What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nursing Professional Development Practitioner - ICU position at Health eCareers?
Job Summary
Serves as entry level professional nursing and patient care services employee development role that leverages the application of principles of adult learning in broad-based program development and implementation. Leverages foundational clinical and professional development knowledge in assessing, monitoring, and prioritizing the educational and professional development needs of a unit or department; supports the development and delivery of clinical educational programs, including specialty training, new graduate/hire training, continuing education for staff, and training for upgrades and changes to KPHC. Coordinates nursing competence & professional development programs for the assigned clinical units/departments/area(s). Conducts ongoing assessments of proficiencies for PCS staff and management and provides feedback and formal action plans management.
Essential Responsibilities
Basic Qualifications:
Serves as entry level professional nursing and patient care services employee development role that leverages the application of principles of adult learning in broad-based program development and implementation. Leverages foundational clinical and professional development knowledge in assessing, monitoring, and prioritizing the educational and professional development needs of a unit or department; supports the development and delivery of clinical educational programs, including specialty training, new graduate/hire training, continuing education for staff, and training for upgrades and changes to KPHC. Coordinates nursing competence & professional development programs for the assigned clinical units/departments/area(s). Conducts ongoing assessments of proficiencies for PCS staff and management and provides feedback and formal action plans management.
Essential Responsibilities
- Incorporates principles of adult learning in 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.
- Identifies individuals who do not meet established competency expectations and recommends a formal action plan to PCS leadership
- Maintains flexibility when managing multiple roles and responsibilities.
- Interprets and communicates across multiple disciplines.
- Promotes a safe and healthy work environment.
- 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.
- Collaborates staff and leadership in areas of clinical expertise (e.g. workflow and clinical use recommendations), provides information on current clinical practice, and addresses clinical questions.
- Ensures optimization efforts are identified and implemented to support clinical decision making that supports high quality and safe patient care.
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum two (2) years of nursing experience.
- Minimum one (1) year of experience in nursing clinical education which includes teaching, precepting or supporting educational programs.
- Bachelors degree in nursing or a related field
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
- Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire
- Basic Life Support
- Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, federal, state, and local requirements.
- Demonstrated knowledge in KP HealthConnect including functionality and expertise in workflows (or for external hires,
- similarly integrated medical record).
- Demonstrated knowledge of medical center policy and procedure requirements, specialty training and competency
- requirements.
- National Certification required within one year of hire
- Must have ICU experience
