RN Professional Development Facilitator - Med Surg

Carilion Services•Roanoke, VA

23d•Onsite

About The Position

This RN Educator is a Professional Development Facilitator will support inpatient med/surg. Sign on Bonus (must meet criteria). The Clinical Professional Development Facilitator identifies staff orientation and educational needs; develops plans and education/in services to address their needs. Collaborates with the CAPS and Nursing Quality teams to identify unit and organizational process improvements and/or patient outcome enhancements. Collaborates with Manager/Director and Orientation/Onboarding consultants to develop plans to meet unit objectives and employee’s personal learning needs. Develops, implements, coordinates and provides continuing education for the department, staff, patients, and families, as well as protocols to support standardization of care. Works in compliance with all State, Federal, and other regulatory requirements. Serves as a resource and mentor to staff and team members. Key unit point personnel in reviewing, revising, and systemizing nursing practice competencies, competency tools and associated policy and procedures that support nursing practice. Acts as a positive change agent. Successfully executes initiatives in a timely manner while assessing and evaluating process and outcomes continuously. The Clinical Professional Development Facilitator Develops an individual orientation plan in collaboration with Orientation Consultant on an ongoing basis. Develops an orientation schedule in collaboration with the Orientation Consultant and Human Resources. Assists Director with prioritizing, identifying, implementing and evaluating ongoing unit education, educational needs, competency, process improvements, quality surveillance and critical thinking activities. Assists with orientation record and orientation competency validation documentation. Provides timely and ongoing feedback regarding orientee progress to Orientee, Orientation Consultant, and Manager/Director and other key personnel. Provides feedback to Director for performance evaluations and practice proficiencies. Encourages, coaches and mentors staff for the Clinical Advancement Program (CAP) and educational opportunities. Assists with annual learning needs assessment on unit. Assists in coordinating department annual needs assessment, continuing education including unit-based in-services, and annual Competency Validation. Participates in the Competency Validation and review process. Identifies and develops unit-based preceptors and shared governance council members. Familiar with and promotes Magnet framework. Collaborates with Magnet Program Director. Plans, implements and coordinates strategies through evidence-based practices to support quality patient care; and improve outcomes (e.g. length of stay, turn-around time, resource consumption), and a positive, professional work practice environment. Participates in department and system performance improvement initiatives. Active participant in system wide shared governance and coordinate unit-based councils. Guides, advises, and instructs staff through the professional development continuum. Assists in completion of orientation documentation. Communicates with Manager and Orientation Consultant regarding orientee progress, continuing education needs of department. Assists in the development and implementation of department continuing education plan.

Requirements

Graduate of a State Board of Nursing approved program required.
BSN required
Current RN license in the state of Virginia required.
Must obtain and maintain appropriate certifications as defined by the department.
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in related field required.
Demonstrates effective communication and strong organizational skills.
Desires to work with new employees.
Effective interpersonal, communication, and team-working skills required.
Strong critical thinking, conflict resolution, organization and effective judgement abilities required.
Demonstrates keen skills in Emotional Intelligence, Crucial Conversation, Educational and Organizational Development, Organizational skills, software familiarity (word, Microsoft 365 and excel), and communication techniques.
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and possess the ability to collect and assess data of patient populations.

Nice To Haves

Master’s prepared preferred (Education, quality, nursing, healthcare or business).
Nursing certification preferred ( i.e. Nursing Professional Development (NPD), Certified Nurse Educator (CNE))
Familiar with and promotes Magnet framework.

Responsibilities

Identifies staff orientation and educational needs
Develops plans and education/in services to address their needs
Collaborates with the CAPS and Nursing Quality teams to identify unit and organizational process improvements and/or patient outcome enhancements
Collaborates with Manager/Director and Orientation/Onboarding consultants to develop plans to meet unit objectives and employee’s personal learning needs
Develops, implements, coordinates and provides continuing education for the department, staff, patients, and families, as well as protocols to support standardization of care
Serves as a resource and mentor to staff and team members
Reviews, revises, and systemizes nursing practice competencies, competency tools and associated policy and procedures that support nursing practice
Develops an individual orientation plan in collaboration with Orientation Consultant on an ongoing basis
Develops an orientation schedule in collaboration with the Orientation Consultant and Human Resources
Assists Director with prioritizing, identifying, implementing and evaluating ongoing unit education, educational needs, competency, process improvements, quality surveillance and critical thinking activities
Assists with orientation record and orientation competency validation documentation
Provides timely and ongoing feedback regarding orientee progress to Orientee, Orientation Consultant, and Manager/Director and other key personnel
Provides feedback to Director for performance evaluations and practice proficiencies
Encourages, coaches and mentors staff for the Clinical Advancement Program (CAP) and educational opportunities
Assists with annual learning needs assessment on unit
Assists in coordinating department annual needs assessment, continuing education including unit-based in-services, and annual Competency Validation
Participates in the Competency Validation and review process
Identifies and develops unit-based preceptors and shared governance council members
Collaborates with Magnet Program Director
Plans, implements and coordinates strategies through evidence-based practices to support quality patient care
Participates in department and system performance improvement initiatives
Active participant in system wide shared governance and coordinate unit-based councils
Guides, advises, and instructs staff through the professional development continuum
Assists in completion of orientation documentation
Communicates with Manager and Orientation Consultant regarding orientee progress, continuing education needs of department
Assists in the development and implementation of department continuing education plan