Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Indian River has been recognized as one of the top regional hospitals in South Florida. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providingoptimalfamily-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work withstate-of-the-arttechnology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
As a Nursing Professional Development Specialist, you will plan,implementand evaluate nursing orientation as well as the ongoing professional development of nursesat Indian River Hospital.In this role, you will collaborate with hospital leadership and theother Nursing Professional Development Specialists on the teamtocoordinateour program,which issupporting the nurses improving care for our Emergency Department.This isa great opportunityfor an experienced nurse who is ready tobranchoutand grow within the nursing education field.
A caregiver in this position works 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, between8:00AM – 5:00PM. Hours may vary depending on shift being supported.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Design, direct, implement and evaluate educational offerings based on knowledge, skills and learning levels of nursing staff.
Identifylearningneeds and desires of nursing personnel.
Develop andutilizeappropriate evaluationsystems todeterminethe effectiveness of educational activities.
Consult with individuals within the Nursing Institute and Ambulatory Nursing,CCFand the communityregardingprofessional nursingpracticeand roles.
Assist in the development of department specific orientation and competencies.
Assist departments in orientation of caregivers.
Develop andmaintaina cataloging system for tracking and retrieval of all available teaching-learning resources.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Bachelor ofScienceinNursing(BSN)
Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Two years of recent nursing experience withdemonstratedclinicalexpertiseincluding clinical nursing experience, preceptor,orBCLS or ACLS instructor
Demonstrated knowledge of educationmethodologysuch as needs assessment, curriculum development, instructionaldesignand principles of adult learning
Presentation skills
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Master’sofScience inNursing(MSN). If this is obtained, youare not required tohave a BSN
Experience within the Emergency Department as this role will be involved in this area
Program development experience
Experience with education planning,implementationand evaluation
Physical Requirements:
Requires full range of motion; manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.
Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.
Note: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.
Personal Protective Equipment:
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
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