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Baptist Health System KY & IN · 1 day ago

BHLEX Professional Development Specialist Med/Surg/Tele Educator-Education

Lexington, KY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Baptist Health System KY & IN is seeking a Professional Development Specialist in the Educational Development and Community Education Department. This role focuses on ensuring clinicians are equipped to promote patient safety and high-quality care through education, consultation, and leadership development.

Health Care

Responsibilities

The Professional Development Specialist (PDS) functions to ensure that clinicians are prepared to be responsible for promoting patient safety and high-quality patient care through clinical leadership, education, consultation, modeling, and research

The PDS incorporates evidence-based practice, theory, and research into various patient care settings according to patient needs by collaborating with multi-professional multidisciplinary groups; facilitating the development of hospital and department policies, nursing procedures, regulatory standards and guidelines, and research

The role also includes functioning as a community resource on topics within scope of practice and providing nursing orientation, education, and ongoing competency verification

The PDS is a role model for caring that honors the patient’s mind, body, and spirit

Qualification

Master’s Degree in NursingCurrent Ky RN licenseAcute care experienceACLS certificationPALS certificationNRP certificationTNCC certificationENPC certificationBLS certificationProfessional Development Specialist certification

Required

Master's Degree in Nursing

Current Ky RN license

Three (3) years of acute care experience in the designated specialty within the last five (5) years

ACLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, ENPC certifications as required by department of assignment

BLS within 30 days from date of hire

Preferred

Certification as Professional Development Specialist (PDS)

Benefits

Tuition Assistance up to $6,000 annually

Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

5 days Paid Time Off available upon hire

Bereavement Leave (includes pets)

PTO Sell Back Program

Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)

Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support

Company

Baptist Health System KY & IN

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Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves.

Founded in 1924

Sunrise, Florida, USA

10001+ employees