Ambulatory Clinical Professional Development Specialist Registered Nurse ( RN )

About the role

Functions within the roles of educator, change agent, consultant, evidence-based practitioner, and leader. Responsible for assessment, planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of learning and development programs that enhance associates' performance, promote professional development, or otherwise support the mission, vision, and SPIRIT Values of MedStar Health. Demonstrates clinical expertise, leadership, communication skills, and knowledge of education theory and principles necessary to develop learning programs and achieve optimal educational outcomes. MedStar Ambulatory Services is committed to providing world-class compassionate care to every patient, every time, at every touch point. All associates are accountable for their role in meeting patient experience standards.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with other departments, experts, and leaders both internal and external to MedStar Health to obtain information needed to pursue development of relevant learning programs and serves as a liaison with academic partners and clinical student placements.
• Coordinates and plans educational offerings for associates with consideration of mandatory regulatory requirements, quality and safety, performance improvement, strategic initiatives, and clinical advancement.
• Conducts educational activities that inform, teach, and facilitate adoption of new procedures, technologies, equipment, and patient care trends with continuing education credits where appropriate.
• Designs, implements, and evaluates designated learning and educational programs and consultative services.
• Assesses learning needs through formal and informal approaches to data collection to determine specific education needs of associates.
• Develops and contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies, procedures, quality standards, and safety standards.
• Ensures compliance with MedStar Ambulatory Service (MAS) policies and procedures and governmental/accreditation regulations.
• Develops education plans applying principles of adult learning theory, coordinates appropriate resources, evaluates and documents responses to teaching, and follows up with associates transitioning to different clinical areas or roles.
• Develops evaluation plans and applies evidence-based evaluation systems to determine the effectiveness of educational activities and learning programs; involves learners in the evaluation process.
• Differentiates between practice gaps and performance or system issues and addresses them accordingly.
• Disseminates the evaluation results of the learning activities and revises learning programs based on objective evaluation data.
• Evaluates own practice in relation to nursing professional development and practice standards, guidelines, and relevant statutes, rules, and regulations; pursues ongoing learning and educational opportunities to enhance own practice knowledge, skills, and competencies.
• Identifies and assesses learning needs and knowledge or skill gaps that require remediation and collaborates with site leaders to promote critical thinking and competent patient care delivery.
• Provides continuing education activities to expand current knowledge and, where appropriate, acquire and maintain certification using provider unit and other resources.
• Incorporates evidence into learning programs and clinical education activities, especially in content development and use of evidence-based learning models and evaluation systems.
• Maintains knowledge of evidence and current trends and innovations in clinical practice, clinical instruction, clinical education, staff development, and use of simulation and learning technologies.
• Participates in and disseminates information from committees involving the community, health system, entity, and unit or department related to learning programs, projects, and collaborative governance council activities.
• Participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams as appropriate; participates in meetings, serves on committees, and represents the department and hospital/facility in community outreach efforts as appropriate.
• Performs on-boarding and orientation of new associates by planning and conducting orientation of new personnel to facilitate transition to the practice environment and meeting competency assessment requirements in conformance with departmental objectives, regulatory requirements, and accreditation standards; participates in on-boarding and orientation by conducting general clinical orientation programs and coordinating specialty-based orientation of associates new to MAS.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Provides documentation of participation and level of success during competency and educational programs.
• Provides expertise for competency development and competence assessment across the department of nursing.
• Plans and regularly conducts competency validation programs for clinical associates by applying principles of adult learning to assess staff learning and competency needs; offers competency-building activities to enhance associates' educational and experiential learning.
• Reviews performance data on clinical quality and safety of care delivery and contributes to plans which address patient population-specific needs and enhance outcomes.
• Supports and participates in the transition to practice of newly certified medical assistants; coaches other clinical associates and provides feedback to enhance professional clinical practice.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree of Science in Nursing required
• Master's degree in Nursing or Nursing Education preferred

Experience

• 3–4 years progressive clinical nursing practice required
• Experience in teaching or professional development preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Valid RN license in the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia required (or any combination as required based on work location(s))
• Certification by professional leadership or ambulatory organization preferred

Skills

• Knowledgeable and effective in service line operations
• Effective planning, analysis, synthesis, and data interpretation skills
• Problem solving and decision-making ability
• Proficiency in principles/application of process improvement
• Ability to develop and foster positive relations with physicians, hospital, and community
• Basic computer skills preferred

Pay

Hiring range: USD $89,065.00 – USD $162,801.00 per year.