Nursing Professional Development Generalist: West Allis Medical Center

Nursing Professional Development Generalist (NPDG): 5 South What we are looking for:

• RN-BSN with 3+ years of experience in an acute care setting
• Previous experience as an educator/generalist and active in Shared Governance preferred
• Excellent communication skills:
  Verbal, written, and strong presentation skills.
• Critical thinking and analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, planning and problem‑solving skills
• Motivated RN who is passionate about nursing education to support the Stroke/ACE Med/Surg unit.
• Dynamic RN who understands the impact this role offers to raise staff up to be their best in role for stellar patient care.

• The NPDG role develops, coordinates and implements activities for new hires orientation, training programs and continued education for all nursing staff.
• Skills needed include ability to engage and motivate learners, develop learning objectives, competencies and assessment skills to evaluate learning.
• Flexibility to understand the learner and partner to tailor a new approach to education as needed.
• Seeking a self‑starter who will work proactively to anticipate staff educational needs, engages in unit, site and system level collaborations as new initiatives emerge.

• Aurora West Allis Medical Center 5 South Stroke/ACE Med/Surg
• 34 bed inpatient unit treating Stroke, Acute Care of the Elderly, and Med/Surg
• Patient population:
  Stroke, seizure, diabetes, kidney disease, electrolyte imbalance, Dementia, Alzheimer’s, mental health.

• Base compensation within the position’s pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Opportunity for Certification and Advanced Certification
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short‑ and Long‑Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

• Supports the orientation process by developing, coordinating, facilitating, conducting and evaluating orientation programs for nursing and other healthcare personnel.
• Assists with competency management, which includes using tools that capture objective and subjective data regarding an individual’s knowledge base and actual performance.
• Designs educational activities to address practice gaps for identified target audiences in consultation with a Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Specialist.
• Utilizes best practice standards including adult learning principles in the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of educational activities in order to facilitate the achievement of desired outcomes (for learners).
• Provides strategies to facilitate a continuous process of lifelong learning which may include role transition, role integration, skill acquisition, and mastery as learners advance from novice to expert in their professions and specialties.
• Collaborates with system and operational leadership to meet the education needs of the site and nursing departments.
• Adjusts materials and teaching strategies appropriate to the situation and the learner’s developmental level, learning needs, readiness, ability to learn, language preference, and culture. Implementation reflects awareness of scope of practice of different employees and disciplines. Uses assisted aids/technologies as needed to meet learners needs.
• Evaluates and analyzes the impact of programming on learners, organizational resources, and patient outcomes and makes adjustments in consultation with an NPD Specialist as needed.
• Establishes and implements appropriate evaluation tools and methodologies to identify needs or gaps in the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nursing personnel to advance the practice of nursing in consultation with an NPD Specialist as needed.
• Develops and supports education…