Location: Home Health Offices,12801 Westlinks Drive,Fort Myers FL 33913 (Gateway area)
Department: Quality Improve - Education - Home Health
Work Type: Full Time (80 hours bi-weekly), Salary Position (Exempt)
Shift: Days, 8:00:00 AM to 4:30:00 PM, Monday - Friday
Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate: $35.04 - $47.30 / hour
Full Comprehensive Benefits
Relocation up to $ 8,500 and Housing Allowance (first 3 months - a $5,400 value) for qualifying applicants.
Summary:
The Nursing Professional Development Specialist (Educator) is responsible for facilitating the development of clinical excellence in assigned areas through active participation in system, campus/, and unit based orientation, training, on-going staff development, and competency validation. Designs, organizes, implements, and evaluates learning programs that facilitate the professional growth, skill development, initial/ and ongoing competence, and attainment of standards of care for direct care providers for assigned units. Learning programs will be developed, implemented, and evaluated using nursing theory, nursing clinical expertise, standards of practice, and the principles of pedagogy and andragogy theory. Actively participates and collaborates in multi-disciplinary unit, campus, and system wide performance improvement teams to enhance safety, patient and staff satisfaction, staff clinical competence, and standards of care.
Requirements
Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required, masters degree in nursing (MSN) preferred.
Experience:
A minimum of five years full-time clinical nursing experience required, preferably in the setting in which they will work.
A minimum of two years of full-time nursing education experience in a formal education role required.
A minimum of one year of formal managerial experience required.
License: Current Florida RN Licensure
Certification: Certification in Nursing Professional Development (NPD-BC) or Certified Nursing Education (CNE) preferred.
BLS (American Heart Association / Basic Life Support) required, current/active for at least the first 90 days of employment.
Other: Demonstrates a commitment to life-long learning. Memberships in national professional organizations is preferred such as Association of Nursing Professional Development (ANPD) or Certified Nursing Education (CNE). Demonstrates the ability to use advanced computer/software skills such as the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher. Demonstrates competency in using laptop projector systems for education programs and presentations.
US:FL:Fort Myers
