Nursing Professional Development Generalist - AH Levine Children's Hospital - Pediatric Surgical/Procedural/Perianesthesia

About the role

This Nursing Professional Development Generalist position supports Procedural and Peri-anesthesia teammates at Levine Children's Hospital including LCH Preop, PACU, PAT, radiology spaces and pediatric surgical patients. The primary focus is to support site level and system initiatives as needed.

Responsibilities

• Develops, coordinates, and implements the activities for new employee orientation, training programs, and continuing education for all nursing staff.
• Assists with competency management, which includes using tools that capture objective and subjective data regarding an individual’s knowledge base and actual performance.
• Designs educational activities to address practice gaps for identified target audiences in consultation with a Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Specialist.
• Utilizes best practice standards including adult learning principles in the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of educational activities in order to facilitate the achievement of desired outcomes (for learners).
• Contributes to the professional development of others and supports life-long learning as individuals develop across practice settings.
• Supports the orientation process by developing, coordinating, facilitating, conducting and evaluating orientation programs for nursing and other healthcare personnel.
• Aids in competency management, which includes using tools that capture objective and subjective data regarding an individual’s knowledge base and actual performance.
• Collaborates with system and operational leadership to meet the education needs of the site and nursing departments.
• Adjusts materials and teaching strategies appropriate to the situation and the learner’s developmental level, learning needs, readiness, ability to learn, language preference, and culture.
• Uses assisted aids/technologies as needed to meet learners needs.
• Evaluates and analyzes the impact of programming on learners, organizational resources, and patient outcomes and makes adjustments in consultation with an NPD Specialist as needed.
• Establishes and implements appropriate evaluation tools and methodologies to identify needs or gaps in the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nursing personnel to advance the practice of nursing in consultation with an NPD Specialist as needed.
• Develops and supports education needs based on specialty or department in collaboration with regional and system teams.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Typically requires 3 years of experience in front line nursing.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communications including strong presentation/speaking skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, planning and problem solving skills.
• Critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Skills

• Knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span.
• Ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs.

Benefits

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards including:

• Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training.
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job.
• Incentive pay for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
• Benefits and more Paid Time Off programs.
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Education Assistance Program.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Generally exposed to a normal office environment.
• Must have functional speech, hearing, and senses to allow effective communication.
• Position requires travel, may be exposed to road and weather hazards.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.