Clinical Specialty Leader | Women's and Children's

Hillsboro Medical Center•Hillsboro, OR

1d•$52 - $78•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Specialty Leader (CSL) is a Registered Nurse (RN) who serves as a clinical role model and content expert for specific programs or areas of nursing practice. This role focuses on integrating new knowledge and innovation into clinical specialty areas, facilitating excellence in patient care through evidence-based standards. The CSL possesses a strong knowledge base in specialty practices and systems theory, using this expertise to positively influence patient outcomes, community populations, nurses, and clinical staff within a multidisciplinary team. They lead programs and initiatives aligned with the organization's mission and strategic plan, contributing to the advancement of nursing and clinical practice at various levels. The CSL partners with nursing leadership and the interdisciplinary care team to ensure safe, quality patient care, adhering to policies and procedures. They utilize evidence-based practice to plan, coordinate, and evaluate educational programs for staff development, addressing emerging organizational needs, regulatory requirements, and quality improvement initiatives. Collaboration with physicians and other clinical experts is key to fostering a positive learning environment through effective communication and teamwork. The CSL works with managers and directors to establish and maintain quality initiatives within their units, modeling transformational leadership to support lifelong learning, critical thinking, evidence-based change, and professional growth. Their decisions and actions are guided by ethical principles outlined by the American Nurses Association (ANA), including the ANA's Nursing Administration: Scope and Standards of Practice for Nurse Professional Development, the ANA Code of Ethics, and the Oregon State Board of Nursing's Practice Act.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Master of Science in Nursing can be used in lieu of BSN.
Minimum of five (5) years’ experience as a registered nurse with two (2) years recent experience in the specialty area applying for.
Current license as registered nurse in state of Oregon
American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS
American Heart Association Healthcare Provider ACLS
American Heart Association Provider PALS
Neonatal Resuscitations Program (NRP)
Excellent customer service and communication skills.
Ability to effectively manage multiple conflicting priorities.
Proficient with word processing, computational spreadsheets, and presentation software.
Experience in educational program development including curriculum implementation and evaluation.
Experienced in using teaching strategies appropriate to content and characteristics of learners.
Presents a professional appearance appropriate to a leadership position.
Utilizes computer for production of educational materials and performs library and internet searching.
Demonstrates effective classroom instruction.
Demonstrates effective web-assisted teaching, including web-based course design.
Demonstrates excellent organizational skills and effectively manages multiple priorities and deadlines.
Maintains a knowledge base in staff development through experience and on-going education.
Acquires skills with multiple educational strategies.
Responds appropriately to learner’s needs for clarification or feedback; provides positive and constructive feedback.
Seeks feedback from others to improve skills and/or educational offerings.

Nice To Haves

Recent experience in Women's and Children's Services, including Labor & Delivery, NICU, Pediatrics, and outpatient Women's Clinic.
Advanced maternal-child nursing expertise.
Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM) certification.
STABLE Instructor certification.
Master’s degree in related nursing field.
Previous experience in nursing management, nursing leadership and/or teaching.
Certification in Nursing Professional Development, generalist, or specialist practice.
Bilingual skills a plus.

Responsibilities

Assists in the implementation of new departmental policies and procedures.
Considers factors related to quality, safety, effectiveness and cost regarding professional development activities and expected outcomes.
Advances the profession and the specialty through mentoring and contributions to the professional development of others.
Leads the coordination of interprofessional healthcare and community resources (e.g., human, clinical, financial, technical, educational, cultural) for integrated educational services.
Provides assistance and education based on principles of growth and development by facilitation of positive learning and practice environments.
Determines current and future educational needs of clinicians and employees within their professional sphere of influence.
Evaluates diverse learning environments (such as virtual) and their suitability to the organization and target audience.
Models critical thinking and promotes evidence-based practice through educational offerings.
Assists the Nurse Manager in the development of an annual education plan based on assessed needs, internal data and ongoing external environmental scanning.
Assures programs are consistent with organizational priorities and goals; uses evidence when suggesting new practices or constructing educational programs.
Applies principles of implementation science to maintain and sustain practice changes.
Participates in departmental meetings and decision-making that affects on-going clinical education.
Assists unit managers in clinical areas, by providing assistance with core competencies, coordination and evaluation of educational strategies for competency development.
Assists preceptors to develop effective preceptor skills such as conflict resolution, teaching-learning strategies, constructive feedback and methods for fostering critical thinking skills.
Creates processes that support seamless transitions to practice and between practice settings.
Works collaboratively to plan and implement in-service education for new products, equipment, and policy and procedure changes.
Researches and develops curriculum-based learning using online software applications.
Follows processes for monitoring educational activities including screening for ethical concerns, commercial bias, compromise of intellectual property rights or conflict of interest within the learning environment.
Assists in orientation plans, programs and evaluation for new hires.
Evaluates instructional design, delivery, learner outcomes, and participant feedback to improve effectiveness of educational programs.