Nursing Professional Development Specialist – Roper St. Francis Office Park

Roper St. Francis Healthcare • Ladson, SC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for the development of nursing education and professional development programs for an assigned scope, including facilities, service lines, and cross-continuum settings. The specialist partners with system and market leaders, and subject matter experts to develop and standardize system education and professional development programs. They work in collaboration with nursing leaders and other NPD resources within the facility or market to ensure nursing education and professional development initiatives advance opportunities to ensure a competent, confident nursing workforce, healthy work environments, and a safe, reliable, patient-centric experience of care across geography and practice settings in the assigned market. This role will serve under the direction of the Vice President of Nursing Practice, Education and Research to implement system nursing education and professional development programs, as well as support evidence-based practice and nursing research efforts to ensure consistent and effective execution across assigned departments and facilities. This includes but is not limited to: orientation and onboarding, RN Residency, and preceptor program. The specialist uses critical thinking, and applies the nursing process, principles of adult learning, teaching/learning theories and age-appropriate teaching strategies to the implementation of educational programs. They understand principles for learning design and integrate learning technology to ensure effective learning experiences, competency assessment and validation, and reflect practice changes, regulatory agency or hospital competency validation requirements. The role models behaviors that embody the mission/vision/values of Bon Secours Mercy Health as well as professional nursing practice standards and demonstrates attributes of a growth mindset. They instruct others to perform duties within the framework of the nursing professional and specialty standards, policies and procedures set forth by BSMH, state Boards of Nursing, regulatory and accreditation agencies. The specialist effectively utilizes available data to monitor and report performance on programs, initiatives, and targeted improvement efforts to ensure educational programs meet organizational needs such as improvements in nurse-sensitive clinical outcomes, HCAHPS, financial, nurse turnover, etc. This role requires competency in clinical care delivery, clinical processes, evidence-based practice, research and evaluation, business operations, current and emerging regulatory requirements, federal mandates, and national standards related to nursing practice across care delivery settings. They partner with leadership and clinical stakeholders in assigned departments to implement clinical education and professional development programs, advocate for clinical learning content and resources necessary for clinicians to maintain evidence-based contemporary practice competencies.

Requirements

• Graduate Degree (Masters) - Nursing or related field (required)
• Registered Nurse (from an accredited program) (required)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently
• Inter-personal communication style that is consistent with enhancing a learner-centered environment (psychological safe environment)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and clinical information systems
• Demonstrated expertise in the role of the Nursing Professional Development Practice Model, and education concepts and processes necessary for assessment, development, planning, implementation and evaluation of adult learning.
• Minimum of 5 years related experience with an additional 2 years in formal leadership role with significant business impact.

Nice To Haves

• Post Graduate Degree (Ph.D) or DNP (preferred)
• Nurse leader and/or professional development (preferred)
• Knowledge of ANCC Magnet or Pathways to Excellence Program requirements.

Responsibilities

• Development of nursing education and professional development programs for assigned scope including facilities, service lines, and cross continuum settings.
• Partners with system and market leaders, and subject matter experts to develop and standardize system education and professional development programs.
• Works in collaboration with nursing leaders and other NPD resources within the facility or market to ensure nursing education and professional development initiatives advance opportunities to ensure a competent, confident nursing workforce, healthy work environments, and a safe, reliable, patient-centric experience of care across geography and practice settings in the assigned market.
• Implement system nursing education and professional development programs.
• Support evidence based practice and nursing research efforts to ensure consistent and effective execution across assigned departments and facilities.
• Implement orientation and onboarding, RN Residency, and preceptor program.
• Uses critical thinking, and applies the nursing process, principles of adult learning, teaching/learning theories and age appropriate teaching strategies to the implementation of educational programs.
• Integrates learning technology to ensure effective learning experiences, competency assessment and validation and reflect practice changes, regulatory agency or hospital competency validation requirements.
• Role models behaviors that embody the mission/vision/values of Bon Secours Mercy Health as well as professional nursing practice standards and, demonstrates attributes of a growth mindset.
• Instructs others to perform duties within the framework of the nursing professional and specialty standards, policies and procedures set forth by BSMH, state Boards of Nursing, regulatory and accreditation agencies.
• Effectively utilizes available data to monitor and report performance on programs, initiatives, and targeted improvement efforts to ensure educational programs meet organizational needs such as improvements in nurse sensitive clinical outcomes, HCAHPS, financial, nurse turnover, etc.
• Partners with leadership and clinical stakeholders in assigned departments to implement clinical education and professional development programs, advocate for clinical learning content and resources necessary for clinicians to maintain evidence based contemporary practice competencies.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HAS/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources and discounts
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, and short- and long-term disability
• Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior