Nursing Professional Development Specialist- Onboarding & Development Team

University Hospitals

About The Position

Works under the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice in Nursing Professional Development roles established by the Association of Nursing Professional Development (ANPD) to include: Educator, Consultant, Researcher, Facilitator, Change Agent, and Leader. • Adheres to all regulatory requirements (e.g. Ohio Revised Code, The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, Ohio Board of Health, etc.) and professional standards (e.g. Code of Ethics, ANA, ONS, AORN, AACN, and ASPAN) as applicable to the specific area of nursing practice. • Participate in formal and informal orientation, education, and development of nursing/UAP/students including weekends and off-shift. • Collaborate on the development and implementation of nursing policy, procedure, and guidelines. • Maintains standards of practice relative to the specific clinical area (e.g. ENA, AORN, AACN, etc.) • Participates in department and system committees and/or task forces as assigned On-boarding and Orientation • Develop, coordinate, manage, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate on-boarding and orientation programs for nursing, UAPs, and students Competency Management • Develop, coordinate, manage, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate competency programs Continuing Education • Create, manage, implement, coordinate, and evaluate educational activities to meet identified practice gaps in knowledge, skill, and attitude of nursing, UAPs, and students • Collaborate with other professions to create, implement, coordinate, and evaluate inter-professional continuing education to meet identified practice gaps in knowledge, skill, and attitude Professional Role Development • Create, manage, implement, facilitate, and evaluate activities that promote professional nurse role development and role transition • Create, coordinate, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate activities that promote professional role development and transition Research/EBP/QI • Integrates best research evidence, educational and clinical expertise, and learner preferences into all programs (e.g. on-boarding, orientation, education, transition-to-practice, etc.) • Conduct, encourage, facilitate, and participate in research, EBP, and QI, including dissemination of findings Program Development • Oversees the systematic collection of data, information, knowledge, and evidence from a variety of sources • Forecasts potential needs based on environmental scanning • Assess and prioritizes macrosystem needs • Differentiates between practice gaps and performance/systems issues and determines appropriate interventions • Involves learners and key stakeholders in formulating expected measurable, context-specific outcomes based on organizational, stakeholders’ and learners’ values, goals, current evidence, and regulations • Revises outcomes based on trends, evidence, and changes in stakeholders’ expectations • Incorporates theories pertaining to learning, behavioral change, motivation, epidemiology, and other frameworks in designing educational materials and programs. • Exhibits system thinking through the planning process • Synthesizes evaluation data to guide decision-making and quality improvement about additional programing needs and current program modifications Quality Improvement (QI), Evidence-based Practice (EBP), and Research • Synthesizes and appraises the best available evidence to recommend practice changes • Applies principles of implementation science to maintain and sustain practice changes • Applies evidence based adult learning practices to program development and delivery • Participate in quality initiatives to improve patient quality and safety outcomes • Develops, measures and analyzes quality outcomes to demonstrate impact on nursing care delivery such as patient outcomes, nurse competency, and practice improvements • Recommends and implements research activities to align with the organizational strategic plan • Disseminates research, EBP, and QI findings through activities such as presentations, publications, and consultation Change Management • Continuously scans the environment for trends and issues that require change • Acts as adaptive expert implementing sustainable rapid cycle change • Leads or participates the implementation of change strategies • Fosters acceptance, adaption, and action toward change • Creates a climate for change • Participates and promotes organizational change Leadership • Creates a culture in which innovation and risk-taking are promoted and expected • Creates a just culture • Demonstrates value of nursing professional development to the organization through return on investment, enhance quality of care, and improved patient outcomes • Ensures nursing professional development department compliance with reporting to regulatory bodies • Designs project plans using project management tools and oversees implementation • Prepares for and seeks opportunities to serve on boards • Models expert practice to peers, inter-professional team members, , and learners • Advances the profession through publications, presentations, and other scholarly work • Collaborates with inter-professional colleagues on activities to advance the profession Professional Growth & Development • Seeks interaction, peer review, and feedback from colleagues • Maintains professional certification in nursing professional development • Role model professional behaviors including, but not limited to, involvement in professional organizations, engagement in lifelong learning activities, dissemination of information through publications and presentations, and advocacy Additional Responsibilities Performs other duties as assigned. Complies with all policies and standards. For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation. Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

Requirements

(BSN) Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (Required)
Master's Degree for Level 4 NICU, Labor &Delivery, Post-Partum and Antenatal (Required)
2+ years of clinical experience (Required)
Experience with education, teaching in clinical setting (Required)
Effective presentation skills (Required proficiency)
Travel to all entities in the system (Required proficiency)
Registered Nurse (RN), Ohio and/or Multi State Compact License (Required Upon Hire)
Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required)
Certification in nursing professional development (Required within 1 Year)

Nice To Haves

(MSN) Master's Degree in Nursing (Preferred)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (Preferred)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) (Preferred)

Responsibilities

Participate in formal and informal orientation, education, and development of nursing/UAP/students including weekends and off-shift.
Collaborate on the development and implementation of nursing policy, procedure, and guidelines.
Participates in department and system committees and/or task forces as assigned
Develop, coordinate, manage, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate on-boarding and orientation programs for nursing, UAPs, and students
Develop, coordinate, manage, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate competency programs
Create, manage, implement, coordinate, and evaluate educational activities to meet identified practice gaps in knowledge, skill, and attitude of nursing, UAPs, and students
Collaborate with other professions to create, implement, coordinate, and evaluate inter-professional continuing education to meet identified practice gaps in knowledge, skill, and attitude
Create, manage, implement, facilitate, and evaluate activities that promote professional nurse role development and role transition
Create, coordinate, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate activities that promote professional role development and transition
Integrates best research evidence, educational and clinical expertise, and learner preferences into all programs (e.g. on-boarding, orientation, education, transition-to-practice, etc.)
Conduct, encourage, facilitate, and participate in research, EBP, and QI, including dissemination of findings
Oversees the systematic collection of data, information, knowledge, and evidence from a variety of sources
Forecasts potential needs based on environmental scanning
Assess and prioritizes macrosystem needs
Differentiates between practice gaps and performance/systems issues and determines appropriate interventions
Involves learners and key stakeholders in formulating expected measurable, context-specific outcomes based on organizational, stakeholders’ and learners’ values, goals, current evidence, and regulations
Revises outcomes based on trends, evidence, and changes in stakeholders’ expectations
Incorporates theories pertaining to learning, behavioral change, motivation, epidemiology, and other frameworks in designing educational materials and programs.
Exhibits system thinking through the planning process
Synthesizes evaluation data to guide decision-making and quality improvement about additional programing needs and current program modifications
Synthesizes and appraises the best available evidence to recommend practice changes
Applies principles of implementation science to maintain and sustain practice changes
Applies evidence based adult learning practices to program development and delivery
Participate in quality initiatives to improve patient quality and safety outcomes
Develops, measures and analyzes quality outcomes to demonstrate impact on nursing care delivery such as patient outcomes, nurse competency, and practice improvements
Recommends and implements research activities to align with the organizational strategic plan
Disseminates research, EBP, and QI findings through activities such as presentations, publications, and consultation
Continuously scans the environment for trends and issues that require change
Acts as adaptive expert implementing sustainable rapid cycle change
Leads or participates the implementation of change strategies
Fosters acceptance, adaption, and action toward change
Creates a climate for change
Participates and promotes organizational change
Creates a culture in which innovation and risk-taking are promoted and expected
Creates a just culture
Demonstrates value of nursing professional development to the organization through return on investment, enhance quality of care, and improved patient outcomes
Ensures nursing professional development department compliance with reporting to regulatory bodies
Designs project plans using project management tools and oversees implementation
Prepares for and seeks opportunities to serve on boards
Models expert practice to peers, inter-professional team members, , and learners
Advances the profession through publications, presentations, and other scholarly work
Collaborates with inter-professional colleagues on activities to advance the profession
Seeks interaction, peer review, and feedback from colleagues
Maintains professional certification in nursing professional development
Role model professional behaviors including, but not limited to, involvement in professional organizations, engagement in lifelong learning activities, dissemination of information through publications and presentations, and advocacy
Performs other duties as assigned.
Complies with all policies and standards.