Clinical Development Nurse II

About the role

The Clinical Development Nurse II at Kaiser Permanente is responsible for identifying and addressing knowledge, skill, and practice gaps among clinical staff through the design and implementation of educational programs. This includes conducting needs assessments, developing remediation plans, and ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.

Responsibilities

• Promotes learning in others by providing information, resources, advice, and expertise; building relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers; listening to, seeking, and addressing performance feedback; and providing actionable feedback to others and to managers.
• Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; collaborating cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; providing recommendations and solving complex problems; escalating high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; and monitoring progress and results.
• Provides educational opportunities to nurses for their professional development by: identifying individuals and/or groups who do not meet established competency expectations and recommending longitudinal education plans; conducting needs assessments to identify and bridge knowledge, skill, and/or practice gaps; developing and implementing remediation plans in collaboration with key stakeholders and coaching to close gaps in competency expectations, knowledge, skill, and/or practice gaps; designing education programs to meet the learning and developmental needs of the clinical staff, including the creation of study protocols, timelines, and budgets, in alignment with company objectives and regulatory guidelines; creating content (e.g., course curricula, training aids, other supporting materials) in relation to orientation, competency validation, and/or core education for specific nursing care, ensuring curriculum accuracy and providing troubleshooting as needed; and collaborating with subject matter experts, nursing leaders, and other stakeholders to ensure the content and delivery of educational programs meet the needs of the target audience.
• Verifies certain standards are implemented and met by: monitoring processes to ensure compliance with all legal, regulatory, and accreditation requirements; ensuring that information provided is accurate, consistent, and delivered in alignment with evidence-based practices, institutional policies, procedures, and protocols; and developing, implementing, and reviewing policies, procedures, protocols, operations, and automated systems providing information to staff and providers.
• Participates in continuous improvement by: researching and critically appraising the literature to stay current with advancements in nursing practice, evidence-based practice guidelines, and health care technology to apply field advancements to the practice setting and ensure educational content remains up-to-date; preparing, conducting, and reviewing ongoing assessments of individual performance in clinical proficiencies for staff and management; and acting as an advocate to ensure continuous learning by linking identified educational needs to current and planned programs offered by internal and external sources and implementing improvements in education programs.
• Supports clinical development through the use of internal resources by: influencing and collaborating on the goals, objectives, and planned outcomes of professional nursing education programs; documenting and analyzing clinical workflows to evaluate current practices; providing consultative services to internal and external partners and stakeholders in the areas of professional nursing education program design, development, improvement, and evaluation; and engaging in interdisciplinary committees to integrate educational activities into clinical care.

Requirements

• Minimum one (1) year of experience in clinical teaching or precepting, nursing professional development, delivering educational programs, curriculum design, process improvement, professional development/evaluation, or related experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or a health-related field.

Qualifications

• Attention to Detail
• Business Knowledge
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Cross-Group Collaboration
• Decision Making
• Dependability
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
• Drives Results
• Facilitation Skills
• Health Care Industry
• Influencing Others
• Integrity
• Learning Agility
• Organizational Savvy
• Problem Solving
• Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
• Teamwork
• Topic-Specific Communication
• Adult Learning Theory
• Applied Data Analysis
• Business Relationship Management
• Change Management
• Clinical Learning Solutions
• Competency Assessment
• Consulting
• Content Development
• Coordination
• Curriculum Development
• Employee Training
• Key Performance Indicators
• Knowledge Management
• Learning Measurement
• Model Creation and Interpretation
• Nursing Principles
• Presentation Skills
• Program Development
• Quality Improvement
• Relationship Building
• Written Communication