Nursing Professional Development Specialist

Location: Gulf Coast Medical Center -13681 Doctor's WayFort Myers FL 33912

Department: Clinical Education

Work Type: Full Time

Shift: Shift 1/7:00:00 AM to 3:30:00 PM

Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate: $35.04 - $47.30 / hour

Summary

The Nursing Professional Development Specialist is responsible for facilitating the development of clinical excellence in assigned areas through active participation in system, campus/, and unit based orientation, training, on-going staff development, and competency validation. Designs, organizes, implements, and evaluates learning programs that facilitate the professional growth, skill development, initial/ and ongoing competence, and attainment of standards of care for direct care providers for assigned units. Learning programs will be developed, implemented, and evaluated using nursing theory, nursing clinical expertise, standards of practice, and the principles of pedagogy and andragogy theory. Actively participates and collaborates in multi-disciplinary unit, campus, and system wide performance improvement teams to enhance safety, patient and staff satisfaction, staff clinical competence, and standards of care.

Requirements

Education : Bachelor of Science in Nursing Required, Masters Degree in Nursing Education or a Masters Degree in Nursing Preferred, post graduate certification in education preferred.

Experience : At least five years bedside clinical experience in acute care setting. Previous experience in an approved specialty area in the acute care setting and formal or informal teaching experience in acute care setting is preferred.

License : Current Florida RN Licensure

Certification : AHA Basic Life Support current card for at least 90 days after hire date.ACLS, TNCC, ENPC or other as mandated by VP/Director, and completed by timeline given. Professional certification in a designated specialty is preferred, or ProfessionalNursing Development.

Other : Demonstrates a commitment to life-long learning. Membership in professional/academic organizations is preferred. Basic computer skills; MS Windows, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher, and MS Excel.

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