What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Professional Development Specialists - F/T Days position at Hackensack Meridian Health?
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack MeridianHealthwe help our patients live better, healthier lives - and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It's also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
TheNurse Professional Development Specialistfunctions in several dimensions: practitioner, educator, leader, researcher, and consultant. As a knowledgeable practitioner, the Clinical Nurse Specialist demonstrates positive behavior and the ability to perform ongoing clinical assessment of the patient, establishes and implements a plan of care, and evaluates the outcome of that care, utilizing the nursing process. As an educator, the Clinical Nurse Specialist demonstrates behavior that includes assessing the educational needs and learning strategies of patients, families, and staff, and then plans, implements, and evaluates teaching. As a leader, the Clinical Nurse Specialist is responsible for motivating self and others to deliver and maintain care to the patient that best demonstrates the mission, vision, and values of Hackensack Meridian Health System through Professional excellence with personal concern. As a researcher, the Clinical Nurse Specialist utilizes the research process to promote quality patient care, promote the growth of knowledge in the nursing profession, and support evidence-based practice, and safety and quality improvement. As a consultant, the Clinical Nurse Specialist facilitates the interdisciplinary approach to achieve positive patient outcomes.
ResponsibilitiesA day in the life of a Nurse Professional Development Specialist at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:
- Maintains clinical competencies in area of specialty
- Articulates/demonstrates the role of the clinical nurse specialist/clinical nurse educator to nursing staff, administrators, physicians and the community. Influences the activities of an individual or group toward goal setting and achievement by serving as a role model. Accepts referrals from all units of the hospital and collaborates with physicians, nurses, and other members of the health care team in patient care planning. Utilizes principles of communication, change theory, and current theoretical concepts to establish positive working relationships with nursing and medical center departments to accomplish the strategic goals of the organization
- Functions as an expert clinical resource, assisting staff in new or complex patient care interventions
- Promotes continuity of patient care within the institution, from admission to discharge, by working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team
- Performs an educational assessment in order to identify learning needs of the team members and plans, implements and evaluates the educational plans offered
- Promotes accurate administration of medications according to the Eight Rights and Four Checks of Medication Administration
- Actively participates in the research process and utilizes the information to further enhance the quality of patient care. Regularly incorporates new scientific findings into educational programs and/or clinical practice units in areas of expertise
- Facilitates patient teaching and support programs for patients/families in area of expertise, utilizing the nursing process
- Promotes knowledge of and compliance with regulatory requirements related to Patient Safety
- Identifies areas requiring clinical study for performance improvements
- Acts as a role model by demonstrating current trends and providing professional development opportunities for staff.
- Independently develops, implements, and evaluates a personal continuing education and professional development plan
- Other duties and/or projects as assigned
- Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior
- Current and valid RN License in the State of New Jersey is required
- Masters degree in Nursing
- Must have at least 2 years recent experience as a clinical nurse educator in an acute care environment
- Critical Care experience preferred
- Nurse Professional Development Specialist preferred
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS) preferred
- National Certification via the ANCC in any of the following (RNC, CCRN, PCCN) preferred
If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.
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