Wellstar Health System · 1 week ago
Professional Development Educator Specialist (RN)
Douglasville, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expWellstar Health System is dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of every person they serve. The Clinical Nurse Professional Development Educator Advanced works collaboratively to assess, identify, plan, implement, and evaluate educational activities to improve healthcare practice among learners.
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Responsibilities
Conducts, analyzes, and synthesizes data to determine learning needs of the target audience
Validates identified needs with learner, content experts and nurse leaders when appropriate
Prioritizes anticipated needs in alignment with system strategic goals
Uses data to identify future trends and issues
Documents identified needs that facilitates documentation of purpose statements, educational objectives, program content and evaluation criteria
Assesses and identifies practice gaps related to the educational needs of the learner and other pertinent situations
Determines needs from current issues and trends (falls, infections, new equipment, regulatory changes, etc.)
Prioritizes data collection based on the immediate or anticipated needs and documents evidence of professional practice gaps in a retrievable manner that facilitates educational planning
Conducts initial and ongoing assessment of competence
Identified outcomes for learning activities and programs
Outcomes reflects professional role competence, learning and change
Involves learners/stake holder in formulation of desired outcomes
Uses outcomes to demonstrate learning activities and programs are meeting their intended purpose and quality. Revise based on changes in trends, evidence, or stakeholder expectations
Establishes a plan that prescribes strategies, alternatives, and resources to achieve expected outcomes
Educational objectives developed to meet needs of learner
Reflects adult learning and instructional design principles in planning and resource available
Incorporates diverse learners in planning education to meet gender, race, culture, generational differences within target audience
Collaborates with other disciplines enhance comprehensiveness of the plan; and documents planning process
Demonstrates return on investment, enhanced quality of care, and improved patient outcomes)
Analyzes cost and anticipated return on investment on learning activities, programs, and projects
Implements the educational plan
Coordinates the education
Facilitates positive learning
Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes
Selects valid and reliable relevant methods and instruments to measure processes and outcomes; involves learner and stakeholder and implements evaluation plan to measure processes and outcomes relevant to program; synthesizes evaluation data to guide future decision making for changes and improvement; disseminates results of the evaluation of learning activities and educational program; revise based on evaluation data
Provides consultation to influence plans, enhance the abilities of others and effect change
Involves learner, stakeholder, and other specialties in decision making process and negotiation of role responsibilities; advises on design, development, implementation and evaluation of materials and teaching strategies; includes theories pertaining to learning, behavioral changes, motivation, epidemiology, and other frameworks; and communicates recommendations with effective handoff
Establishes collegial partnerships with support departments including but not limited organizational learning, safety and quality, IT, BI, and other departments/roles to provide contributions and advancements in decisions regarding education
Serves as clinical resource to nursing staff, leadership, and medical staff for interdisciplinary practice
Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members
Consults with preceptors/orientees to facilitate completion of orientation
Partners with others to effect change and generate positive outcomes
Engages colleagues in the planning and implementation of lifelong learning activities for individuals and groups of learners
Facilitates and supports performance improvement inclusive of all stakeholders, research and research utilization to promote safe, quality patient care including initiating and/or leading such activities as well as, promoting an inter/intradisciplinary processes and actively supports/participates in shared governance at all levels in the system
Ensures patient/family/staff confidentiality and corporate compliance for self (and accountability for team members) requirements including completing all required mandatory education and proficiencies
Serves as a preceptor (or mentor) for other professional nurses (and staff or students for all disciplines) to ensure that there is a current and future qualified workforce, modeling the professional practice of nursing and creating a healthy work environment
Participates in educational activities related to knowledge and skills appropriate to the specialty area, practice setting, nursing education role and learner diversity
Applies current standards, guidelines, policies, and regulations into education that is offered
Seeks experiences to develop, maintain and improve competence in nursing professional development
Seeks professional certification and academic appointment when eligible
Promotes evidence-based practice, nursing research and performance improvement in nursing. Participates in activities such as value analysis as part of the decision-making process in evaluating patient care products
Advances the profession through writing, publishing, presenting, and participating within the external to the discipline of nursing
Upholds all health care system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical competencies put forth by this job description and professional association including legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements and standards ensuring by way of example, such goals as TJC Patient Safety Goals and Wellstar Health Systems safety absolutes
Participates in data collection, poses relevant clinical questions to advance evidence-based practice. Consults appropriate experts and uses appropriate resources, data, and evidence to address practice questions
Integrates ethics in all areas of practice
Develops innovative solutions and strategies to secure appropriate resources and technology for professional development initiatives
Performs the Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis; identification of outcomes; planning; implementation and evaluation) in the performance of clinical care using evidence base practice, uses analytical/critical thinking and ensuring that care is individualized; coordinating care through effective partnerships recognizing that caring is central to achieve optimal patient care outcomes
Practices using current clinical practice standards
Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care that promotes the professional care delivery model. This includes, but is not limited to diverse and inclusive interdisciplinary communication methods (interdisciplinary rounds, case review, etc); completion of timely documentation and promotion of a respectful, inclusive clinical environment
Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment, required mandatory education, population specific education
Qualification
Required
Bachelors Nursing or Masters Nursing-Preferred
RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact
BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
Experience in educator role
Minimum 5 years experience in related field of nursing
This role may be required to support more than one facility or specialty
Ability to read, write, and speak English language, optimize the use of technology to support learning and holds advanced computer skills; demonstrates emotional intelligence; strong interpersonal, collaborative skills along with customer service skills required; ability to function in a fast paced environment and respond to emergencies in using a decisive, composed and respectful manner; possess excellent time management skills; possess a strong understanding of adult learning theories and can utilize multi-methods to implement training/development
Develops tools, theories, skills, and knowledge to advance the practice of the NPD specialty
Provides consultation to influence plans, enhance the abilities of others and effect changes
Maintains educational or clinical competencies appropriate for role
Promotes concept of lifelong learning
Supports integration of research into practice
Uses appropriate measurement tools and methods in quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and research activities and shares at national forums
Involves learners in assessment of needs and identification of outcomes
Ensures educational programs are congruous with organizational mission and goals
Produces desired outcomes relevant to organization
Selects appropriate teaching strategies to facilitate behavioral change
Evaluates effectiveness and outcomes of educational endeavors
Evaluates overall program effectiveness
Promotes career development and role transition
Develop, coordinate, manage, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate onboarding, orientation, and competency programs for nursing and other healthcare personnel
Preferred
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 180 Days
ACLS-I - ACLS - Instructor within 180 Days
ACLS-P - ACLS - Provisional within 180 Days
NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Prvdr within 180 Days
NRP-I - NRP - Instructor within 180 Days
PALS - Pediatric Adv Life Support within 180 Days
PALS-I - PALS - Instructor within 180 Days
PALS-P - PALS - Provisional within 180 Days
Experience With Direct Patient Care
Company
Wellstar Health System
The largest health system in Georgia.
10001+ employees
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