RN NPD, Jewish Hospital, Periop

University Medical Center, Inc.; United States; Presencial; USD 75.000 - 105.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

University Medical Center, Inc. seeks an RN Nursing Professional Development (NPD) 2 to improve patient care through education program facilitation and curriculum design. The role leads competency initiatives and supports professional development across clinical staff.

The NPD 2 collaborates with education leadership, utilizes evidence-based resources, and participates in learning technologies and quality improvement efforts to advance nursing practice and patient outcomes.

Formación

• Master's degree in nursing, leadership or education required or acceptable in progression.
• ANCC Specialty certification required within 6 months of hire.
• Experience in nursing education and professional development preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Act as clinical expert and learning facilitator for nursing staff.
• Collaborate with leadership to develop and evaluate education standards and competency plans.
• Coordinate onboarding curriculum for new nursing staff.
• Plan and maintain materials for competency-based educational programs.

Conocimientos

Nursing leadership

Education program design

Adult learning principles

Evidence-based practice

Educación

Master's degree in nursing/leadership/education

Herramientas

LMS

Descripción del empleo

Primary Location: JHHS - Jewish Hospital - UMC Address: 200 Abraham Flexner Way Louisville, KY 40202 Shift: Salary Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary: RN – Nursing Professional Development (NPD) 2 works collaboratively with leadership and the facility Education Department to improve the quality of patient care and nursing practice, with associated patient and facility outcomes. The NPD 2 accomplishes this through facilitation of education programs and curriculum design, competency initiatives and professional development activities. The NPD 2 is responsive to evolving needs within a facility, department and/or service line, and serves as a clinical expert, learning facilitator, consultant, researcher, change agent, leader and interprofessional collaborator in a specific area of responsibility. Collaborates to identify, develop and deliver educational programs for both individuals and groups in both clinical, classroom, and virtual settings. Fosters empowerment of staff by providing support to assure clinical competency of staff and safe, effective delivery of patient care. Incorporates evidence and appropriate skill set standards and best practices into curriculum. The NPD 2 actively participates in quality improvement, evidence-based practice and nursing research processes within their purview. The position supports core behaviors, standards, values, and missions of UofL Health, accrediting bodies, and the profession of Nursing as a professional role model.

Essential Functions

• Clinical Expert Serves as a role model to nursing staff in the delivery of excellent patient care for designated patient populations
• Collaborates with nursing and interdisciplinary colleagues to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate strategies to address complex patient care issues
• Assists staff with clinical decision making and priority setting
• Collaborates with leadership to develop, evaluate, and implement standards of patient care / care planning and professional practice with attention to quality, service, cost effectiveness, comfort, safety, age specific implications, and cultural competence
• Serves as a patient / family advocate, incorporating respect for and acknowledgement of cultural diversity and individual patient needs
• Promotes an environment consistent with the core concepts of Patient Centered Care, and demonstration of the core values
• Learning Facilitator Facilitates the ongoing education, competency and professional development of the nursing staff and students to meet competency requirements in accordance with departmental objectives and appropriate accreditation standards
• Coordinates onboarding curriculum for newly hired nursing department employees
• Plans, prepares, and maintains materials for use in competency based educational programs, utilizing current standards, regulations, and evidenced based resources
• Collaborates in the development or modification of patient education materials, as appropriate
• Collaborates with stakeholders to assess learning needs for clinical staff, designs and implements programs and competency strategies to address identified learning needs
• Incorporates principles of adult learning and evidence-based education in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of education and competency programs
• Assists others in developing clinical reasoning skills
• Participates in learning technologies via simulation, LMS, virtual classroom, and multimedia
• Communicates effectively in visual, oral, and written form and demonstrates effective presentation skills
• Facilitates initial provider and renewal courses for BLS, ACLS, PALS and/or NRP as appropriate for area
• Challenges existing practice when not aligned with current best practices
• Development of Self and Others Maintains affiliation with professional organizations
• Obtains and maintains professional nursing certification
• Fosters attainment of professional development and certification for bedside nursing staff through mentoring, classes, programs, and study groups
• Collaborates and supports clinical student rotations in area of responsibility
• Promotes and role models lifelong learning
• Leader Strives for congruence between educational activities and organization mission and goals
• Demonstrates support for professional organizations and excellence in professional practice
• Serves as a professional role model
• Integrates ethical principles in all areas of clinical practice
• Demonstrates the value of nursing professional development in assisting with the achievement of unit, facility and organizational goals
• Assists in the fiscal and administrative operations through cost effective use of resources
• Consultant / Facilitator Serves as an educational consultant and/or facilitator to outside institutions as well as hospital committees, task forces, and projects
• Maintains involvement in professional, community, and clinical specialty activities
• Serves as a consultant to clinical staff, physicians, administration, Nursing school programs, and the public for clinical education and the clinical nursing care of hospitalized patients
• Change Agent Identifies and supports needed opportunities for change
• Develops programs that assist attendees to embrace change as a desired process to support best practice
• Challenges existing practice when not aligned with current best practices
• Demonstrates flexibility
• Champion for Scientific Inquiry Expands the scientific base of nursing practice by initiating and/or participating in continuous quality improvement and evidence-based practice activities and/or research studies
• Critically analyzes current nursing research methods and outcomes for inclusion in the curriculum content of education to support patient care
• Incorporates current research findings into educational activities
• Supports and demonstrates validated evidence-based practice
• Disseminates research findings through clinical presentations and publications

Other Functions

Maintain compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct. Performs other duties as assigned.

Note on Required Qualifications

Master's degrees in nursing, leadership or education will be acceptable. Matriculated candidates actively enrolled in a master’s program with scheduled completion within specified timeframe may be considered. UofL Health will accept a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) from the NCSBN in lieu of a Kentucky Nursing License, per the KBN. ANCC Specialty certification is required within 6 months of hire. ACLS, PALS, and/or Neonatal Resuscitation Program completion may be required based on area of service.

Additional Job Description

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with nine hospitals, four medical centers, Brown Cancer Center, Eye Institute, nearly 200 physician practice locations and more than 1,000 providers in Louisville and the surrounding counties, including southern Indiana. Additional access to UofL Health is provided through a partnership with Carroll County Memorial Hospital. With more than 14,000 team members – physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly-skilled health care professionals, UofL Health is focused on one mission: to transform the health of communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care. Please login into Workday and search for Job Hub.