings.

Schedule

Days Work schedule: 8-16 hours per week, may vary.

Job Summary

The Nursing Development Specialist is a registered nurse with expertise in education who influences professional role competence and growth in a variety of settings. Facilitates the adult learning process and fosters an appropriate climate for learning. Assesses the impact of education on organizational effectiveness, patient outcomes, and job performance.

Minimum Education

• Has completed the basic professional curricula of a school of nursing as approved and verified by a state board of nursing, and holds or is entitled to hold a diploma or degree therefrom. Bachelor's of Science in Nursing required.
• Master's degree in Nursing, Education, Management, or related Healthcare field strongly preferred.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification

• Valid multi-state or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse License.
• Certification in specialty practice/education preferred.

Work Experience

• Minimum of 2 - 3 years experience in healthcare and 2 -3 years experience in education/professional development.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Previous teaching experience with adult populations.
• Working knowledge MS Office applications.
• Demonstrates proficiency in use of technology.
• Strongly self-directed with demonstrated communications skills.
• Accepts personal responsibility for own professional development.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Collaborates with management, administration, and staff to assess, integrate, and evaluate educational needs and resources which support SFH mission and goals.
• Functions as an educational resource providing consultation and instruction.
• Develops, implements, and leads evidence-based, quality education programs and activities which promote individual development, competency among personnel, and delivery of high quality patient care.
• Supports lifelong learning of healthcare personnel in an environment that facilitates continuous learning.
• Teaches classes utilizing principles of adult learning and critical thinking.
• Assists others with class preparation and implementation.
• Evaluate educational programs as a whole in terms of their impact on the learner, patient, and organization.
• Serves as a professional role model and mentor to staff by promoting an environment of scholarly inquiry and learning that supports the autonomy and accountability of the nursing role at SFH.
• Integrates information from internal and external sources that will assist with development and implementation of evidence-based practice.
• Assists with transitional programs, including nurse residency programs.
• Coordinates and assists with clinical rotations for nursing and other healthcare students.

Decision Making

Independent judgment in making decisions from many diversified alternatives that are subject to general review in final stages only.

Working Relationship

• Coordinates activities of others (does not supervise).
• Leads others in same work performed (does not supervise).
• Works directly with patients and/or customers.
• Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction.
• Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction.
• Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.
• Works frequently with individuals at Director level or above.

Special Job Dimensions

None.

Supplemental Information

This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.

Department of Education - Yale Campus Location

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability

Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit Health system based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are the largest private employer in Eastern Oklahoma with over 12,000 employees, including 1,000 physicians. The health system is anchored by the 1,112-bed Saint Francis Hospital, the largest hospital in Oklahoma and the 11th largest in the nation. Our system also includes hospitals in south Tulsa, Muskogee and Vinita, as well as 110 Warren Clinic locations from Monkey Island to McAlester, northeastern Oklahoma's only children's hospital, a level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital, and Tulsa's leading trauma and emergency center.