Nursing Education and Professional Development Generalist- Emergency Department (ER)

American Addiction Centers•Libertyville, IL

10d•$41 - $62•Hybrid

About The Position

This full-time, exempt position is responsible for supporting the orientation process by developing, coordinating, facilitating, and evaluating orientation programs for nursing and other healthcare personnel. The role also assists with competency management, designs educational activities to address practice gaps, and utilizes best practice standards including adult learning principles. The Generalist provides strategies to facilitate lifelong learning, collaborates with leadership to meet education needs, and adjusts materials and teaching strategies to suit the learner. Evaluation of programming impact and development of education needs based on specialty or department are also key functions. The role requires the ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills for age-appropriate patient care.

Requirements

Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
3 years of experience in front line nursing.
Excellent written and oral communications including strong presentation/speaking skills.
Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, planning and problem solving skills.
Critical thinking and analytical skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Nice To Haves

Professional Board Certification (CEN, TCRN, or NPD-BC) preferred

Responsibilities

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 needs based on specialty or department in collaboration with regional and system teams.
Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Benefits

Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards
Competitive compensation
Generous retirement offerings
Programs that invest in your career development
Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
Incentive pay for select positions
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