RN- Nurse Prof Dev Educator Generalist- Acute Care.Med Surg
Company: Wellstar Health System, Inc.
Location: Helena
Posted on: February 15, 2025
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Job Description:
Facility: Paulding HospitalJob Summary:RN/Registered Nurse
Clinical Educator for Professional Development Acute Care at
Wellstar Paulding Will provide clinical education for 5th floor
med-surg, Clinical decision unit, and Float poolFulltime Day Shift
flexible as neededSign on Bonus eligible for this Magnet
Designated/Baldrige Award winning campus committed to quality care4
Star CMS scores for patient satisfactionThe Clinical Nurse
Professional Development Educator (NPD) works collaboratively to
assess, identify, plan, implement, coordinate, facilitate, and
evaluate educational activities through a systems model. This
includes the tools, theories, skills, and knowledge of the
specialty to improve healthcare practice of learners based on the
Association of Nurse Professional Development (ANPD) Practice
Model. Using expertise in education and professional development
practices, the Clinical NPD collaborates with staff, leadership,
faculty and researchers to implement and evaluate professional
development programs that influence professional role competence,
continuous learning and growth, promotes synergistic practices and
patient outcomes throughout the organization, and advances the NPD
practice based on Wellstar's Nursing Professional Practice Model
and in accordance with Association Nursing Professional Development
Scope and Standards of Professional Nursing Practice. Roles include
learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for
scientific inquiry, advocate for Nurse Professional Development
specialty and partner for practice transitions.
The Clinical Nursing Professional Development Educator supports the
Clinical Nursing Professional Development Educator Specialist,
clinical manager, and interprofessional team to implement,
document, and modify evidence-based, quality, and educational
programs and activities that promote professional competency and
role performance for nursing and non-licensed staff. The NPD
Practitioner also supports patient care by being a proactive member
of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed care givers
who ensure that patients, families and significant others receive
individualized high quality, safe patient care. They practice in a
clinical environment in a functional role.
It is expected that all NPD Clinical Nurses are licensed,
knowledgeable and uphold the practice of nursing as outlined by the
Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and implements the Scope of
Practice and Code of Ethics Standards put forth by the American
Nurses Association. As a member of the patient services team, it is
expected that the individual upholds the voice of the patient,
system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence
goals.Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
Exemplary Practice
* Assessment Practice Gaps: Conducts learning needs of the target
audience
* Validates identified needs with learner, content experts and
nurse leaders when appropriate
* Prioritizes anticipated needs in alignment with system strategic
goals
* Uses data to identify future trends and issues
* Identification of Learning Needs: Assesses and identifies
practice gaps related to the educational needs of the learner and
other pertinent situations
* Determines needs from current issues and trends (falls,
infections, new equipment, regulatory changes, etc.)
* Prioritizes data collection based on the immediate or anticipated
needs and documents evidence of professional practice gaps in a
retrievable manner that facilitates educational planning.
* Outcomes: Identified outcomes for learning activities and
programs
* Involves learners/stake holder in formulation of desired
outcomes
* Uses outcomes to demonstrate learning activities and programs are
meeting their intended purpose and quality. Revise based on changes
in trends, evidence, or stakeholder expectations.
* Planning: Establishes a plan that prescribes strategies,
alternatives, and resources to achieve expected outcomes.
* Educational objectives developed to meet needs of learner
* Reflects adult learning and instructional design principles in
planning and resource available
* Incorporates diverse learners in planning education to meet
gender, race, culture, generational differences within target
audience
* Collaborates with other disciplines enhance comprehensiveness of
the plan; and documents planning process.
* Implementation: Implements the educational plan
* Coordination: Coordinates the education
* Facilitation of positive learning
* Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes
* Selects valid and reliable relevant methods and instruments to
measure processes and outcomes; involves learner and stakeholder
and implements evaluation plan to measure processes and outcomes
relevant to program; evaluates data to guide future decision making
for changes and improvement; disseminates results of the evaluation
of learning activities and educational program; revise based on
evaluation data.
Teamwork and Shared Leadership
* Collaborates with support departments including but not limited
organizational learning, safety and quality, IT, BI, and other
departments/roles to provide contributions and advancements in
decisions regarding education.
* Serves as clinical resource to nursing staff, leadership, and
medical staff for interdisciplinary practice.
* Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner
that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment and
retention of all healthcare team members.
* Consults with preceptors/orientees to facilitate completion of
orientation.
* Partners with others to effect change and generate positive
outcomes
* Engage colleagues in the planning and implementation of lifelong
learning activities for individuals and groups of learners
* Facilitates and supports performance improvement inclusive of all
stakeholders, to promote safe, quality patient care including
participating in such activities as well as, promoting an
inter/intradisciplinary processes and actively
supports/participates in shared governance at all levels in the
system.
Professional Development
* Ensures patient/family/staff confidentiality and corporate
compliance for self (and accountability for team members)
requirements including completing all required mandatory education
and proficiencies.
* Serves as a preceptor (or mentor) for other professional nurses
(and staff or students for all disciplines) to ensure that there is
a current and future qualified workforce, modeling the professional
practice of nursing and creating a healthy work environment
* Participates in educational activities related to knowledge and
skills appropriate to the specialty area, practice setting, nursing
education role and learner diversity.
* Applies current standards, guidelines, policies, and regulations
into education that is offered.
* Seeks experiences to develop, maintain and improve competence in
nursing professional development.
* Seeks professional certification in NPD.
Creative Innovations
* Promotes evidence-based practice, research and performance
improvement in nursing.
* Participates in activities such as value analysis as part of the
decision-making process in evaluating patient care products.
* Participates in QI initiatives; disseminates research findings
through educational programs/courses; and applies principles of
implementation science to maintain and sustain practice
changes.
* Upholds all health care system/organizational policies and
procedures and clinical competencies put forth by this job
description and professional association including legal,
regulatory and accreditation requirements and standards ensuring by
way of example, such goals as TJC Patient Safety Goals and Wellstar
Health Systems safety absolutes
* Integrates ethics in all areas of practice.
* Develops innovative solutions and strategies to secure
appropriate resources and technology for professional development
initiatives.
* Introduces and supports new ideas and embraces meaningful change;
specialist: continuously scans the environment for trends and
issues that require change and fosters acceptance, adoption, and
action toward change
Clinical Resources and Support
* Performs the Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis;
identification of outcomes; planning; implementation and
evaluation) in the performance of clinical care using evidence base
practice, uses analytical/critical thinking and ensuring that care
is individualized; coordinating care through effective partnerships
recognizing that caring is central to achieve optimal patient care
outcomes.
* Practices using current clinical practice standards
* Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe quality
patient care that promotes the professional care delivery model.
This includes, but is not limited to diverse and inclusive
interdisciplinary communication methods (interdisciplinary rounds,
case review, etc.); completion of timely documentation and
promotion of a respectful, inclusive clinical environment
* Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency
assessment, required mandatory education, population specific
education
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of
work, and code of conduct.Required Minimum Education:
All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
Some specialties may require ACLS, NRP or PALS per unit
requirement. If required, must receive ACLS, NPR or PALS within 6
months of employment in position. within 180 Days PreferredRequired
Minimum Experience:
Minimum 3 years of nursing practice experience Required and
Experience with direct patient care Required and
This role may be required to support more than one facility or
specialty RequiredRequired Minimum Skills:
Ability to read, write, and speak English language, optimize the
use of technology to support learning and holds advanced computer
skills;
demonstrates emotional intelligence;
strong interpersonal, collaborative skills along with customer
service skills required;
ability to function in a fast paced environment and respond to
emergencies in using a decisive, composed and respectful manner;
possess excellent time management skills;
possess a strong understanding of adult learning theories and can
utilize multi-methods to implement training/development.
Uses tools, theories, skills, and knowledge of the specialty to
improve the healthcare practice of learners.
Critical thinking skills and education innovation are maturing.
Maintains educational or clinical competencies appropriate for
role.
Promotes concept of lifelong learning.
Uses appropriate measurement tools and methods in quality
improvement and evidence-based practice.
Involves learners in assessment of needs and identification of
outcomes.
Ensures educational programs are congruous with organizational
mission and goals.
Produces desired outcomes relevant to organization.
Selects appropriate teaching strategies to facilitate behavioral
change.
Evaluates effectiveness and outcomes of educational endeavors.
Promotes career development and role transition.
Develop, coordinate, manage, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate
onboarding, orientation, and competency programs for nursing and
other healthcare personnel.Required
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