Nursing Prof Dev Practitioner in NEWARK, New Jersey at RWJBarnabas Health

Job Title: Nursing Prof Dev Practitioner

Location: Newark Beth Israel Medical Ctr

Department Name: Develop Innovation & Research

Req #: 0000257418

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $115,657.80 - $150,355.14 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Summary of Job Function

The NPD Practitioner is a registered professional nurse who has the expertise in education and/or specific area of nursing practice and is based in a nursing division of service,

She or he is responsible and accountable for the development and application of the Standards of care with Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children s Hospital of New Jersey in an effort to enhance the quality of care provided to patients and families

The primary function is that of an educator practitioner consultant and change agent

The person must be able pt assess data relevant to the learner s progress and interpret the appropriate information necessary to develop group and individual learning plans

The NPD Practitioner is considered to be a clinical expert when positioned in a practice setting with abilities to foster the clinical development of the staff that he/she guides

The individual will be responsible to access the educational needs of the staff on an ongoing basis and to serve as a resource or coach for the nursing staff education team, management, and other healthcare providers

Job Qualifications Education Training Certification Licensure

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Bachelor s degree in nursing required

Master s Degree MSN or MS preferred

Current NJ RN licensure required

Minimum of five years of experience in specialty required

Maintains ACLS, PALS NRP As appropriate

BLS is required

Job-Specific Requirements

Assesses learning needs of a group of employees and identifies priority learning needs in congruence with organizational goals trended data and regulatory standards

Plans, designs, and develops learning performance initiatives to meet identified priority learning needs

Coordinates and implements cost effective leaning performance initiatives designed to close the performance gap or to raise the performance bar

Leads complex work groups to increase the performance of staff and enhances performance improvement initiatives

Evaluates documents and reports outcomes

Acts as a change agent for new departmental organizational processes

Coaches and develops other educators and acts as a role model in building supportive and collaborative work relationships with others

Serves as a clinical resource for the nursing staff and health care provided to achieve optimal patient outcomes

Disseminates recent innovations and research findings relevant to education nursing practice and patient outcomes to foster evidence base practice

Links nurses to professional development and other relevant resources

Designs and implements evaluation plans for programs and projects