Staff Development Instructor (Med-Surg Night Shift- 72 hours per pay period)

Bronson Healthcare Group•Kalamazoo, MI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Development Instructor serves as a learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for scientific inquiry, advocate for the professional development specialty, and partner for practice transitions. The instructor collaborates with members of the healthcare team, delivers education effectively and efficiently, and provides clinical orientation and continuing education to assigned departments. The role supports standardized, evidence-based education and may liaise with local schools to arrange clinical placements. The instructor supports life-support education and programs by advising on emergency cardiovascular care issues and protocols; conducting instructor courses according to American Heart Association guidelines; monitoring course directors and training center faculty; maintaining required documentation; scheduling instructors across life-support programs; assisting as an instructor for programs including ACLS, BLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, ENPC, and RQI; and overseeing program improvements, equipment deployment, and regulatory compliance. This is a full-time, night-shift position with 36 scheduled weekly hours (72 hours per pay period), based at Bronson's North Pavilion in Kalamazoo. The work environment is generally clean, well-lit, temperature-controlled, and moderately noisy, with occasional exposure to infectious diseases from blood- or airborne pathogens. The role regularly involves talking or hearing; frequently involves standing, walking, and sitting; and occasionally requires lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

BSN or BS with a major in nursing required.
Must be licensed in the area of specialty and in good standing with the State of Michigan.
BLS certification required within the orientation period.
BLS Instructor status required within one year of hire.
Must be able to operate basic computer programs used for departmental documentation and record keeping.
Must demonstrate competencies necessary to provide services appropriate to the age of the population served.
Must demonstrate strong verbal and written communication, human-relations, problem-solving, and assertiveness skills.
Must have a customer-service orientation, leadership and organizational skills, and the ability to work independently and take initiative.
Must demonstrate a positive attitude, flexibility, team-building skills, and the ability to work in and cope with a changing environment.
Must be able to meet the stated physical demands, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
Must have a valid driver's license if the role requires system coverage.

Nice To Haves

MSN or MS with a major in nursing preferred.
Advanced life support Instructor status, depending on department needs.
Experience or involvement supporting professional development, such as professional organization membership, certification, formal education, or NPAL advancement.

Responsibilities

Use the educational design process to address knowledge, skills, and practice gaps identified through needs assessment.
Lead change and improvement efforts across micro-, meso-, and macrosystem levels, including initiating, adapting, implementing, and sustaining change.
Mentor healthcare professionals and support lifelong learning and professional development.
Influence interprofessional practice and learning environments, nursing professional development, nursing, and healthcare.
Promote the generation and sharing of knowledge and use evidence to guide professional development practice, clinical practice, and patient care.
Advocate for and demonstrate nursing professional development as a nursing practice specialty.
Support transitions of nurses and other healthcare team members across learning and practice environments, roles, and professional stages.
Provide clinical orientation and continuing education to assigned departments and promote standardized, evidence-based education.
Serve as an expert resource on emergency cardiovascular care issues and protocols for the Training Center Coordinator, instructors, and clinical staff.
Conduct Training Center instructor courses in accordance with American Heart Association guidelines.
Monitor Course Directors and Training Center Faculty and complete required documentation.
Schedule instructors for all Life Support programs and activities.
Become an assistant instructor for Life Support programs including ACLS, BLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, ENPC, and RQI.
Oversee improvement of Life Support programs and deployment of new equipment.
Ensure Life Support program regulatory compliance, updated standards, and adherence to policies.
Maintain accurate and timely education paperwork, including lesson plans, attendance documents, and orientee files.
Collaborate with coworkers and departments, communicate clearly, protect privacy and confidentiality, and support organizational goals.
Participate in team huddles, identify problems, follow standard work, and contribute evidence-informed quality-improvement ideas.
Develop educational offerings and programs based on WNA/ANCC standards for continuing education.