Professional Development Leader

FLSA STATUS

Exempt

• Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree, one from an accredited School of Nursing
• Master‘s degree in education field preferred

• Six years clinical nursing experience with two years in a primary nursing professional development role

• RN
  - Registered Nurse
  - Texas State Licensure
  - Texas Board of  Compact Licensure – Must obtain permanent Texas license within 60 days (if establishing Texas residency) and
• BLS
  - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA) - American Heart Association and
• NPD-BC
  - Nursing Professional Development (ANCC) - American Nurses Credentialing  Current incumbents have two years from job description implementation to obtain NPD-BC within 1 year

• ACLS
  - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or Instructor (AHA) and
• PALS
  - Pediatric Advanced Life Support or Instructor (AHA)

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles
• Acts as an effective facilitator of learning
• Acts as an effective change agent
• Ability to apply evidence-based practice
• Strong assessment, organizational and problem-solving skills as evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components
• Exhibits leadership abilities including collaboration, consultation, and coaching skills
• Demonstrates proficient time management skills
• Ability to utilize adult learning theory, and demonstrate knowledge of current educational technologies
• Maintains a working knowledge of electronic resources including Microsoft applications

• Creates, leads, and/or engages in initiatives to advance professional learning and meet organizational or system-level goals. Provides critical insight into program design and evaluation for role transitions, clinical ladder advancement, professional certification, and excellence recognition programs.
• Builds strategic, collaborative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to advance HM mission and goals. Beyond interdisciplinary shared governance and HM system partners, seeks relationships in areas such as academia, professional organizations, and the broader community.
• Provides strategies to achieve department, entity, and system goals, including peer-to-peer accountability for employee engagement. Leads through influence as an advocate, role model, mentor, and change agent. Communicates effectively with learners and collaborative partners in both the learning and practice environments.

• Leads entity and system groups in the educational process through completion of an assessment, identification of practice gaps (including lack of knowledge, skill, or inability to translate knowledge into practice), identification of desired outcomes, planning, facilitation of learning, and an evaluation. Designs programs utilizing innovative strategies to facilitate learning, including delivery methods beyond the classroom setting (e.g., virtual), and incorporates continuing education credit, as applicable.
• Leads strategic action planning through analyzing needs assessments, learning activity evaluations and system or entity metrics. Considers system and hospital priorities and forecasts needs for future program design and professional development initiatives.
• Designs and builds curriculum in programs which may include orientation, practice transition, and role development.

• Leads and facilitates quality improvement initiatives, as identified through assessment data and knowledge of key quality indicators. Collaborate with stakeholders to synthesize, analyze, and prioritize patient quality and/or…