Professional Development Practitioner (Nurse Educator), Cardiovascular Service Line

About the role

The Clinical Nurse Educator collaborates with department leaders in the provision of safe and quality patient care and professional practice. They function as an expert, practitioner, educator, leader, and scientist, supporting hospital initiatives to align with regulatory requirements, improve employee and patient safety, emergency response, and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Promotes quality patient care by serving as a resource to department leaders and hospital administration regarding evidence-based practices.
• Provides education to employees based on individual and departmental identified needs.
• Maintains competency in professional development specialty.
• Incorporates evidence-based practice, regulatory requirements, specialty professional organizations recommended practices when designing curriculum.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates cost-effective educational programs and materials.
• Identifies specific needs for, and means to, enhance employee development.
• Implements education plans for specific employees based on assessed needs.
• Teaches in formal and informal settings using appropriate methodology and strategies.
• Mentors students, interns, and employees.
• Develops clinical competencies that align with job specific performance criteria, evidence-based practice and regulatory requirements.
• Champions change within clinical practice.
• Integrates clinical research, regulatory requirements, and evidence-based practice in education and training programs to provide a scientific foundation for professional practice.
• Collaborates with subject matter experts and department leadership on development and revisions to policies and procedures.
• Incorporates evidence-based practice, regulatory requirements, specialty professional organizations recommended practices when collaborating on policy, procedures, and standardized procedures.
• Buils and maintains relationships with staff, providers, colleagues, and the surrounding community.

Requirements

• Education Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
• Experience Qualifications: 3+ years to 5 years of experience in clinical nursing, 1+ year to 2 years in planning educational programs and/or teaching in the assigned clinical area.
• Preferred Experience Qualifications: 2+ years to 3 years certification in Nurse Professional Development upon hire or obtained within 2 years, certification in specialty.

Qualifications

• Effectively interacts with staff from diverse backgrounds.
• Active membership in Professional Nursing organizations (ANPD and specialty).
• Demonstrated leadership abilities; able to work under stressful conditions.
• Proven ability to communicate with all staff across the hospital.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Organized and self-driven.
• Strong understanding of safety, security, and joint commission standards as it pertains to role.
• Fluency in Microsoft Suite.

Skills

• Current American Heart Association Certification for Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers required.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $65.93 - $89.63 per hour.

Schedule

Day - 10 Hour (United States of America)