Professional Development Nurse Focus Sepsis

Overview

Kern Medical has been a community cornerstone since its founding in 1867. Today, we are an acute care teaching center with 222 beds, offering the only advanced trauma care between Fresno and Los Angeles. Kern Medical offers a range of primary, specialty, and multi-specialty services including high-risk pregnancy care, inpatient psychiatric services integrated with county mental health programs, and a growing network of outpatient clinics providing personalized patient-centered wellness care.

Kern Medical cares for 15,500 inpatients and 125,000 clinic patients a year.

Career Opportunities within Kern Medical include many benefits such as:

• New Hire Premium: +6% of base rate of pay, matched up to 6% if contributed to Deferred Compensation Plan.
• Shift Differential Pay: P.M. shift (7:00 PM - 7:30 AM) = 10% of base pay.
• A Comprehensive Benefits Package: includes Holidays, Paid Time Off, Retirement, Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance.

Position
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Professional Development Nurse - Full Time

The estimated pay for this position is $48.5587 to $71.3706. The rates shown include a 6% premium pay (base plus 6%). This reflects only a portion of the total compensation package for this position. Additional compensation may be available for this role through differentials, incentives, and bonuses. In addition, this position may be eligible for participation and company contributions to the Kern County Employees’ Retirement Plan.

The Professional Development Nurse follows the Board of Registered Nurses scope of practice as a framework and is responsible for overseeing the education and orientation program for all clinical staff in collaboration with department directors, supervisors, clinical nurse leaders (CNL) and preceptors. The Professional Development Nurse assesses, plans, develops, implements, and evaluates nursing education programs in response to health care demands, trends, identified learning needs, department goals, quality improvement measures, risk management, regulatory changes, and compliance criteria.

This position also assists with the development and validation of competency performance for staff skills on all clinical units using evidence-based practice to develop and update staff training modules, as indicated.

The NPD Practitioner will advance quality health care by defining and promoting clinical processes and practice using the standards of nursing professional development:

• Standard 1 – Assessment of Practice Gaps
• Standard 2 – Identification of Learning Needs
• Standard 3 – Outcomes Identification
• Standard 4 – Planning
• Standard 5 – Implementation
• Standard 6 - Evaluation

• Coordinates the delivery of education for staff orientations, competency assessments, and establishes course and programs based on annual needs assessments and educational compliance requirements.
• Facilitates a positive learning and practice environment using evidenced-based practice, and methodologies that incorporate the principles of adult education and learning styles.
• Consultation using research/evidenced based practice and quality improvement processes
• Delivers learning content and services to the nursing staff in a variety of ways to achieve understanding and meets the needs of the learners to achieve desired outcomes.
• Helps promote the organizations desired goals by guiding and supporting nursing staff through the change process. Ensures new processes and procedures are well presented and thoroughly trained to staff.
• Provides guidance, knowledge, offers feedback, and support to nursing staff on policies, procedures and changing techniques or information.
• Acts as a leader to nursing staff to represent the hospital in a professional manner to foster a collaborative, supportive and productive learning environment.
• Actively supports, demonstrates, and promotes the generation and dissemination of new knowledge and evidence to advance clinical knowledge, guide clinical practice, and improve patient care. Supports the transition of nurses and other healthcare team members across practice and learning environments, roles, and professional stages.
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