Nursing Professional Development Practitioner - Peri-Op

Tower Health; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, in partnership with Tower Health, seeks an RN Educator to lead staff education through needs assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. You will promote staff competency and facilitate orientee integration into the healthcare team.

Develop clinical skills aligned with current research, review policies, and model expert practice across hospital and community settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing or enrollment in RN-to-BSN/MSN with 12 credits completed in the previous 12 months.
• Completes and maintains all competencies and trainings required for the role.

Responsibilities

• Assess staff needs and plan, implement, and evaluate educational experiences.
• Ensure staff competency in line with regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate orientee integration into the unit-based healthcare team.
• Develop clinical practice skills based on current trends and research findings.
• Develop, review, and revise clinical policies, procedures, and standards.
• Serve as a role model recognized for clinical expertise in hospital and community settings.

Skills

Change Management

Customer Service Skills

Excellent Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

RN to BSN/MSN program with 12 credits in last 12 months

Job description

Job Summary

The RN Educator is responsible for: Needs assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation of educational experiences for staff utilizing an interdisciplinary approach. Developing and maintaining methods to ensure staff competency consistent with regulatory agency requirements. Facilitating the orientee's successful integration into the unit based healthcare team. Developing clinical practice skills based upon current trends and research findings. Development, review, and revision of clinical policies, procedures, and standards. Serving as a role model and is recognized for clinical expertise in the hospital and community setting.

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Qualifications

Education Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing ? OR ? enrolled in RN to BSN or RN to MSN program with minimum 12 credits completed within previous 12 months
• Completes and maintains all competencies and trainings as required for role.

Experience

• Relevant Experience

Certification and Licensure

• PA Registered Nurse License

Required Skills

• Change Management
• Customer Service Skills
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills

Overview

About St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, a partnership between Tower Health and Drexel University, is a 188-bed facility that provides exceptional care to children throughout the Greater Philadelphia area and surrounding counties.

St. Christopher's has more than 220 pediatric experts on staff, combining top-notch pediatric care with a wide array of pediatric specialties including Cardiology, Ear, Nose and Throat, Gastroenterology, Oncology, and Orthopedics. It houses the only Verified Pediatric Burn Center between New York City and Baltimore and is one of only three Level I Pediatric Trauma Centers in Pennsylvania. St. Christopher’s is a Magnet® designated hospital and was recognized as a Women’s Choice Award Best Children’s Hospital.

In addition to its main location in Philadelphia, the hospital has a growing network of primary and specialty care locations throughout the Philadelphia suburbs and New Jersey so your child's health conditions can be treated close to home.

Discover why our hospital is a great place to work—take a virtual tour of our facility here: St. Chris Virtual Tour