Professional Development Specialist

Baptist Health • Lexington, KY

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About The Position

The Educational Development and Community Education Department provides clinical and non-clinical education, professional development, leadership development, and community education across the organization. The Professional Development Specialist (PDS) functions to ensure that clinicians are prepared to be responsible for promoting patient safety and high-quality patient care through clinical leadership, education, consultation, modeling, and research. The PDS incorporates evidence-based practice, theory, and research into various patient care settings according to patient needs by collaborating with multi-professional multidisciplinary groups; facilitating the development of hospital and department policies, nursing procedures, regulatory standards and guidelines, and research. The role also includes functioning as a community resource on topics within scope of practice and providing nursing orientation, education, and ongoing competency verification. The PDS is a role model for caring that honors the patient's mind, body, and spirit.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Nursing
• Current Kentucky RN license
• Three (3) years of acute care experience in the designated specialty within the last five (5) years
• ACLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, ENPC certifications as required by department of assignment
• Certification as Professional Development Specialist (PDS) preferred

Responsibilities

• Promote patient safety and high-quality patient care through clinical leadership and education.
• Incorporate evidence-based practice, theory, and research into patient care settings.
• Collaborate with multi-professional multidisciplinary groups.
• Facilitate the development of hospital and department policies and nursing procedures.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and guidelines.
• Provide nursing orientation, education, and ongoing competency verification.
• Act as a community resource on relevant topics.

Benefits

• Tuition Assistance up to $6,000 annually
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 5 days Paid Time Off available upon hire
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Master's degree