What are the responsibilities and job description for the Professional Development Specialist RN (Nursing Education), Sharon Hospital position at Northwell Health Careers?
Description
At Nuvance Health, we enjoy the benefits of a two-state system as we cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcomed, respected and supported. Together, we are a team of 15,000 strong hearts and open minds. If you share our values of connected, personal, agile and imaginative, we invite you to discover what’s possible for you and your career.
Sharon Hospital is a 78-bed general hospital located in northwestern Connecticut, a region that offers an inspiring balance between work and life. We provide a full range of services, including bariatric surgery, cancer care, cardiology, emergency care, neurosciences, orthopedics, stroke care, surgical services and women’s services.
Our accolades include:
- The Leapfrog Group - Grade A for quality and patient safety
- American Heart Association - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
- Vizient Quality Leadership Award
- Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - 5-Star Rating
At Sharon Hospital, we pride ourselves on creating a culture of family caring for family. Our message to every patient, visitor, and caregiver is, “We’re here for you.” We are a community of caring hearts, providing compassionate care in a warm, friendly, and supportive environment. The region surrounding our campus is an ideal place to enjoy quality living as you pursue opportunities and make lifelong connections.
Shift: Monday to Friday; 8:00am to 4:30pm, variable
Control hours: 40
Requirements
Control hours: 40
Requirements
Minimum 5 years in specialized nursing field.
Master’s Degree in nursing required.
Knowledge in DOH (CT) nursing practice requirements
Knowledge of Joint Commission accreditation requirements for the Division of Patient Care Services. Experienced in delivering group presentation
Current and unobstructed Connecticut Registered Nurse License
Certificate in BLS, ACLS, and PALS provider status required.
Instructor in AHA training in one area (BLS, ACLS, PALS – must be obtained within 6 months of hire)
Nursing certification preferred
Summary:
Summary:
The Professional Development Practice Specialist is the clinical expert in evidence-based nursing practice in the specific clinical area assigned. The Professional Development Practice Specialist will work under the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice for Nursing Professional Development roles established by the American Nurse’s Credentialing Center (ANCC) to include: Educator, Consultant, Researcher, Facilitator, Change Agent, and Leader. The PDS will also exemplify the eight nursing characteristics identified in the AACN Synergy Model (Clinical Judgment, Facilitation of Learning, and Response to Diversity, Clinical Inquiry, Systems Thinking, Collaboration, Advocacy, and Caring Practices.
Population Served for this role will be the clinical nurses who specialize in a certain skill set that requires advanced training.
Responsibilities:
1.Determines nursing practice and system interventions that will promote patient, family, and community safety within the special clinical area.
2.Uses effective strategies for changing clinician and interdisciplinary team behavior to encourage adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery.
3.Oversees specialty department and division competency assessment processes aligning them on a system level.
4.Identifies and prioritizes emerging needs in collaboration with PD and nursing leadership through assessment and evaluation of current system processes.
5.Facilitates research and quality projects and integrates the research findings into the advancement of the clinical practice of the nurse.
6.Participates in processes that may be necessary in changes in organizational structure or goals, accreditation criteria, legal mandates, or advances in diagnosis, treatment and patient outcomes.
7.Cultivates a climate of clinical inquiry across spheres of influence for nursing and nursing partners. Evaluates the need for improvement or redesign of the care delivery process to improve safety, efficiency, reliability, and quality.
8.Provides educational consultation on the specialty unit and organizational level through participation in committees, councils, and administrative teams. This includes but is not limited to systematic evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of clinical practice, use of theoretical frameworks strategies and methodologies to promote behavior change, promotion of positive learning and practice environments, facilitation of skills, assessment of knowledge verses performance gaps.
9.Uses knowledge of legal and ethical issues relevant to the special nursing practice.
10.Proficient in EMR documentation systems to including consultation of build, analyzing documentation standards, re-design of documentation requirements, and assessment of documentation skills of the clinical nurse.
11.Writes policies on nursing practice in collaboration with nursing leadership and physician partners that focus on the standards as set forth by the nursing specialty organization.
12.Develops plans of corrective action, in collaboration with leadership, for clinical staff that do not adhere to the tenants of the specialized nursing practice as determined in organizational policy
13.Maintain and Model Nuvance Health Values. Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.
14.Performs other duties as required
Working Conditions:
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: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
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: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
Company: Sharon Hospital
Department: Nursing Education
Department: Nursing Education
Exempt: Yes
Salary Range: $45.93 - $85.29 Hourly
With strong hearts and open minds, we’re pushing past boundaries and challenging the expected, all in the name of possibility. We are neighbors caring for neighbors, working together as partners in health to improve the lives of the people we serve. If you share our passion for the health of our communities, advance your career with Nuvance Health!
With strong hearts and open minds, we’re pushing past boundaries and challenging the expected, all in the name of possibility. We are neighbors caring for neighbors, working together as partners in health to improve the lives of the people we serve. If you share our passion for the health of our communities, advance your career with Nuvance Health!
Salary : $46 - $85