Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Professional Development Coordinator - Medical Surgical - Memorial Regional Medical Center

About the role

This role is responsible for implementation and evaluation of the education plans and programs developed from the annual educational needs assessment and guidance from the market/group and system nurse executive teams. Focuses on establishing collaborative relationships with operational leaders and staff on educational and professional nursing practice initiatives to meet educational needs and achieve expected outcomes related to key performance indicators, and system/nursing strategic plans. Supports the Nursing Excellence journey to achieve and maintain ANCC Magnet and Pathways to Excellence designation within assigned entities.

Essential Job Functions

• Serves under the direction of the market practice and education leader to implement system nursing education and professional development programs, as well as support evidence based practice and nursing research efforts to ensure consistent and effective execution across assigned departments and facilities.
• Implements orientation and onboarding, RN Residency, preceptor program, etc., using critical thinking, and applying the nursing process, principles of adult learning, teaching/learning theories and age appropriate teaching strategies to the implementation of educational programs.
• Responsible for staff education and preceptor support and development including coaching/mentoring for assigned departments.
• Understands principles for learning design and integrates learning technology to ensure effective learning experiences, competency assessment and validation and reflect practice changes, regulatory agency or hospital competency validation requirements.
• Role models behaviors that embody the mission/vision/values of the organization.
• Instructs others to perform duties within the framework of the nursing professional and specialty standards, policies and procedures set forth by the organization, state Boards of Nursing, regulatory and accreditation agencies.
• Effectively utilizes available data to monitor and report performance on programs, initiatives, and targeted improvement efforts to ensure educational programs meet organizational needs such as improvements in nurse sensitive clinical outcomes, HCAHPS, financial, nurse turnover, etc.
• Partners with leadership and clinical stakeholders in assigned departments to implement clinical education and professional development programs, advocate for clinical learning content and resources necessary for clinicians to maintain evidence based contemporary practice competencies.

Employment Qualifications

• Required Minimum Education: 4 year/ Bachelors Degree Nursing Required, BSMH Graduate Degree (Masters) Preferred, BSMH For Roper St Francis Healthcare, MSN required
• Specialty/Major: Nursing or Education
• Licensure/Certification Required: Registered Nurse from an accredited program)
• Licensure/Certification Preferred: Professional development
• Required Minimum Years and Type of Experience: For BSMH: 3 years clinical experience in related specialty with additional 2 years of demonstrated achievement of progressive responsibilities in leadership roles and/or professional development project work For Roper St Francis Healthcare: 5 years clinical experience required