Nursing Education Specialist (MSN)

Mosaic Life Care•Saint Joseph, MO

About The Position

The Nursing Education Specialist works under the supervision of the Director of the Discover U Learning and Development Center. The role collaborates with leadership and caregivers across the system to assess, plan, develop, implement, facilitate, evaluate, and revise educational programming for nursing personnel and, as indicated or requested, non-nursing personnel. The specialist implements a comprehensive education program for assigned areas, which may include a system, entity, department, or clinic. Programs typically include orientation, continuing education, and in-services. Additional work may include process, performance, and service-delivery consultation and contributions to councils, committees, and workgroups. The role develops and supports education for caregivers through orientation, transition-to-practice programming, individualized development plans, annual competencies, and education plans. It creates and maintains instructor-led and blended training, electronic competency validation tools, orientation pathways, and curricula in the Learning Management System. The specialist also supports changes affecting clinical practice, plans education for new or changing care programs and workflows, assists with clinical policies and procedures, and participates in improvement and regulatory activities.

Requirements

Master's degree in nursing (MSN), a master's degree in a healthcare-related field, or completion of such a program is required.
Four years of clinical nursing experience are required.
Registered Nurse (RN) state licensure or compact-state licensure in Missouri is required upon hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required upon hire.
Ability to speak clearly, calibrate equipment, manipulate small items and equipment, and perform fine motor tasks.
Ability to work well with others; flexibility; nursing-care expertise and ability to communicate that knowledge; and customer orientation.
Ability to obtain and move equipment, demonstrate with mannequins, push carts, and demonstrate phases of patient care, including walking, standing, reaching, lifting, and moving mannequins and equipment.
Ability to drive to and from various locations for business purposes.
In-depth understanding of adult-education principles, statistical analysis, performance improvement, and competency evaluation.
Ability to evaluate problems and situations, organize work, comprehend information, and collect and interpret data.
Ability to manage multiple educational events at varying stages of program design.
Outcome-based philosophy.
Visual, hearing, and feeling sensory abilities.
Ability to work with exposure to blood and body fluids and hazardous chemicals.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience in developing and implementing educational programs.

Responsibilities

Coordinate new caregiver orientation and transition-to-practice orientation for clinical caregivers, and develop individualized orientation and development plans to meet learning needs, with verification by caregivers, preceptors, and leadership as needed.
Assess learning needs for the system, entity, or assigned areas and develop annual competency and education plans validated by leadership.
Create individualized development plans to meet caregiver learning needs, with verification by caregivers and leadership as needed.
Research, assess, recommend, and implement changes in the development and delivery of education for nursing personnel and non-nursing clinical personnel, based on needs assessments, and monitor program effectiveness.
Develop evidence-based training using teaching methods appropriate to learning styles and the learning environment.
Create instructor-led and blended training sessions, electronic competency validation tools, electronic orientation pathways, and curricula in the Learning Management System.
Review and update educational materials and programs according to assessed needs and data.
Support implementation of management decisions that affect clinical practice.
Plan educational programming for new or changing programs of care, supplies, equipment, and workflows.
Assist in developing clinical policies and procedures as requested.
Identify opportunities, participate in committees, performance-improvement teams, root-cause analyses, and regulatory visits, and implement improvements accordingly.
Perform other duties as assigned.