Nursing Professional Development Specialist - OR and Holding Room; OR exp Req - LOH

Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Nursing Professional Development Specialist- OR and Holding Room. 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.

• Fosters a culture embedded in NYULHs tripartite mission: to care, to teach, and to discover. (AONL-Knowledge of the Health Care Environment, ANPD
  - Leader)
• Collaborates with interprofessional team to ensure excellence in quality, patient experience, and efficiency. Develops positive and productive relationships across disciplines to establish strategic partnerships to achieve shared goals. (AONL-Communication & Relationship Management, ANPD-Change Agent)
• Facilitates and supports positive and productive work and care environments, founded in the principles of respect and civility. Demonstrates a steadfast commitment to engaging and meaningfully recognizing staff. (AONL-Business Skills & Principles, ANPD-Mentor)
• 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. (AONL-Leader Within, ANPD-Learning Facilitator)
• 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. (AONL-Business Skills & Principles, ANPD-Partner for Practice Transitions)
• 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. (AONL-Communication & Relationship Management, ANPD-Learning Facilitator)
• 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. (AONL-Leader Within, ANPD-Mentor)
• 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. (AONL-Business Skills & Principles, ANPD
  - Advocate for NPD Specialty)
• Collaborates with patient care unit leadership to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies as pertains to staff education and competencies. (AONL-Professionalism, Knowledge of the Health Care Environment, ANPD-Partner for Practice Transitions)
• Identifies and addresses learning needs of nursing staff in assigned clinical areas and throughout the Departments of Nursing to promote and maintain competency. (AONL-Knowledge of the Health Care Environment, ANPD-Learning Facilitator)
• Holds self and others accountable for efficiency and feasibility in the delivery of exemplary care. (AONL-Professionalism, Knowledge of the Health Care Environment, ANPD
  - Leader)
• 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. (AONL-Professionalism) (AONL-Communication & Relationship Management, ANPD
  - Leader)
• Participates in the drafting of nursing and organizational policy,…