Nurse Educator (NPDP) - Critical Care

About the role

The Nursing Professional Development (NPD) practitioner provides ongoing and constant support to the transforming healthcare landscape. The NPD practitioner functions as a nurse leader in an interprofessional environment applying evidenced based practice, clinical expertise, and patient values to improve patient outcomes. The NPD practitioner engages in environmental scanning to continuously assess potential professional practice gaps. By using various sources of data, the NPD practitioner identifies learning needs that include but are not limited to emerging issues, new or updated evidenced based guidelines, comparison of current performance and/or outcomes with national data bases and use of new tools and techniques. The NPD practitioner is a master’s prepared registered nurse who influences professional role competence and professional growth of learners in a variety of settings. This NPD practitioner maintains lifelong learners in an interprofessional setting that facilitates continuous development and learning for the healthcare team. The NPD practitioner demonstrates expertise in the identified roles: learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for scientific inquiry, advocate for NPD specialty and partner for practice transitions. This role supports enterprise-wide educational initiatives with a primary focus on Critical Care services within the University Hospital (UH) Critical Care Tower.

Responsibilities

• Onboarding/orientation
• Competency management
• Education
• Professional role development
• Collaborative partnerships
• Research
• Evidenced based practice
• Quality improvement
• Onboarding and mentoring new staff
• Promoting ongoing competency development
• Supporting the implementation of new products, processes, and clinical practices

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Nursing or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing AND masters in related field (i.e. MHA, Nursing Education, etc.)
• Two years of nursing experience is required.
• Current Ohio RN license required.

Skills

• Strong leadership skills
• Effective communication
• Problem-solving
• Strong organizational skills
• Interest in learning and teaching new skills
• Recent teaching experience through employment or community activities
• Experience with, commitment to, and competence in dealing with diverse adult populations
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills
• Inpatient critical care experience strongly preferred