Nursing Professional Development Specialist

Johns Hopkins Medicine•Columbia, MD

4h•$47 - $72

About The Position

Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, located in Columbia, Maryland combines the convenience of a full range of hospital and wellness services, more than 1000 affiliated doctors in nearly 100 clinical specialties, award winning clinical excellence and membership in Johns Hopkins Medicine, one of the country’s premier academic medical systems. The world is watching! About this position: The Nurse Educator (Nursing Professional Development Specialist) assesses the educational needs of nursing staff for our critical care areas (ICU, Step-Down ICU, and Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology) and works closely with the management team to develop and implement programs to meet those needs. The RN/Educator is involved in all aspects of staff development, including orientation and continuing education, and serves as a resource to staff and managers regarding patient care standards for the ICU/SCU/IRCV. The Nurse Educator will adjust schedule as needed in order to provide supervision and guidance to new staff on off-shifts. Participates on multidisciplinary committees to complete projects/procedures that affect direct patient care. Participates in implementing strategic hospital and department initiatives.

Requirements

Master’s degree preferred. Qualified applicants can be placed in the position if they agree to complete an MSN; must apply to and be accepted into an MSN program within six months, with coursework to begin promptly after acceptance. Steady progress toward degree completion is defined as a minimum of 9 credits per calendar year from the time course work begins.
BSN is required.
Minimum of five (5) years of Critical Care RN experience required; IRCV experience preferred.
Experience in nursing/staff education preferred.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
IRCV experience preferred.
Experience in nursing/staff education preferred.

Responsibilities

assesses the educational needs of nursing staff for our critical care areas (ICU, Step-Down ICU, and Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology)
works closely with the management team to develop and implement programs to meet those needs
involved in all aspects of staff development, including orientation and continuing education
serves as a resource to staff and managers regarding patient care standards for the ICU/SCU/IRCV
adjust schedule as needed in order to provide supervision and guidance to new staff on off-shifts
Participates on multidisciplinary committees to complete projects/procedures that affect direct patient care
Participates in implementing strategic hospital and department initiatives.