DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES:       

Design, Implementation, Facilitation, and Evaluation of Education/Educational Programs

• Intentionally engages in environmental scanning to ascertain opportunities and challenges – both within and external to the organization – that may reveal or create a potential professional practice gap.
• Develops and facilitates new and existing employee orientation programs. 
• Creates, reviews, and revises orientation pathways and competencies every calendar year and as needed.
• Evaluates educational programs for effectiveness and impact. 
• Creates and provides educational and professional development opportunities that enhance empirical outcomes, structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, transformational leadership, new knowledge, innovations, and improvements.
• Ensures educational activities are congruent with organizational pillars, mission, vision, values, and goals.
• Provides didactic classes, self-study modules, and learning opportunities to staff members.  Evaluates ongoing needs, competence, and post-education outcomes.
• Implements a variety of teaching strategies tailored to the learner’s characteristics, learning needs, cultural perspectives, and outcome objectives.
• Plans professional development programs that are culturally relevant and that incorporate DEI concepts.
• Uses complex patient care scenarios to develop critical thinking skills among the staff.

Leadership and Collaboration

• Collaborates with Executive team and Department Leaders to create educational content that meets the strategic goals of the network.
• Provides guidance, educational support, and leadership throughout the organization.
• Encourages staff to pursue higher education, certification, and attend/participate in professional development activities.
• Models behaviors that reflect participation and leadership in activities within the organization, such as serving in key roles on committees, and councils.
• Facilitates and supports Tenet Nurse Residency and other programs to support recruitment and retention.
• Partners with Department Leaders, Contracts Department, and Legal representatives to ensure affiliation agreements and other legal agreements are negotiated, executed and followed. 
• Communicates information regarding the appropriate onboarding process to school partners and shadowing candidates to meet occupational safety and human resource requirements. 
• Collaborates with academic partners in organizing effective clinical rotations for students enrolled in an accredited program of the health sciences.
• Assumes responsibility for projects and is self-directed in autonomously moving charge forward.  Maintains awareness of personal limitations and seeks guidance or assistance as appropriate.
• Supports ongoing professional development in collaboration with academic institutions, healthcare organizations, professional nursing organizations, and other nursing professional development practitioners.

Quality and Performance Improvement

• Collects data to assess needs for further learning.
• Shares information with key stakeholders regarding necessary changes and/or compliance concerns.  Works collaboratively to develop and implement process changes to achieve compliance. 
• Monitors performance improvement, creates, implements, measures, and monitors educational plans to meet performance and quality improvement needs and initiatives.
• Facilitates andragogic sessions that align with regulatory, best practice, and evidence-based standards.
• Participates in the development, education, and communication of policies and procedures as appropriate.
• Creates and implements training/educational programs focused on identified performance improvement and organizational initiatives.
• Takes part in continued survey-readiness activities and provides education as appropriate.
• Creates and implements education action plans based on survey findings (actual and readiness).
• Integrates research into practice and develops staff members’ knowledge and skills in the research process; and, fosters the use of systematic evaluative research with regard to clinical and educational data.
• Incorporates LEAN methodology into daily practice.
• Models behaviors of an Innovator or Early Adopter on Roger’s Innovation Adoption Curve

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

1. Master’s Degree in Nursing; or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing with current enrollment in a Master’s in Nursing program with scheduled graduation within 2 years of hire
2. Current, unencumbered licensure to practice in the State of California
3. Minimum of 2 years’ experience in teaching adult learners
4. Minimum of 5 years recent clinical experience in the specialty for which the applicant desires to become educator
5. Computer literacy including Microsoft Office products (i.e., Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
6. Exceptional relationship management skills and professional demeanor.  Exemplifies elevated nursing practice, higher education, and professional growth and development.
7. Understanding of adult learning principles and the ability to apply them in course instruction
8. Understanding of change management principles.  Ability to be a change agent by being a champion for change and participating in change processes
9. Proven ability in critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, analytical/qualitative analysis, time management and priority setting
10. Demonstrated ability to function both autonomously and collaboratively within a team
11. Strong communication and leadership skills
12. Ability to work flexible hours to meet education needs of all nursing staff (day, night, weekend shifts)
13. Performs other relevant duties as assigned
14. Maintains current knowledge regarding education and regulatory requirements
15. BLS/ACLS provider status current at all times

Preferred:

1. MSN-Education
2. Previous experience as an educator or clinical instructor
3. Open Heart/Cardiovascular ICU/Cardiothoracic ICU experience (within the past 5 years)
4. Previous experience in Level I or II Trauma Center and Primary/Comprehensive Stroke Center
5. Previous experience with shared governance models
6. Certification in specialty (e.g., CCRN, CEN, CMSRN, CNOR, etc.) nursing education (CNE), or nursing professional development (NPD-BC)
7. Active membership in relevant professional organization 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS

Physical Requirements

• Lift/position up to 25 lbs. Push/pull up to 25 lbs of force.
• Frequent sitting. Moderate standing, walking, reaching, stooping, and bending
• Manual dexterity, mobility, touch, auditory to perform all the related duties of the position
• Adequate vocal pitch and volume
• Sufficient perceptive acuity (vision and hearing) to perform all the related duties of the position