System Nursing Professional Development Director

Ochsner Health • Slidell, LA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This job oversees the delivery of patient care that promotes safety and well-being of all patients in the assigned department(s) on a twenty four hour basis. Plans, directs, coordinates, and evaluates the overall clinical nursing practice, educational and training activities, and administrative activities, including fiscal, material, and human resource management. Directs and integrates nursing professional development throughout the hospital and clinics. Collaborates with nursing and organizational management to implement educational goals and maintains open communication with all staff and the administrative team to promote improvement in performance.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company's discretion.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in nursing, education or related field.
• 5 years of clinical nurse experience and 2 years of education experience.
• 3 years of experience in a hospital environment as a manager, supervisor or charge nurse.
• Current registered nurse (RN) license in state of practice
• Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association.

Nice To Haves

• Certifications in specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with system nursing professional development to conduct formal and informal needs assessments annually which identify educational goals and objectives.
• Initiates and maintains effective, open communication with the company's nursing management team.
• Initiates, supports, and facilitates change within the professional setting, congruent with institutional goals and objectives.
• Collaborates with executive leadership in developing and managing budgets within areas of responsibility.
• Identifies continuing education needs using a variety of assessment methods including, but not limited to, written documentation, observation, Performance Improvement activities, evaluation and implementation of new products.
• Ensures that care is delivered to each patient in accordance with the Louisiana Nurse Practice Act, ANA standards of Clinical Nursing Practice, and the company's mission.
• Maintains appropriate quality control programs and the documentation of results.
• Supports the leadership team in efforts aimed at customer service by recognizing and responding appropriately to verbal and nonverbal communication.
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.

Benefits

• The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager