What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nursing Professional Development Specialist - Pediatric Critical Care (PICU / PCTICU) position at University of California?
Description
Nursing Professional Development Specialist (NPDS),Pediatric
Critical Careis a registered nurse whose practice is clinical nursing
education and who oversees required education, competency, training, and
professional developmentfor Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)and
Pediatric Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (PCTICU) in the UCLA Health system.Encompasses
the delivery of clinician (primarily nursing), professional / leadership
development, policies, activities, assessment tools, and
systems.Promotes excellence in patient care, through skill acquisition
in evidence-based nursing practice and clinical
inquiry.Collaborates with nursing leadership (Unit Director,
Clinical Nurse Specialist, and Nursing Professional Development Specialists) to
deliver educational programs and secure resources based on needs assessments
and adult learning theory.Meets the diverse requirements of the
nursing units, patient populations, regulatory and accreditation and strategic
goals of the organization / health system.
Salary Range : $124,600 to $289,400 Annually (budget = $135,720 - $197,775 depending on paid professional experience)
Qualifications
Required :Education Required
- 3 years of recent acute care experience
- Advanced knowledge of developing and delivering clinical nursing
- Advanced interpersonal skills to participate in the development and
- Advanced organizational and project management skill to lead a team,
- Advanced skills in written and verbal communication to convey the
- Advanced knowledge of a broad spectrum of professional nursing
- Advanced knowledge of methodology for conducting evidence-based
- Advanced critical thinking and problem-solving skills to manage
- Advanced critical thinking and problem-solving skills to quickly
- Certified in area of specialty
- Position can be filled as CNE3 if
education and training material for orientation, class training and
skills / competency learning and leadership development
delivery of new education and training programs and to develop positive
working relationships with nursing staff and leadership
prioritize tasks, and see projects through from inception to completion on
schedule
most complex clinical, technical, and education and training information
in a clear and concise manner to produce high quality reports,
documentation, and presentations
practices and issues and in-depth knowledge in a clinical nursing
specialty area
research, data collection, analysis, and reporting
multiple levels of information and responsibilities
assess highly-complex and urgent problems to develop and expedient path of
resolution
Preferred :
candidate is completing educational requirement
Salary : $124,600 - $289,400
