Nursing Professional Development Specialist, Cancer Center

NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient Inc. has ranked NYU Langone the No. 1 comprehensive academic medical center in the country for three years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently placed nine of its clinical specialties among the top five in the nation.

NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across 6 inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and over 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. With $14.2 billion in revenue this year, the system also includes two tuition‑free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise with over $1 billion in active awards from the National Institutes of Health.

Position Summary: We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Nursing Professional Development Specialist, Cancer Center. In this role, the successful candidate assesses and analyzes learning needs for nursing staff throughout the Departments of Nursing; plans, implements and evaluates educational activities that support nursing care; participates in the development, supports implementation, and provides education and reinforcement of nursing and patient care standards, evidence‑based practice and nursing research;

maintains clinical expertise in a specialty area; demonstrates and fosters collaborative relationships within the Departments of Nursing and other disciplines; participates in Departments of Nursing and hospital committees.

Job Responsibilities:

• Fosters a culture embedded in NYULHs tripartite mission: to care, to teach, and to discover.
• Collaborates with interprofessional team to ensure excellence in quality, patient experience, and efficiency.
• Facilitates and supports positive and productive work and care environments, founded in the principles of respect and civility.
• Demonstrates a commitment to lifelong professional growth and development. Utilizes current literature, research, and evidence‑based findings in the design, implementation and evaluation of education programs and activities for staff learning and development.
• Collaborate with nurse manager to select new hires, mentors, preceptors and ensures that employees are appropriately on‑boarded, oriented, educated, and evaluated. Supports clinical rotations and student nurses in partnership with school affiliations.
• Evaluates the performance, and assesses practice, of designated personnel in a fair and transparent manner. Works collaboratively with clinical leadership to identify learning needs, provides learning opportunities and educational resources for staff in clinical area of responsibility.
• Serve as role model and resource for staff. Functions as a respectful leader of the health care team; develops and manages employees through the promotion of professional growth and development, mentoring, appreciative coaching, and counseling, as appropriate, in alignment with the principles of a caring, fair, and professional work environment.
• Ensures that education programs are executed according to established processes, guidelines, and standards of accrediting agencies such as the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the State Nurses Association.
• Collaborates with patient care unit leadership to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies as pertains to staff education and competencies.
• Identifies and addresses learning needs of nursing staff in assigned clinical areas and throughout the Departments of Nursing to promote and maintain competency.
• Holds self and others accountable for efficiency and feasibility in the delivery of exemplary care.
• Communicates with clarity and integrity to build trust with all stakeholders. Provides education and resources that facilitate age‑appropriate, culturally sensitive, and ethical care for patients.
• Participates in the drafting of nursing and organizational policy, engaging front‑line staff, and incorporating the precepts of shared governance.
• Supports data collection in collaboration…