Job Title: Graduate Nurse (RN) Coordinator

Dept: WPH Learning Specialist

Status: Full Time

Shift: Varies

Seeking for someone with Women's Health, NICU and Education experience.

ORLANDO HEALTH WINNIE PALMER HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND BABIES

Located on the downtown Orlando Health campus, Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies provides specialized care that covers all facets of womens health, from comprehensive gynecological services and
minimally invasive surgeries to general obstetrics and high-risk pregnancies and births. Orlando Health Winnie Palmer welcomes nearly 14,000 babies each year. Our 350-bed hospital includes 142 beds in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), making Orlando Health Winnie Palmer one of the largest NICUs in the nation. We are proudly the first and only hospital in Florida to offer in utero surgery to repair spina bifida. Named a Top Teaching Hospital by The leapfrog Group, our hospital also is proudly recognized as a Best Childrens Hospitals in Neonatology by U.S. News & World Report and has held Magnet Recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2013.

Orlando Health Winnie Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Floridas east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, our 27,000 team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin
your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work is not just something we say, its our promise to you

The New Graduate Nurse Site Coordinator is a site-based registered professional nursing leader who oversees and manages all
aspects of the comprehensive program(s) for transitioning all new graduate registered nurses (RNs) from the academic into the
professional work environment, from a novice or advanced beginner to a competent professional RN. In conjunction with the system
Nurse Residency Program (NRP) Coordinator and other nursing leaders, s/he is responsible for the planning, coordination,
implementation, and evaluation of site-based initiatives including programmatic guidance for the post-graduate nurse, preceptor,
mentor and other NRP program support team members. The incumbent is responsible for the assessment of orientation and training
program needs, development, and execution of program objectives, and evaluation and ongoing improvement of a competencybased orientation for the Nurse resident.

Essential Functions

Education
? Develops and refines site orientation and training needs of nurse residents to align with NRP expectations and standards
? Ensures consistency in NRP implementation, evaluation, and cohort coordination as needed
? Acts as a liaison between the NRP Coordinator and site Learning Manager communicating issues essential to the program and
residents
? Nurtures the NRP philosophy, policy, and objectives for residents to facilitate the smooth transition to the Orlando Health model of
professional nursing practice at the site level
? Oversees the implementation of the NRP curriculum, in collaboration with the NRP coordinator and nursing leadership
? Develops and implements innovative models of site-based instruction to support clinical learning in simulation, seminars, and at the
bedside
? Assists with coordinating classes, skills labs, specialized courses, group sessions, and other activities based on adult learning principles
Mentorship
? Observes and evaluates resident practice in collaboration with preceptors, learning specialists, and nurse leaders, and recommends
changes, as warranted, using an evidence-based approach to practice
? Provides leadership and feedback to preceptors and learning specialists in evaluating clinical performance against practice standards
? Guides residents and preceptors in working with the NRP curriculum to achieve optimal Orlando Health outcomes in collaboration
with the NRP coordinator
? Manages confidential and critical materials, issues, and communications.
? Interacts with staff in an ethical, consistent, fair, timely, appropriate, and decisive manner in accordance with hospital and nursing
policies

Leadership
? Acts as the site-based leader supporting the NRP and new graduate transition articulating program needs and reporting program
issues to nursing and NRP leadership as appropriate
? Communicates with nursing leaders and other stakeholders on a regular basis or as needed
? Generates data analysis reports as needed
? Participates in NRP, leadership, and clinical learning conference calls, seminars, and work groups to create a professional network,
share expertise and experiences, and further develop a supportive environment for the new graduate nurse at Orlando Health
? Functions as a liaison between site-based leadership and education and the system learning and NRP to assure a smoothly
coordinated residency program.
? Communicates with Human Resources to facilitate recruitment of residents possessing the background and skills required for
successful performance.
? Identifies factors that affect the residents ability to learn and fulfill job requirements, progression with the program, and retention
and then communicates recommendations, as needed, to the preceptor, nursing leadership, and the NRP Coordinator.
? Provides input with the clinical evaluation of team members.
? Supports and sustains all leadership-driven initiatives
? Embraces, communicates, and promotes change

Actively participates in strategic planning, ad hoc projects, and educational activities, as assigned, for clinical learning

Strategic Planning
? Serves as a c consultant to clinical areas with new graduate nurses to ensure appropriate resources and structures are in place to
foster a supportive and nurturing environment
? Identifies when additional resources are needed to support the new graduate nurse transition and discusses with site leadership and
the NRP Coordinator.
? Regularly reviews NRP and new graduate data and program outcomes to identify areas for improvement.
Research
? Utilizes NRP data and site outcomes for continued improvement activities
? Establishes and maintains tracking methods to ensure competencies, orientation, and other program components are completed
within identified timelines
? Incorporates objective assessment of program outcomes, preceptor performance, and site and unit culture to foster optimal healthy
work environment standards supportive of new graduate nurses

Education/Training
? Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
? Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN) required.

Licensure/Certification
Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Florida or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
May require one or more of the following certifications based on the assigned patient population:
o Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
o Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
o Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NALS)
o Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC)
Obtain National Certification in specialty area within 12 months.

Experience
Three (3) years of experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting.