Professional Development Specialist RN; part time; Med​/Surg

Northwellis the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities.

Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees —including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners— who are working to change health care for the better.

This position is responsible for assessing, developing, planning, implementing, and evaluating educational programs for personnel working on Medical Surgical units to maintain competency, continuing education, and leadership development. Medical Surgical units include:
General Medicine, General surgery, Telemetry and Oncology.

• 1. Provides and promotes service in a professional, courteous manner towards patients, visitors, and other staff members.
• 2. Serves as a primary contact for area schools and colleges requiring clinical affiliation.
• 3. Assists the decentralized clinical education team with educational programs, certification and competency evaluation.
• 4. Functions as a mentor, role model and clinical resource, and provides feedback to the nursing leadership team for staff member and program evaluations.
• 5. Facilitate programs which include staff development and enrichment, orientation / onboarding of new staff, student nurse clinical experiences, competency development, accreditation preparation, workforce planning and supporting new and existing clinical s
• 6. Collaborates with the Director of Nursing Professional practice in the budget associated with AHA costs.
• 7. Assists with monitoring compliance of AHA credentials.
• 8. Assigns clinical placement to local schools and colleges.
• 9. Report all trends to the Director of Nursing Professional Practice and Nursing Leadership.
• 10. Collaborate with department Nurse Managers to develop and coordinate unit based and online education plans.
• 11. Approve and monitor compliance with contact hour programming.
• 12. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• 13. Performs other duties as assigned.

Required:

This position requires a minimum formal education of a Master’s degree, matriculated in a Masters in Nursing program. RN License in Connecticut required. Nursing Board Certification is required within one year of hire. Basic life Support (BLS) instructor and Advanced Life Support Instructor (ACLS) by the American Heart Association.

Five years of recent acute care experience and demonstrates strong clinical and hands on skill. Skilled in EKG interpretation. Able to independently facilitate emergency drills using clinical simulation.

Leadership experience and has Knowledge of regulatory requirements. Excellent communication skills, computer skills including word and PowerPoint. Knowledge of adult learning principle. Ability to insure that educational activities are implemented and evaluated.

Minimum Experience:

five years Desired:
Previous teaching experience preferred. Certification in Nursing Professional Development (NPD). Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Instructor.

Anatomy experience and chemotherapy certification preferred.

Manual:
Some manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational:
Some occupational risk

Physical Effort:
Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force

Physical Environment:
Generally pleasant working conditions

Credentials:

RN,BLS,PALS,C-EFM

Company:
Norwalk Hospital Association

Org Unit: 381

Department:
Nursing Education

Exempt:
Yes

Salary Range: $45.93 - $85.29 Hourly

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