Nursing Professional Development Practitioner

AdventHealth•Tavares, FL

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About The Position

The Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Manager is an advocate for the nursing professional development team and manages the activities and personnel in the NPD department to provide the development of clinical excellence in assigned areas through active participation in education, role development, collaborative partnerships, research/ evidence-based practice/ quality/performance improvement, onboarding/orientation, and competency management. The NPD Manager functions as a learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for inquiry, advocate for NPD specialty and partner for practice transitions as they guide the department towards desired outcomes. The NPD Manager is responsible for, as a result, quality and safety are enhanced, and patient outcomes are improved. The principal duties and job responsibilities are based on the Standards of the Association of Nursing Professional Development including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes, planning, implementation, coordination, health promotion and evaluation. Additional standards integrated into the managers assessment and interventions include ethics, advocacy, respectful and equitable practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, scholarly inquiry, quality and practice, professional practice evaluation, resource stewardship, and environmental health.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in nursing.
Minimum two (2) years in Nursing Professional Development role or previous clinical leadership experience.
Current, valid Florida State of Nursing license as a registered professional nurse.

Nice To Haves

Experience in acute care hospital setting.
Masters degree in nursing or related field.
Clinical or Leadership certification.
Advanced Life Support Provider Certification, per specialty.
ANCC Certification in Nursing Professional Development (NPD-BC).

Responsibilities

Leadership and Human Resources - Monitors performance of the staff and takes corrective action for improvement as appropriate. Uses independent judgment to: select applicant for interview and hire and assures appropriate orientation. Suspend or invoke other discipline for work infractions, performance deficiencies and conduct violations by exercising supervisory authority.
Financial Management Understands health care economics, public policy, and finance as it pertains to the delivery of patient care.
Performance Improvement Demonstrates familiarity with the performance improvement model of the organization.
Critical Thinking/Technology Utilizes critical thinking skills in the performance of their duties. Demonstrates and understanding of technology utilized in the organization.
Leadership and Clinical Practice Knowledge Provides leadership for the effective and efficient operation of assigned unit. Assures clinical practice is of the highest quality.