Nursing Professional Development Specialist – Roper St. Francis Office Park

Roper St. Francis Healthcare•Ladson, SC

17h•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. The role serves 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 the 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 performance, and nurse turnover. 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. This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

Graduate Degree (Masters) in Nursing or related field.
Registered Nurse (from an accredited program).
Minimum of 5 years related experience.
Additional 2 years in a formal leadership role with significant business impact.
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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Implement system nursing education and professional development programs.
Support evidence-based practice and nursing research efforts.
Oversee orientation and onboarding, RN Residency, and preceptor programs.
Apply the nursing process, principles of adult learning, and teaching/learning theories to educational program implementation.
Integrate learning technology for effective learning experiences and competency assessment.
Model professional nursing practice standards and a growth mindset.
Instruct others on performing duties within established standards, policies, and procedures.
Utilize data to monitor and report on program performance and organizational needs.
Partner with leadership and clinical stakeholders to implement clinical education and professional development programs.
Advocate for clinical learning content and resources.