Nursing Professional Development Generalist: (Emergency Dept)

American Addiction Centers•Chicago, IL

2d•$41 - $62•Onsite

About The Position

This Nursing Professional Development Generalist (NPDG) will be supporting the Emergency Department at Illinois Masonic Medical Center. The primary focus is at the site level, with support for system initiatives as needed. The role involves developing, coordinating, and implementing activities for new employee orientation, training programs, and continuing education for all nursing staff and other healthcare Team Members. The NPDG applies advanced knowledge of nursing in delivering evidence-based nursing and educational interventions along specialty or department lines. They design, implement, and evaluate educational programs that reflect organizational vision and values, and current healthcare trends in partnership with NPD Specialists. The role utilizes the educational design process to bridge knowledge, skills, and practice gaps identified through a needs assessment. It also contributes to the professional development of others and supports lifelong learning across practice settings. The NPDG assists with competency management, using tools that capture objective and subjective data regarding an individual's knowledge base and performance. They design educational activities to address practice gaps for identified target audiences in consultation with an NPD Specialist. The role utilizes best practice standards, including adult learning principles, in planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of educational activities to facilitate desired outcomes for learners. Collaboration with system and operational leadership is key to meeting the education needs of the site and nursing departments. The NPDG 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 the scope of practice of different employees and disciplines. Assistive aids/technologies are used as needed to meet learners' needs. The impact of programming on learners, organizational resources, and patient outcomes is evaluated and analyzed, with adjustments made in consultation with an NPD Specialist as needed. Appropriate evaluation tools and methodologies are established and implemented 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.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing with current IL RN license
Bachelors degree in Nursing required
3+ year’s recent frontline nursing experience within the Emergency Department required
Current AHA CPR
Excellent written and oral communications including strong presentation/speaking skills
Proficient at incorporating adult learning principles, online and in person teaching methods to maximize learning and the application of that learning
Strong critical thinking and analytical skills
Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, planning and problem solving skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Must have functional speech, hearing and senses to allow effective communication
Ability to travel locally

Responsibilities

Develops, coordinates and implements the activities for new employee orientation, training programs, and continuing education for all nursing staff and other healthcare Team Members.
Applies advanced knowledge of nursing in the delivery of evidenced based nursing and educational interventions along specialty or department lines.
Designs, implements, and evaluates educational programs that reflect organizational vision and values, current healthcare trends in partnership with NPD Specialists.
Utilizes the educational design process to bridge the knowledge, skills, and/or practice gaps identified through a needs assessment.
Contributes to the professional development of others and supports life~long learning as individuals develop across practice settings.
Assist 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 an 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).
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 assistive 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.

Benefits

Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
Competitive compensation
Generous retirement offerings
Programs that invest in your career development
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