Nursing Professional Development Specialist- Medical Practices/FT/40 hours per week

Bristol Hospital is looking for a Masters Prepared Registered Nurse to join our team as a Nursing Professional Development Specialist in an empowering Magnet culture.

At Bristol Health, we begin each day caring today for your tomorrow.  We have been an integral part of our community for the past 100 years. We are dedicated to providing the best possible care and service to our patients, residents and families.  We are committed to provide compassionate, quality care at all times and to uphold our values of Communication, Accountability, Respect and Empathy (C.A.R.E.).   We are Magnet ® and received the 2020 Press Ganey Leading Innovator award for our rapid adoption and implementation of healthcare solutions during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Use your expertise, compassion, and kindness to transform the patient experience.  Make a difference.  Make Bristol Health your choice.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

• Supportive of the shared governance model
• Participates in the orientation of new employees
• Assists preceptors with fulfill responsibilities with orientee
• Conducts educational needs assessment and summarizes data
• Analyzes evaluation data for the attainment of desired outcomes and uses results to make modifications in educational activities
• Develops and implements educational programs based upon needs, available resources,  research and current practices using adult learning principles
• Evaluations of new employee progress while on orientation
• Collaborates with leadership / staff to develop education on any new concerns, equipment or standards 
• Provides simulation training as needed for enhancement of roles and competencies
• Conducts literature searches for best practice and research
• Collaborates and communicates with all oversight areas and facilitates learning, with the nursing team and with other inter-professionals
• Conducts various improvement projects to enhance patient care, customer service or facilitate implementation of best practice.
• Provides consultation or avenues for staff to conduct research
• Ensures a culture of safety, quality, service excellence, professionalism, personnel development, and team collaboration that supports Bristol Hospital Mission, along with  Patient Care Services nursing vision, philosophy, and strategic plan
• Serves on committees, as needed, as a liaison for educational expertise
• Provides presence, availability and visibility to oversight areas
• Collaborates with appropriate departments on education to meet state and federal requirements

Preferred knowledge/skills:

• Lean methodology and kaizen practice
• Project management, innovation, creativity and critical thinking skills
• Nursing certification
• Knowledge of Magnet accreditation
• Working knowledge of outpatient areas
• Membership in professional organization
• Good organizational, leadership and management skills
• Demonstrates excellent  follow through skills, setting  of appropriate time lines and goal management
• Extensive knowledge of computer skills inclusive of Microsoft and Google platforms
• Demonstrates strong leadership and excellent interpersonal skills including communication, collaboration, coaching, and negotiation 
• Strong self-assessment qualities and organizational skills
• Demonstrates autonomy in nursing practice and  the ability to role model and problem solve 
• Demonstrates commitment to professional growth
• Ability to role model professionalism and support of nursing professional practice
• Commitment to principles of transformational leadership and the ANCC Magnet model for nursing services
• Compassion and advocacy for nursing team and patients
• Demonstrates desire for improving healthcare delivery at the bedside with a strong patient safety focus
• Ability to use technology and computer skills for advancing educational growth of nursing practice

• Educational / Minimum Requirements:
• MSN or matriculated into an accredited master’s level program. Currently RN licensed in the State of Connecticut. Minimum of 3 - 5 years’ experience in nursing or professional development with a passion for empowering excellence through nursing education
• State/Federal Mandated Licensure or Certification Requirements:
• Bristol Hospital Mandated Educational Requirements:
• General orientation at time of hire. Fire/Safety/Infection Control annually. Other programs as mandated by Hospital. 
• Special Requirements:
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and leadership skills.
• Physical Requirements:
• Physical agility with repetitive occurrence including but not limited to; walking, running, bending, stooping, climbing stairs and ladders, kneeling, crouching, crawling, balancing, reaching, standing, sitting, and twisting.  Lifting greater than 50 lbs. repeatedly throughout the work day.  Looking at a computer monitor up to two hours daily.  Vision acuity correctable to normal with normal color perception.  Hearing acuity correctable to normal.  Acute sense of smell for normal perception.  Ability to verbalize so that the average person can comprehend.
• Work Environment:
• Normal office conditions.
• Cognitive Requirements:
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.  Provides direct care according to the established patient plan for care, and delegates care to be given by other staff.  Carries out a wide variety of complete and involved treatments, procedures and examinations requiring professional judgment and initiative; as well as other more routine nursing care tasks.  Such activities include, but are not limited to performing irrigations, catheterization, suctioning of tracheotomies, respiratory and other treatments/procedures.  Allowing for reasonable mathematics ability administers prescribed drugs and medications intravenously, orally, subcutaneously, intramuscularly, etc., as appropriate. Role models contemporary nursing practice.
• Disclaimer
• The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.