RN NPD III

** Position Summary and Purpose
** The RN Educator III–works collaboratively with leadership and the Office of Professional Practice to drive key nursing professional development programs designed to elevate practice across UofL Health.  This employee works dynamically, collaboratively and inter-professionally to be responsive to professional development needs across the system, supporting the highest standards of quality and safety in patient care and nursing practice with resultant improved patient outcomes.

This employee ensures that professional development programs are facilitated by appropriately prepared educational professionals using evidence based best practices, including technology, to meet the needs of nursing staff and interdisciplinary partners in order to accomplish organizational, facility and Office of Professional Practice strategic goals. The employee actively participates in quality improvement (QI), EBP, and nursing research processes across the system.  

The employee supports the core behaviors, standards, values, and missions of the organization, accrediting bodies, and profession of nursing as a professional role model.
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* Essential Functions:

** Clinical Expert  
• Facilitates BLS & ACLS for staff, initial and renewal as appropriate

Serves as an example to nursing staff in the delivery of excellent patient care   
• Collaborates with leadership to develop, evaluate, and implement standards of patient care / care planning and professional practice with attention to quality, service, cost effectiveness, comfort, safety, age specific implications, and cultural competence  
• Serves as a patient / family advocate, incorporating respect for and acknowledgement of cultural diversity and individual patient needs  
• Promotes an environment consistent with the core concepts of Patient Centered Care, and demonstration of the core values Educator  
• Develops action plans, obtains resources, and completes evaluation metrics in a timely manner to ensure workplace learning and performance goals are achieved  
• Facilitates the ongoing education, competency and professional development of the staff to meet competency requirements in accordance with departmental objectives and appropriate accreditation standards  
• Plans, prepares, and maintains materials for use in competency based educational programs, utilizing current standards, regulations, and evidenced based resources  
• Maintains current evidence-based knowledge in nursing professional development  
• Collaborates with stakeholders to assess learning needs for staff of all levels, designs and implements programs and competency strategies to address identified learning needs  
• Incorporates principles of adult learning and evidence-based education in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of education and competency programs  
• Participates in learning technologies via simulation, LMS, virtual classroom, and multimedia  
• Communicates effectively in visual, oral, and written form and demonstrates effective presentation skills

Development of Self and Others  
• Maintains affiliation with professional organizations  
• Obtains and maintains professional nursing certification in professional development and/or education  
• Fosters attainment of professional development and certification for bedside nursing staff through mentoring, classes, programs, and study groups  
• Selects, develops, evaluates and mentors staff in the areas of education and research  
• Facilitates a high-quality work environment that is participatory, productive, safe and healthy  
• Assures effective open communication both within the department and across the system  
• Promotes and role models lifelong learning Leader  
• Strives for congruence between…