System Professional Development Specialist RN - Operating Room
About The Position
Fairview is hiring a System Professional Development Specialist RN for the Operating Room. The position is based primarily at Ridges Hospital, with occasional work at Southdale Hospital. It is a 0.8 FTE role (64 hours per two-week pay period), primarily working eight-hour day shifts, four shifts per week; exact hours are variable. The specialist is a high-level nursing clinical expert who identifies educational needs, develops curricula, and delivers education to nursing and healthcare personnel, with the goal of measurable patient outcomes. The role improves professional practice and role competence by facilitating ongoing learning, change, and professional development. It contributes to workforce strategies and patient care through leadership, service to patients and families, and collaboration. The specialist facilitates learning by applying educational design and adult learning principles, assessing learning needs and outcomes, analyzing data, and developing competency validation processes. The role drives change using change-management strategies and evidence-based approaches to education and communication; mentors and supports staff development; leads system-level assessment and regulatory planning; promotes inquiry, evidence-based practice, nursing specialty development, and professional governance; supports practice transitions through individualized learning plans; and consults and collaborates with staff, leaders, nursing operations, and other stakeholders to improve patient-care processes and outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
- Three years of Operating Room RN experience.
- Experience in teaching, coaching, precepting, or training.
- Minnesota Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Nursing or a healthcare-related field.
- One year of education experience.
- Recognized ANCC certification in a nursing specialty aligned with the area of practice.
- ANPD certification.
Responsibilities
- Identify educational needs, develop curricula, and deliver quality education to nursing and healthcare personnel with measurable patient outcomes.
- Use educational design and adult learning principles to address knowledge, skills, and practice gaps, including developing initial and ongoing competency validation processes.
- Acquire and analyze data from multiple sources to guide competency and education design.
- Transform processes at micro, meso, and/or macro system levels using change-management strategies and theories.
- Use evidence-based strategies to communicate, educate, and facilitate changes in clinician practice and team behaviors.
- Support the professional development of staff and colleagues through role modeling, and potentially serve as a preceptor and mentor.
- Influence and advocate for interprofessional practice and learning environments, the education specialty, nursing, and healthcare.
- Perform and communicate system-level assessments to identify factors influencing nursing competency, training, and outcomes.
- Assist with assessments and design plans to meet regulatory requirements related to nursing practice.
- Promote inquiry, dissemination of knowledge, and evidence use to advance clinical education, guide practice, and improve care quality.
- Use the organization’s evidence-based practice model to identify high-quality evidence and implement best practices.
- Promote nursing professional development and certification within a nursing practice specialty, and support the organizational professional governance model.
- Support nurses and allied nursing staff as they transition across practice and learning environments, roles, and professional stages.
- Use consultative leadership skills to develop individualized learning plans.
- Partner with nursing practice professionals, nursing operations, and other stakeholders to advance the organization’s mission and vision.
- Consult and facilitate with staff, leaders, and others to improve patient-care processes and outcomes.
Benefits
- Medical insurance plans.
- Dental insurance plans.
- Vision insurance plans.
- Life insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- PTO and Sick and Safe Time.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Retirement benefits.
- Early access to earned wages.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
