*Description* * *Education and Experience Requirements:* ·Minimum 5 - 10 years in Specialized nursing field. ·Master’s Degree in nursing or currently enrolled in an MSN program, required. *Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements:* ·Proficient in Microsoft Office / Adobe ·Knowledge and proficiency in EMR Documentation Systems ·Knowledge in DOH (NY and/ or CT) nursing practice requirements ·Knowledge of Joint Commission accreditory requirements for the Division of Patient Care Services ·Experienced in delivering group presentation *License, Registration, or Certification Requirements:* ·Current and unobstructed New York State Registered Nurse (NY Hospitals) ·Current and unobstructed Connecticut Registered Nurse License (CT Hospitals) ·Certificate in BLS, ACLS, and PALS provider status required. ·Instructor in AHA training in one area (BLS, ACLS, PALS – must be obtained within 6 months of hire) ·Nursing certification in specialty within 8 months of hire *Summary:* *Purpose: *The Professional Development Practice Specialist is the clinical expert in evidence-based nursing practice in the specific clinical area assigned. The Professional Development Practice Specialist will work under the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice for Nursing Professional Development roles established by the American Nurse’s Credentialing Center (ANCC) to include: Educator, Consultant, Researcher, Facilitator, Change Agent, and Leader. The PDS will also exemplify the eight nursing characteristics identified in the AACN Synergy Model (Clinical Judgment, Facilitation of Learning, and Response to Diversity, Clinical Inquiry, Systems Thinking, Collaboration, Advocacy, and Caring Practices. Population Served for this role will be the clinical nurses who specialize in a certain skill set that requires advanced training. Responsibilities: 1.Develops, conducts, and evaluates programs that meet the educational needs of nursing staff specific to scope of practice and special nursing population. Grounds teaching strategies in educational theory, evidence based-teaching practices, and aligns them with the Nursing Specialty Organization that governs the specialty practice. - 70% 2.Determines nursing practice and system interventions that will promote patient, family, and community safety within the special clinical area. 70% 3.Uses effective strategies for changing clinician and interdisciplinary team behavior to encourage adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery. 50% 4.Oversees specialty department and division competency assessment processes aligning them on a system level. 50% 5.Identifies and prioritizes emerging needs in collaboration with PD and nursing leadership through assessment and evaluation of current system processes. 70% 6.Facilitates research and quality projects and integrates the research findings into the advancement of the clinical practice of the nurse. 25% 7.Participates in processes that may be necessary in changes in organizational structure or goals, accreditation criteria, legal mandates, or advances in diagnosis, treatment and patient outcomes. 50% 8.Cultivates a climate of clinical inquiry across spheres of influence for nursing and nursing partners. Evaluates the need for improvement or redesign of the care delivery process to improve safety, efficiency, reliability, and quality. 9.Provides educational consultation on the specialty unit and organizational level through participation in committees, councils, and administrative teams. This includes but is not limited to systematic evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of clinical practice, use of theoretical frameworks strategies and methodologies to promote behavior change, promotion of positive learning and practice environments, facilitation of skills, assessment of knowledge verses performance gaps. 75% 10.Uses knowledge of legal and ethical issues relevant to the special nursing practice. 30% 11.Proficient in EMR documentation systems to including consultation of build, analyzing documentation standards, re-design of documentation requirements, and assessment of documentation skills of the clinical nurse. 70% 12.Writes policies on nursing practice in collaboration with nursing leadership and physician partners that focus on the standards as set forth by the nursing specialty organization. 75% 13.Develops plans of corrective action, in collaboration with leadership, for clinical staff that do not adhere to the tenants of the specialized nursing practice as determined in organizational policy 50% Other Information: Specialized training in Cardiac Telemetry / Psych / Oncology / NICU - Peds / Cath Lab IR Working Conditions: Manual: Some manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity Occupational: Some occupational risk Physical Effort: Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc. Company: Health Quest Systems Inc Org Unit: 1679 Department: Nursing Education Exempt: Yes Salary Range: $43.92 - $81.56 Hourly We are an equal opportunity employer Qualified applicants are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other classification protected under applicable Federal, State or Local law. We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation or our business. 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