Professional Development Specialist RN (part time) - Med/Surg
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Norwalk Hospital Association
Norwalk, CT, US
Summary
Responsible for assessing, developing, and implementing educational programs for personnel on Medical Surgical units to maintain competency and leadership development. Acts as a clinical resource and mentor while coordinating with academic institutions for clinical affiliations.
Job Description
Northwell is 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.
Summary:
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.
Responsibilities:
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.
Education Skills Experience:
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.
Other Information:
Anatomy experience and chemotherapy certification preferred.
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: 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
Norwalk Hospital is a 328-bed, not-for-profit, acute care community teaching hospital that serves a population of 250,000 in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Hospital has over 500 physicians on its active medical staff, many of whom trained at the nation’s leading medical schools and hospitals, and 2,000 health professionals and support personnel.
Norwalk Hospital is a national leader in health care quality and patient safety. The Hospital was awarded the HealthGrades® Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ in 2010, 2011 and 2012, the only hospital in Fairfield County so honored. HealthGrades®, the nation’s leading, independent health care ratings organization, analyzed three years of Medicare data and determined that Norwalk Hospital ranked in the top five percent of all hospitals nationally for clinical excellence. This top tier of hospitals was found by HealthGrades® to have statistically significantly lower patient mortality and inhospital complications than other hospitals.
The Hospital was among the first in the region to implement computerized physician order entry, and its critical care nurses have been awarded the national Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence three times. In addition, Norwalk Hospital ranks among the nation’s leading hospitals in providing quality surgical and heart attack care, according to data from the Hospital Quality Alliance.
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Norwalk, CT
Norwalk Hospital is a 328-bed, not-for-profit, acute care community teaching hospital that serves a population of 250,000 in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Hospital has over 500 physicians on its active medical staff, many of whom trained at the nation’s leading medical schools and hospitals, and 2,000 health professionals and support personnel.
Norwalk Hospital is a national leader in health care quality and patient safety. The Hospital was awarded the HealthGrades® Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ in 2010, 2011 and 2012, the only hospital in Fairfield County so honored. HealthGrades®, the nation’s leading, independent health care ratings organization, analyzed three years of Medicare data and determined that Norwalk Hospital ranked in the top five percent of all hospitals nationally for clinical excellence. This top tier of hospitals was found by HealthGrades® to have statistically significantly lower patient mortality and inhospital complications than other hospitals.
The Hospital was among the first in the region to implement computerized physician order entry, and its critical care nurses have been awarded the national Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence three times. In addition, Norwalk Hospital ranks among the nation’s leading hospitals in providing quality surgical and heart attack care, according to data from the Hospital Quality Alliance.
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Norwalk, CT
