Nursing Professional Development Practitioner - Danbury - St. Vincent's Medical Center

Description

Location Detail: St Vincents Medical Center

Shift Detail: Shift 1

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St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport has more than 3,200 employees. It includes a 473-bed community teaching hospital, a 76-bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Westport, a large multispecialty provider group, and special needs services for adults and children. St. Vincent's is the first hospital in Fairfield County to be integrated into the Hartford HealthCare network and is the system's second-largest hospital.

Job Summary:

The Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Practitioner is a Registered Nurse with NPD practice judgement and expertise who influences professional role competence and growth of learners. This position works in collaboration with nursing leadership to foster and influence competency management, clinical nursing education, professional role development, policy standardization, collaborative partnerships, scientific inquiry, transition to practice and onboarding/orientation of new Hartford HealthCare colleagues. The practitioner is an essential member of the nursing leadership team who promotes the alignment of regional NPD and practice excellence with the HHC system.

Job Responsibilities:

The area of coverage for this position is Labor & Delivery/Maternal Newborn.  Key areas of responsibility are:

· Learning Facilitator: Uses the educational design process and adult learning principles to bridge the knowledge, skills and/or practice gaps identified through learning needs assessment and evaluation of outcomes.

· Collaborative Partner: Collaborates with members of the nursing leadership team to assess learning needs, develops programs, monitors clinical competency and supports action plans. Represents nursing in the development of inter-professional learning activities.

· Role Development: Promotes professional nursing practice and quality patient care according to the ANA standards of practice. Endorses the theory-based approach through the continuum of practice from novice to expert. 

· Mentor: Advances the profession of nursing and the NPD specialty by contributing to the professional development of others and supporting the ongoing professional learning as individuals develop across practice, professional and educational settings.

· Competency Management: Utilizes tools to capture knowledge, skill, ability judgment and performance during the situational or dynamic phases of practice (i.e. initial and ongoing competencies).

· Orientation: Develops, facilitates, conducts and evaluates programs during the onboarding phase and when changes in roles, responsibilities and practice occur.

· Change Agent: Works to transform processes at micro, meso and/or macro system levels.  Uses change management strategies and theories to drive desired outcomes.

· Champion of Scientific Inquiry Promotes a spirit of inquiry, the generation and dissemination of new knowledge and the use of evidence to advance NPD practice, guide clinical practice and improve the quality of care for the healthcare consumer/partner.

· Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications

Education:

·       BSN required and enrolled in a master's program with degree completion within two years of hire date.

Licensure, Certification, Registration:

·       Licensed Registered Nurse from the CT DPH obtained prior to hire date.

·       RNC-OB or C-EFM preferred.

·       Neonatal Resuscitation preferred.

·       NPD or Clinical Specialty Certification within two years of hire hire/transfer BLS required. 

·       NPD Specialty certification preferred.

Work Experience:

·       Minimum of 3 years of active clinical nursing experience.

·       At least 1 year of experience in an acute care environment, Labor & Delivery or Maternal Newborn.

·       One year of relevant teaching experience preferred, nursing professional development and/or specialty area preferred.

·       Experience as a preceptor or other informal educator role.

·       Demonstrates ability to develop, deliver and evaluate educational programs.

·       Working knowledge of high reliability and LEAN process improvement strategies.

·       Demonstrated leadership skills and a commitment to education as a methodology for promoting continuous quality improvement in the delivery of patient care and services.

·       Knowledge of the principles/theories of adult learning.

·       Knowledge of unit-based orientation plans.

·       Strong skills in the process of educational needs assessments.

·       Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

·       Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

·       Must be able to work independently as well as part of a collaborative team.

·       Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and strong skills in excel.

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