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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Nurse Educator (NPDP) - Acute Care/Progressive Care Specialty
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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is hiring a Nurse Educator (NPDP) - Acute Care/Progressive Care Specialty. This nursing professional development practitioner influences the professional growth and role competence of nursing staff through onboarding, competency management, and continuing education. The educator also identifies emerging learning needs and applies evidence-based practice to improve patient outcomes across acute and progressive care settings.
Highlights
- Guide onboarding, orientation, and competency management for nursing staff.
- Identify learning needs by scanning emerging issues, guidelines, and performance data.
- Serve as a learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, and champion for scientific inquiry.
- Support evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and practice transitions.
- Partner with an interprofessional healthcare team on collaborative development initiatives.
- Master's degree in Nursing, or a Bachelor's in Nursing plus a related master's degree, and two years of nursing experience.
- Current Ohio RN license required.
Nurse Educator (NPDP) - Acute Care/Progressive Care Specialty Full Description
Department:
Health System Shared Services | HS Nursing Enterprise Leadership
Scope of Position:
The Nursing Professional Development (NPD) practitioner provides ongoing and constant support to the transforming healthcare landscape. The NPD practitioner functions as a nurse leader in an interprofessional environment applying evidenced based practice, clinical expertise, and patient values to improve patient outcomes. The NPD practitioner engages in environmental scanning to continuously assess potential professional practice gaps. By using various sources of data, the NPD practitioner identifies learning needs that include but are not limited to emerging issues, new or updated evidenced based guidelines, comparison of current performance and/or outcomes with national data bases and use of new tools and techniques.
Position Summary:
The NPD practitioner is a master's prepared registered nurse who influences professional role competence and professional growth of learners in a variety of settings. This NPD practitioner maintains lifelong learners in an interprofessional setting that facilitates continuous development and learning for the healthcare team. The NPD practitioner demonstrates expertise in the identified roles: learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for scientific inquiry, advocate for NPD specialty and partner for practice transitions. Responsibilities include: onboarding/orientation, competency management, education, professional role development, collaborative partnerships, research, evidenced based practice and quality improvement.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in Nursing or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing AND masters in related field (i.e. MHA, Nursing Education, etc.).
- Two years of nursing experience is required.
- Current Ohio RN license required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong leadership skills, effective communication, problem-solving, and strong organizational skills
- Interest in learning and teaching new skills
- Recent teaching experience through employment or community activities. Experience with, commitment to, and competence in dealing with diverse adult populations
- Strong facilitation and presentation skills
- RN experience in acute/progressive care
Additional Information:
Location:
University Hospital (0870)
Position Type:
Regular
Scheduled Hours:
40
Shift:
First Shift
Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.
The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.
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