What are the responsibilities and job description for the Professional Development Specialist RN position at Boston Children's Hospital?
The Professional Development Specialist RN Will Be Responsible For
- Participating in developing, implementing and evaluating an ongoing program of centralized orientation for nursing staff throughout the enterprise consistent with the goals of the Nursing Department.
- Participating in administering and supporting the competency process for the nursing department. Working in collaboration with local level leaders to set clear expectations of staff related to educational activities and maintenance of competencies.
- Providing and supporting role transition and professional advancement activities for clinical staff throughout the enterprise.
- Planning, implementing, evaluating, and maintaining an ongoing program of professional development and education for the Department of Nursing Patient Care Operations in collaboration with the rest of the centralized NPD team. This includes program design, classroom facilitation, both in person and remote, faculty coaching, and outcome measurement.
- Leading in establishing and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with individuals, groups, or organizations to work jointly on common goals that are consistent with the needs of the Department of Nursing Patient Care Operations.
- Providing leadership to promote compliance with standards, guidelines, laws and requirements of regulatory, accreditation and credentialing agencies, and professional organizations through use of effective clinical inquiry activities.
- A license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Massachusetts.
- A Master’s degree in nursing or a closely related health care field. Degree in Nursing Education is preferred.
- Working knowledge of the NPD Practice Model within the Scope and Standards of Practice.
- Certification in Nursing Professional Development is preferred or expected once eligibility criteria have been met.
- One to three years of previous experience in clinical education activities, such as classroom facilitation, competency management, simulation, or precepting.
- Prefer candidates that are involved in councils, committees and are engaged in professional development for themselves or for others.
- Experience creating, implementing and debriefing Simulation activities preferred.
- Program or project management skills, including implementation of change initiatives, is preferred.
- Entry level instructional design and presentation skills.
- The analytical skills to resolve highly complex problems requiring the application of clinical, scientific or technical principles, theories and concepts and in depth, cross functional experienced based knowledge.
- Well-developed communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively deal with conflicting views or issues and mediate fair solutions. Comfort in working with, as well as learning new, business or instructional technologies such as Microsoft 365/Teams, AI, Cornerstone, Articulate Rise, Mentimeter.
