Staff Development Instructor – Critical Care & Emergency Care (Night Shift) – Full‑Time, 72 Hours per Pay Period

Location: BHG Bronson Healthcare Group

About the Role

The Staff Development Instructor serves as a learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for scientific inquiry, advocate for the professional development specialty, and partner for practice transitions. Works collaboratively with all members of the healthcare team. Delivers education in an effective and efficient manner. Provides clinical orientation and continuing education to assigned department(s). Assures standardization and best practice in education. Identified positions also act as a liaison to local schools to provide clinical placement for educational purposes.

Responsibilities

• Use the educational design process to bridge the knowledge, skills, and/or practice gaps identified through a needs assessment.
• Actively work to transform processes at micro, meso, and macrosystem levels through the inspiration, initiation, adaptation, and sustainment of change using project management and improvement processes.
• Advance the profession by contributing to the professional development of others and supporting life-long learning as individuals develop across practice, professional, and educational settings.
• Influence the interprofessional practice and learning environments, the NPD specialty, the profession of nursing, and healthcare.
• Promote the generation and dissemination of new knowledge and the use of evidence to advance NPD practice, guide clinical practice, and improve patient care.
• Actively support, promote, and demonstrate nursing professional development as a nursing practice specialty.
• Support the transition of nurses and other healthcare team members across learning and practice environments, roles, and professional stages.
• Serve as an expert resource on ECC issues and protocols to the Training Center Coordinator, Instructors, and clinical staff.
• Conduct Instructor courses for Training Center while adhering to the AHA guidelines.
• Monitor Course Directors and Training Center Faculty and complete required documentation.
• Responsible for the scheduling of all Instructors in all the Life Support programs and activities.
• Must become an assist as an Instructor for all Life Support programs (ACLS, BLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, ENPC, and RQI).
• Oversee improvements of all Life Support Programs and deployment of new equipment.
• Assure regulatory compliance of all Life Support programs and ensure that standards are updated appropriately and that policies are met.

Requirements

• Licensed in area of specialty in good standing with the State of Michigan.
• Must have a valid driver’s license for those roles requiring system coverage.
• BLS required within orientation period; BLS Instructor status required within one year of hire.
• Advanced life support Instructor status determined by department needs.
• Must be able to operate and perform basic computer programs associated with documentation and record keeping in the department.
• Must demonstrate excellent human relation skills, including verbal and written communication, problem-solving, and assertiveness.
• Must have a customer service orientation.
• Must demonstrate leadership and organization skills including the ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Must demonstrate a positive attitude.
• Must be able to work in and cope with the changing environment.
• Must demonstrate flexibility.
• Must demonstrate team-building skills.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

• Minimum Educational Requirement Based Upon Clinical Area Of Specialty: Nursing: BSN or BS with major in nursing required; MSN or MS with major in nursing preferred.
• Five years of clinical experience with a focus in areas of specialty desired.
• Experience in teaching and certification highly desired.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a clean, well-lighted, and temperature-controlled environment.
• The employee may occasionally be exposed to infectious disease from blood/airborne pathogens.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Schedule

• Third Shift
• Full time
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36
• 72 Hours per Pay Period