Nurse Educator Behavioral Health (RN) / Nursing Admin Staff Dev
Company: Hartford HealthCare
Location: Shelton
Posted on: April 24, 2024
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Job Description:
Description Job Schedule: Full Time
Standard Hours: 40
Job Shift: Shift 1
Shift Details: Fulltime
Work where every moment matters.
Every day, over 30,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work
with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment
matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut's most
comprehensive healthcare network.
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 description:
The Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Practitioner is a
Register Nurse with NPD practice judgement and expertise who
influence professional role competence and growth of learners. The
NPD practitioner is responsible for supporting learners within the
context and framework of the Nursing Professional Development,
Scope and Standards practice as approved by the American Nurses
Association.
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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.
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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 as a whole.
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Role Responsibilities:
- - - - - - - - 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.
- - - - - - - - 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.
- - - - - - - - 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. -
- - - - - - - - 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.
- - - - - - - - Develops, facilitates, conducts and evaluates
programs during the onboarding phase and when changes in roles,
responsibilities and practice occur.
- - - - - - - - Works to transform processes at micro, meso and/or
macro system levels. - Uses change management strategies and
theories to drive desired outcomes.
- - - - - - - - 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.
- - - - - - - - Utilizes tools to capture knowledge, skill, ability
judgment and performance during the situational or dynamic phases
of practice (i.e. initial and ongoing competencies).Qualifications
- - - - - - - - Minimum of 3 years of active clinical nursing
experience. At least 1 year of experience in a behavior health
environment. Experience as a preceptor. -
- - - - - - - - One year of relevant teaching experience preferred,
nursing professional development and/or specialty area
preferred.
- - - - - - - - Licensed Registered Nurse from the CT DPH obtained
prior to hire date.
- - - - - - - - NPD or Clinical Specialty Certification within two
years of hire hire/transfer
- - - - - - - - BLS required.
- - - - - - - - BSN required. - MSN preferred.
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Knowledge, Skills and Ability Requirements -
- - - - - - - - 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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Committed to nursing excellence, St. Vincent's Medical Center in
Bridgeport is a twice-designated Magnet hospital. With more than
3,200 employees, it includes a 473-bed teaching hospital, a 76-bed
inpatient psychiatric facility and special needs services for
adults and children. - St. Vincent's is also a Level 2 -Trauma
-Center, -certified by the American College of Surgeons, Committee
on Trauma. Now part of Hartford HealthCare, it is the fastest
growing hospital in the state providing more advanced surgical
procedures and expanding access to care. A large provider group,
comprised of the region's foremost experts, provides convenient
patient access from Stamford to Milford and nearly everywhere in
between. Founded in 1903, St. Vincent's remains steadfast in its
mission to provide compassionate, personalized care to the
community.
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St. Vincent's Medical Center is part of Hartford HealthCare, a
system that includes 7 acute care hospitals, a comprehensive
Behavioral Health Network, Home Care services, Senior Services, and
an extensive Medical Group network. Hartford HealthCare's unified
culture enhances access, affordability, equity and excellence. Its
care-delivery system of over 37,000 employees- in more than 500
locations serving 185 towns across Connecticut offers unparalleled
expertise-touching more than 23,000 lives every single day. Here
you'll learn, grow, and contribute to healing and health as part of
one of Connecticut's premier health systems. No matter where you
work in the Hartford HealthCare system, you're connected to the
team that's redefining care. Start here, where every moment
matters.
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