MedStar Health

Not-for-profit health system delivering patient care

Nursing Professional Development Specialist - Med/Surg

Learning & DevelopmentConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBaltimore, MD, USA$89.1k - $162.8k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required.
Three to four years of progressive clinical nursing experience is required.
An active Registered Nurse license in Maryland or a compact state is required.
Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation certification for healthcare providers, including BLS and NRP, from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross is required within 90 days.
Demonstrated high-level clinical competence is required.
Effective verbal and written communication skills are required.
Basic math skills are required.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate learning and development programs that enhance associate performance, promote professional development, and support the organization's and Department of Nursing's mission, vision, and values.
Contribute to department goals and objectives while adhering to department policies, procedures, quality standards, and safety standards, and comply with governmental and accreditation regulations.
Apply teaching techniques that promote critical thinking, clinical reasoning, decision-making, and evidence-based practice, incorporating adult learning theory.
Coach nurses and other associates and provide feedback to enhance professional nursing practice and advancement.
Collaborate with internal and external departments, experts, and leaders to gather information for relevant learning programs; serve as a liaison with academic partners and clinical student placements.
Conduct educational activities to teach and facilitate adoption of new procedures, technologies, equipment, and patient-care trends, offering continuing education credits where appropriate.
Coordinate and plan educational offerings for nursing associates, including mandatory regulatory requirements, quality and safety, performance improvement, and clinical advancement.
Design, implement, and evaluate designated learning and educational programs and consultative services; assess associate learning needs through formal and informal data collection.
Develop evaluation plans and apply evidence-based evaluation systems to determine the effectiveness of educational activities and learning programs, involving learners in the evaluation process.
Identify and assess learning needs and knowledge or skill gaps requiring remediation, and collaborate with unit leaders to promote critical thinking and competent patient-care delivery.
Maintain knowledge of professional development standards, available evidence, and current trends and innovations in nursing practice, clinical instruction, nursing education, staff development, simulation, and learning technologies; pursue ongoing learning to enhance professional practice, knowledge, skills, and competencies.
Meet the learning needs of nurses and other associates, foster lifelong learning, and support career advancement across nursing specialties.
Plan and conduct orientation for new personnel to facilitate their transition to the practice environment and completion of competency assessment requirements in accordance with departmental objectives, regulatory requirements, and accreditation standards.
Plan and regularly conduct competency validation programs for nursing department associates; apply adult learning principles to assess staff learning and competency needs, and offer competency-building activities.
Support and participate in the transition to practice of newly licensed nurses through the organization's New to Practice Nurse Residency Program.
Participate in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams, meetings, and committees, and represent the department and hospital or facility in community outreach efforts as appropriate.

Desired Qualifications

A master's degree in Clinical Nursing or Nursing Education is preferred.
Staff development or continuing education experience is preferred.
Basic computer skills are preferred.

About the Job

General Summary of Position
Responsible for the assessment planning development implementation and evaluation of learning and development programs that enhance associates' performance promote professional development or otherwise support the mission vision and SPIRIT Values of MedStar Health and the Department of Nursing.These activities include onboarding/orientation competency management education professional role development career coaching and collaborative partnerships.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies procedures quality standards and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.
Applies teaching techniques that promote critical thinking clinical reasoning and decision making and evidence-based practice incorporating principles of adult learning theory.
Coaches nurses and other associates. Provides feedback to enhance professional nursing practice and professional advancement of nurses and other associates.
Collaborates with other departments experts and leaders both internal and external to MedStar Health to obtain information needed to purse development of relevant learning programs. Serves as a liaison with academic partners and clinical student placements.
Conducts educational activities that inform teach and facilitate adoption of new procedures technologies equipment and patient care trends with continuing education credits where appropriate.
Coordinates and plans educational offerings for nursing associates with consideration of but not limited to mandatory regulatory requirements quality and safety performance improvement and clinical advancement.
Demonstrates clinical expertise leadership communication skills and knowledge of education theory and principles necessary to develop learning programs and achieve optimal educational outcomes.
Designs implements and evaluates designated learning and educational programs and related consultative services. Assesses learning needs through formal and informal approaches to data collection to determine specific education needs of associates.
Develops evaluation plans and applies evidence-based evaluation systems to determine the effectiveness of educational activities and learning programs. Involves learners in the evaluation process.
Identifies and assesses learning needs and knowledge or skill gaps that require remediation and collaborates with unit leaders to promote critical thinking and competent patient care delivery.
Maintains knowledge of professional development standards available evidence and current trends and innovations in nursing practice clinical instruction nursing education staff development and use of simulation and learning technologies. Pursues ongoing learning and educational opportunities to enhance own practice knowledge skills and competencies.
Meets identified learning needs of nurses and other associates fosters lifelong learning and supports career advancement in a wide-range of nursing specialties.
Plans and conducts orientation of new personnel to facilitate a new associate's transition to the practice environment and meeting competency assessment requirements in conformance with departmental objectives regulatory requirements and accreditation standards.
Plans and regularly conducts competency validation programs for nursing department associates. Applies principles of adult learning to assess staff learning and competency needs. Offers competency-building activities to enhance associates' educational and experiential learning.
Supports and participates in the transition to practice of newly licensed nurses using the MedStar Health New to Practice Nurse Residency Program.
Participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams as appropriate. Participates in meetings serves on committees and represents the department and hospital/facility in community outreach efforts as appropriate.

Minimal Qualifications
Education

Master's degree in Clinical Nursing Nursing Education preferred, BSN required

Experience

3-4 years Progressive clinical nursing experience required
Staff development or continuing education experience preferred

Licenses and Certifications

RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure in the State of Maryland. required
CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (includes BLS and NRP) for healthcare providers from either the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cros within 90 Days required
Additional unit/specialty certifications may vary by department or business unit.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Demonstrated high level of clinical competence.
Effective interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication.
Basic math skills.
Basic computer skills preferred.

This position has a hiring range of

USD $89,065.00 - USD $162,801.00 /Yr.

About the Company

MedStar Health

Not-for-profit health system delivering patient care

MedStar Health is a not-for-profit health system serving Maryland and the Washington, D.C. region, with hospitals, ambulatory and urgent care centers, and a health research institute. It delivers medical care through a network of facilities and care teams, supported by ongoing education and research to inform everyday practice. It stands out through its Georgetown University academic partnership, large regional network, and emphasis on patient experience, education, and research. Its goal is to improve regional health by providing high-quality medical care and advancing medicine through education and clinical excellence.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $29M
Headquarters: Columbia, MD
Founded: 1999

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