RN - Staff Development, Education & Credentialing

Summit Orthopedics•Plymouth, MN

12d•$99,286 - $124,108•Hybrid

About The Position

The RN - Staff Development, Education and Credentialing Oversight develops, plans, implements and evaluates education programs and oversees orientation for all surgery center staff. Responsibilities include developing and delivering educational content, assessing staff competency, monitoring program effectiveness, and maintaining documentation. This role also assists in surgery center credentialing and re-credentialing processes, including initial and reappointment, tracking expirables, and maintenance of practitioner files. This position supports enforcement of Professional Staff Bylaws and provides tools and resources to ensure compliance with national standards, Federal and State Regulations, and other accrediting bodies' regulatory requirements (MDH, CMS, and Joint Commission). This is a full-time position that will require flexibility to float to all Summit Campuses as needed and will work on the floor and in the OR as needed. Monday - Friday schedule. Primary work location will be determined at the time of offer based on the ASC in closest proximity to where the candidate lives.

Requirements

RN license
Experience in staff development, education, and credentialing
Knowledge of national standards, Federal and State Regulations, and accrediting bodies' requirements (MDH, CMS, Joint Commission)
Proficiency in Learning Management System (LMS) administration
Experience with BLS, ACLS, and PALS class coordination
Familiarity with pre-employment health screening and immunization record interpretation
Understanding of vaccination requirements and annual processes (Influenza, Mantoux)
Ability to develop and maintain policies and procedures
Experience in obtaining and maintaining licensure, regulatory compliance, and national accreditation
Experience with credentialing and re-credentialing processes
Knowledge of Medical Staff bylaws, rules and regulations
Experience with reviewing applications, verifying eligibility, background investigations, and primary source verification
Ability to identify and resolve application discrepancies
Experience processing privileging requests
Ability to develop and update delineation of privileges
Experience processing external requests for staff recommendations and peer review
Ability to maintain credentialing calendars, rosters, and continuous credentialing maintenance records
Ability to identify and document unusual occurrences, unsafe practices and/or unsafe environments
Ability to participate in the evaluation of new supplies and equipment and instrumentation
Professional cooperative attitude
Ability to cultivate effective partnerships and promote teamwork
Ability to contribute to department goals and implementation
Ability to participate in formal self-evaluation
Ability to act as a resource and seek assistance from other professionals
Ability to utilize available resources to keep current in field
Willingness to provide occasional direct patient care, including invasive procedures such as inserting IV's

Responsibilities

Develop, deliver and oversee in-service and annual required education to support 'best practices', enhance and promote staff development, and advance patient safety.
Manage staff education compliance, including tracking competencies, required training and maintaining accurate education and personnel records.
Administer and maintain the Learning Management System (LMS) to support employee education and compliance.
Collaborate with nursing leadership and executive partners to promote individual and team accountability for ongoing learning.
Utilize flexible scheduling and creative strategies to meet the learning needs of all Surgery Center Staff.
Plan and coordinate BLS, ACLS, and PALS classes.
Develop, coordinate, facilitate and oversee orientation and other educational programs to ensure compliance with federal and state regulatory guidelines.
Assist in pre-employment health screening and interpret immunization records and immune status test results to ensure compliance.
Educate employees and management regarding vaccination requirements, including managing the employee Influenza and Mantoux annual process.
Assist and maintain the development of policies and procedures to comply with state and federal directives, laws, and professional medical standards.
Assist the Surgery Center Nurse Director and Surgery Center Operations Manager to obtain and maintain applicable licensure, regulatory compliance and national accreditation.
Manage applicable forms used within surgery centers.
Assist and monitor initial, re-appointment, and ongoing credentialing and eligibility of privileges to ensure compliance with regulatory standards (Joint Commission, CMS, Federal and State), Medical Staff bylaws, rules and regulations, and delegated contracts, promptly responding to related day-to-day issues as they arise.
Assists practitioner credentialing by reviewing applications, verifying eligibility, reviewing background investigations, and primary source verification.
Identify and resolve application discrepancies; Ensure timely follow-up and file completion.
Assists to review complete credentialing files to governing board within required timelines.
Process privileging requests in accordance with approved clinical privilege criteria.
Assists with day-to-day credentialing and privileging issues as they arise.
Develops and updates delineation of privileges as scope of practice or approved procedures change.
Process external requests for staff recommendations and peer review.
Maintain credentialing calendars, rosters, and continuous credentialing maintenance records.
Accurately and promptly identify and document unusual occurrences, unsafe practices and/or unsafe environments; assume responsibility for correcting or eliminating unsafe environments, maintain reporting when necessary.
Participate in the evaluation of new supplies and equipment and instrumentation.
Demonstrate a professional cooperative attitude and treats others with respect and courtesy.
Cultivate effective partnerships and promote teamwork among staff, patients, and others.
Contribute to department goals and implementation; Seek process improvements.
Participate in formal self evaluation by identifying strengths, limitations, and goals.
Act as a resource for the surgery center and seek assistance from other professional persons to improve skills, knowledge and practice.
Utilize available resources to keep current in field.
Occasional direct patient care, including invasive procedures such as inserting IV's.
Other related duties as assigned.