Learning Specialist - CVICU, Cardiac Intermediate Unit and the Cardiac Tele Unit

Position Summary

Provides general and specialty specific education to prepare team members to be safe, efficient and competent.

Details of the Role:

This Learning Specialist will be responsible for the Cardiac Service Line which includes CVICU, Cardiac Intermediate Unit and the Cardiac Tele Unit.M-F, hours can vary depending on the needs of the unit (weekends/nights as needed to meet the needs of hourly employees)

Travel: Occasional (1-3 times per 6 months) travel to Orlando for corporate duties/meetings/trainings.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Enhances clinical competence of team members by utilizing an Education Action Plan and annual Needs Assessment.
• Develops and coordinates the orientation process for assigned areas, meets with orientees, preceptors and members of the nursing leadership team as needed.
• Actively participates in quality and safety initiatives to ensure team members are improving practice so quality and safety standards are met.
• Collaborates with Corporate Education to assess ongoing competence of clinical team members.
• Plans, develops, coordinates and evaluates unit specific programs to maintain or increase the skill and knowledge of team members.
• Ensures adult learning principles are integrated into all programs.
• Facilitates and supports team member involvement in professional and organizational activities.
• Maintains proficiency in assigned role by participating in direct nursing practice.
• Demonstrates professional accountability by involvement in educational or health related professional organizations.
• Provides input for the clinical evaluation of team members.
• Participates in the selection, evaluation and hiring of potential team members.
• Facilitates professional development of team members through utilization of educational courses.
• Assesses and provides education to maintain ongoing knowledge and compliance of organizational, regulatory policies and procedures.
• Utilizes evidenced based, quality clinical nursing practice consistent with nursing research, organizational and national practice standards.
• Effectively expresses ideas in verbal and written communication to team members and groups.
• Embraces, communicates and promotes change.
• Completes Sunrise documentation intermediate class and maintains competency in EMR systems including Sunrise documentation.
• Participates in formal education presentations, e.g. core specialty courses, corporate-sponsored education programs, or guest lecturing for academic courses.
• Presents at a local, state, regional or national conference.
• Develops test questions for Annual Clinical Review (ACR) online testing database, utilizing test construction principles and assembles unit specific ACR test.
• Facilitates and participates in the skills portion of the ACR.
• Serves as a preceptor for the Learning Specialist I roles.
• Participates in unit-specific, site-specific, or corporate committees and/or educational initiatives that influence organizational outcomes.
• Participates in professional development opportunities that increase his/her effectiveness in the role.
• Creates opportunities to develop critical thinking and critical reasoning skills for all team members.
• Provides development programs for preceptor growth.
• Utilizes critical thinking and knowledge assessments to plan orientation.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the research process; interprets and uses evidence based practice guidelines in addressing learning needs.
• Collaborates with student coordinator for student placement and communicates with nursing instructor regarding student assignment.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
• Participates in Process Improvement activities.
• Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, patient rights and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Contributes to the budgetary planning of the unit/department.
• Serves as a liaison to other Orlando Health departments/committees regarding educational initiatives as assigned by the nursing operations manager.

Qualifications

Education/Training

• Graduate from an approved school of nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree required

Licensure/Certification

• Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Florida required.
• National specialty certification in area of practice must be obtained within two (2) years of hire, except in cases where there is no certification available.
• Basic life support
• Advanced life support

Experience

• Five (5) years of nursing experience required
• Acute care hospital experience required
• Open heart patient care experience required
• Training experience (instructor, preceptor etc.) required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Educator experience preferred
• Simulation experience preferred
• Leadership experience preferred