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Job Summary:
Serves as entry level professional nursing and patient care services employee development role that leverages the application of principles of adult learning in broad-based program development and implementation. Leverages foundational clinical and professional development knowledge in assessing, monitoring, and prioritizing the educational and professional development needs of a unit or department; supports the development and delivery of clinical educational programs, including specialty training, new graduate/hire training, continuing education for staff, and training for upgrades and changes to KPHC. Coordinates nursing competence & professional development programs for the assigned clinical units/departments/area(s). Conducts ongoing assessments of proficiencies for PCS staff and management and provides feedback and formal action plans management.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Incorporates principles of adult learning in implementation of education programs.
- Identifies and evaluates high quality, culturally diverse instructional materials in all types of media and formats.
- Adjusts content and teaching strategies to meet learner needs.
- Identifies individuals who do not meet established competency expectations and recommends a formal action plan to PCS leadership
- Maintains flexibility when managing multiple roles and responsibilities.
- Interprets and communicates across multiple disciplines.
- Promotes a safe and healthy work environment.
- Maintains up-to-date knowledge of trends and advances in the field of Nursing and Healthcare Informatics, as well as new developments in hardware and software technology.
- Maintains up-to-date knowledge of nursing practices, regulatory standards, and organizational priorities.
- Collaborates staff and leadership in areas of clinical expertise (e.g. workflow and clinical use recommendations), provides information on current clinical practice, and addresses clinical questions.
- Ensures optimization efforts are identified and implemented to support clinical decision making that supports high quality and safe patient care.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
- Minimum two (2) years of nursing experience.
- Minimum one (1) year of experience in nursing clinical education which includes teaching, precepting or supporting educational programs.
Education
- Bachelors degree in nursing or a related field
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
License, Certification, Registration
- Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire
- Basic Life Support
Additional Requirements:
- Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, federal, state, and local requirements.
- Demonstrated knowledge in KP HealthConnect including functionality and expertise in workflows (or for external hires,
- similarly integrated medical record).
- Demonstrated knowledge of medical center policy and procedure requirements, specialty training and competency
- requirements.
- National Certification required within one year of hire
Preferred Qualifications:
- Must have Labor and Delivery experience.
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