Nursing Professional Development Specialist - OR

Company Description

CCG Talent Management is not only a business solutions company but a company that believes success starts with the individual. CCG Business Solutions has been consulting and providing talent placement services since 2007. Our team understands the principles of connecting purpose to business. We are currently recruiting for a Nursing Professional Development Specialist - OR

Job Description

The Nursing Professional Development Specialist promotes professional development through the application of principles of adult learning in broad-based program development. Leveraging expertise in electronic medical records, responsible for identifying, prioritizing, and evaluating, the educational and professional development needs of a clinical area; develops and delivers clinical educational programs, including specialty training, new graduate/hire training, continuing education for staff, and training for upgrades and changes.

Coordinates nursing competence & professional development programs for the Patient Care Service Area for an assigned/defined clinical area. Conducts ongoing assessments of proficiencies for staff and management and provides feedback and formal action plans for management. Serves as the expert and applies this knowledge to clinical and operational workflows.

Responsibilities

• Provides educational opportunities that benefit nurses at all stages of their career development. Assists learners in the assessment of needs and identification of outcomes. Incorporates principles of adult learning in the implementation of education programs. Identifies and evaluates high-quality, culturally diverse instructional materials in all types of media and formats. Adjusts content and teaching strategies to meet learner needs.
• Provides ongoing assessment of individual performance in clinical and proficiencies for staff and management and reports to the Director of Clinical Education, Practice, and Informatics. Identifies individuals who do not meet established competency expectations and recommends a formal action plan to Management.
• Program and Curriculum Development/Evaluation. Develops, designs, evaluates, and manages professional development programs based on principles of adult learning that foster the development of competence in the nursing staff.
• Conducts ongoing evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of educational activities to ensure they maintain and enhance professional development and promote the delivery of cost-effective quality healthcare.
• Develops/coordinates education plans related to the orientation of new staff to the organization, initial and ongoing competency validation, core education to address patient population-specific nursing care, and core education for the development of beside leaders.
• Respond to changes in nursing practice/nursing theory and develop programs to support those changes. Conducts research into professional and community practice standards, technology, clinical informatics, and clinical innovations for improved patient care.
• Ensures that the benefit of nursing practice and improved excellence in patient care systems and processes. Assesses opportunities to support clinical practices through the use of analyzing clinical workflow to determine current practices and facilitate the improvement of specific nursing practices and processes.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of trends and advances in the field of Nursing and Healthcare Informatics, as well as new developments in hardware and software technology.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of nursing practices, regulatory standards, and organizational priorities. Consult staff and leadership in areas of clinical expertise (e.g. workflow and clinical use recommendations), provide information on current clinical practice, and address clinical questions.
• Ensures optimization efforts are identified and implemented to support clinical decision-making that supports high-quality and safe patient care.
• Participates in interdisciplinary committees to integrate educational activities into clinical care and clinical informatics/appropriate use of educational activities and clinical care. Addresses workflow issues through Regional Domains, local Domains, and Cross Functional Domain. Provides leadership for clinical IT enhancements.
• Provides investigation, recommendation, prioritization, and evaluation of clinical risk, and correction plans for arising concerns and issues as a result of clinical education. Monitors, tracks, and follows up on such concerns/issues. Escalates any patient safety issues identified with workflow disruptions. Assures education, programs, and classes meet budget guidelines.
• Maintains flexibility when managing multiple roles and responsibilities. Interprets and communicates across multiple disciplines. Promotes a safe and healthy work environment.  
• Conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. 

Qualifications

Experience

• Minimum three (3) years of clinical nursing experience

Education

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, or Master's Degree in Nursing earned through a direct entry MSN

License, Certification, Registration

• Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire
• Basic Life Support

Additional Requirements

• Knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act, federal, state, and local requirements.
• Demonstrated knowledge in Health Connect including functionality and expertise in workflows (or for external hires, similarly, integrated medical records).
• Demonstrated knowledge of medical center policy and procedure requirements, specialty training, and competency requirements.
• National Certification required within one year of hire.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum six (6) months of experience coordinating or managing education program/curriculum design, development, and evaluation/assessment preferred.
• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) or PhD Nursing preferred.

Additional Information

Salary- $170,000 – $180,000 per year

Sign-On Bonus 

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