Nursing Professional Development Specialist, Critical Care (40 Hours, Day)

Company: Boston Medical Center
Location: Boston
Posted on: April 19, 2024

Job Description:

Position: Nursing Professional Development Specialist
Department: Critical Care
Schedule: 40 Hours, Days

POSITION SUMMARY:
The role of the Nursing Professional Development Specialist for Critical Care encompasses employee orientation, development, coordination and implementation of a variety of education programs; assessment and maintenance of staff competency and involvement in quality improvement and research utilization to enhance patient care.

EDUCATION:

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• Graduate of an accredited baccalaureate nursing program required; Master's Degree in Nursing required. Professional certificationrequired.
  
  
• Licensed to practice professional nursing as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts required.
  
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification required; BCLS/ACLS instructor certification preferred.
  
  
  EXPERIENCE:
  
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  • Demonstrated expertise in clinical nursing practice and three to five years of progressively responsible clinical experience.
    
  • Previous teaching experience strongly preferred; demonstrated ability to apply principles of adult learning required.
    
  • Analytical ability to solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement / research utilization projects.
    
  • Advanced interpersonal and writing skills in order to develop and conduct educational programs, presentations, communicate with interdisciplinary team, and perform leadership responsibilities.
    
  • National certification in Staff Development strongly preferred.
    
  • Basic computer proficiency inclusive of ability to access and enter data from computerized information systems Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
    
  • Ability to effectively supervise and evaluate the clinical competence of probationary employees.
    
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills appropriate to the patient and staff populations served.
    
  • Physical ability to meet the core job responsibilities in accordance with practice setting demands for the patient populations regularly served.
    
  • Multilingual skills (beyond that of English) appropriate to the patient populations served by the medical center preferred.
    
  • Ability to manage frequent stress due to critical patient issues, changing organizational climate, and personnel issues.
    
    NursingCCEqual Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

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