Education Nurse Spec- Professional Development

Shift: Monday-Friday, 8:00a-4:30p

FTE: 1.0 (40 hours)

Exempt, Full-Time Benefits

The Professional Development Education Nurse Specialist develops tools, theories, skills, and knowledge to advance the practice of the learner based on the Association of Nursing Professional Development (ANPD) Scope and Standards. The primary outcomes of nursing professional development practice include: learning, change, professional role competence and growth.

Why Nationwide Children's Hospital?

The moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it. Welcome to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose.

Here, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into our core values and practices. We are passionate about building, sustaining and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment. We are seeking individuals who live these values and want to share their experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission.

We’re 14,000 strong. And it takes every one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids around the world we’ll never meet. Kids who live healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere.

Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children’s badge what they do for a living. They’ll tell you it’s More Than a Job. It’s a calling. It’s a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital. A Place to Be Proud.

Responsibilities

Assesses and analyzes the education needs of all levels of nursing and other patient care staff in collaboration with patient care leadership and makes recommendations regarding priority programming.

Interprets and provides standards for educational programming which foster quality, state of the art educational methods, process, and outcomes.

Designs instructional systems and acts as a consultant to nursing and other patient care services to meet competency needs, age-appropriate patient/family care needs, and other learning needs related to functioning within their job descriptions of all levels of nursing staff, patient care services personnel, and other groups as requested.

Instructs others to perform duties within the framework of the standards, policies and procedures set forth by Children's Hospital and the Ohio Nurse Practice Act, JCAHO, and other professional practice standards.

Coordinates and manages educational programs and courses, assuring adherence to quality measures; enables others to gain these skills.

Teaches and presents educational classes, both formal and informal, in an effective manner and facilitates others to teach competently.

Develops and utilizes appropriate evaluation systems to determine the effectiveness of educational activities and analyzes for use in decision making.

Provides information linkage to nursing, other patient care services staff and affiliating faculty related to resources, educational techniques, and application of theory into practice.

Promotes patient-focused outcomes and flexibility in a changing workplace through collaboration with all disciplines, group problem solving, cross training, information sharing, and educational consultancy to meet common educational needs.

Qualifications

Education: MS/MSN in nursing education or related field required.

Licensure: RN, Ohio.

Certifications: Preferred Certification in Nursing Professional Development. Must have or obtain within 3 years Nursing Professional Development (NPD) certification or equivalent.

Skills: Competency in nursing clinical practice and professional development applicable to unit/area assigned.

Experience: Minimum 6 years of experience as an RN, required. Pediatric experience, preferred.

MINIMUM PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must be able to see, hear, speak, read and perform manual tasks with or without accommodation, and care for oneself with little or no difficulty. The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individual so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision.

Full Time