RN Nursing Professional Development Specialist - Level II Trauma Emergency - FT Days

About the role

The Nursing Professional Development Specialist facilitates the development of clinical excellence in assigned areas through participation in system, campus, and unit-based orientation, training, ongoing staff development, and competency validation. They design, organize, implement, and evaluate learning programs to support the professional growth, skill development, initial and ongoing competence, and attainment of standards of care for direct care providers for assigned units.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the development of clinical excellence in assigned areas through participation in system, campus, and unit-based orientation, training, ongoing staff development, and competency validation.
• Design, organize, implement, and evaluate learning programs that promote the professional growth, skill development, initial and ongoing competence, and attainment of standards of care for direct care providers for assigned units.
• Actively participate and collaborate in multi-disciplinary unit, campus, and system-wide performance improvement teams to enhance safety, patient and staff satisfaction, staff clinical competence, and standards of care.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing Required, Masters Degree in Nursing Education or a Masters Degree in Nursing Preferred, post graduate certification in education preferred.
• Experience: At least five years bedside clinical experience in acute care setting. Previous experience in an approved specialty area in the acute care setting and formal or informal teaching experience in acute care setting is preferred.
• Licenses: Current Florida RN Licensure.
• Certifications: AHA Basic Life Support current card for at least 90 days after hire date. ACLS, TNCC, ENPC or other as mandated by VP/Director, and completed by timeline given. Professional certification in a designated specialty is preferred, or Professional Nursing Development.
• Other: Demonstrates a commitment to life-long learning. Membership in professional/academic organizations is preferred. Basic computer skills; MS Windows, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher, and MS Excel.