Team Lead - Nursing Education
Waterbury-CT-06701-United States
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SCOPE OF POSITION:
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Assists Director of Workforce Development with assessing, planning, directing, evaluating, and teaching clinical and non-clinical educational activities for Hospital. Uses clinical knowledge and adult learning principles and techniques to provide educational services and events to clinical personnel that foster clinical competency. Supports staff of clinical educators in collaboration with the Director. Supports hospital-wide education initiatives as appropriate. Provides leadership coverage for the Workforce Development team when the Director is unavailable (PTO, sick, off-site meetings, etc.).
Maintains role of nursing professional development specialist for designated department(s). Responsible for clinical education support for designated department(s). Duties include communication and direction of clinical staff to comply with standards of practice; medical record review; staff education and training; policy and procedure review, revision, and development to meet most current standards. Advocates for evidence-based practice, works with other disciplines to provide interdisciplinary educational opportunities, represents nursing as appropriate during project implementation(s) and EHR updates, and facilitates practice transitions as needed. Provides clinical education experiences to foster professional development designated department, including orientation of new staff in addition to the ongoing development of current staff to include training and competency programs. Collaborates with leadership of designated department(s) to meet goals.
Reports to the Director of Nursing Education.
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RESPONSIBILITIES:
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- Demonstrates support for vision, strategy, and quality improvement activities that inform educational and organizational development goals.
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- Collaborates with Director of Nursing Education to support the implementation and evaluation of strategic initiatives related to hospital-wide education and organizational development.
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- Facilitates the development of educational programs that are compliant with regulatory requirements and operating needs of the Hospital.
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- Makes fiscally responsible decisions.
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- Participates in hospital-wide committees that address on-going educational and organizational development needs, ensuring compliance with regulatory agencies as requested by the Director of Workforce Development (e.g., Joint Commission, DPH, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission).
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- Seeks to foster own professional development.
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- Actively participates in quality and performance improvement activities. Reviews and revises policies and procedures. Develops, revises, and implements standards of care for designated department.
- Oversees competency validation and skills based on employee specific needs assessment in designated department (area of clinical specialty).
- Establishes individualized goals and experiences with both new and current staff.
- Establishes and maintains orientation documents
- Provides/coordinates experiential and Unit/Department specific learning opportunities.
- Facilitates the ongoing development of staff with a focus on clinical expertise, critical thinking, communication skills and professional behavior through role modeling activities.
- Ensures accurate and timely completion of orientation documentation for each employee
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
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REQUIREMENTS:
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- Master’s Degree in Nursing or Nursing Education preferred (if not, will be required to obtain within a determined timeline)
- Bachelor’s Degree required (must be in nursing if no MSN)
- Seven (7) to ten (10) years professional clinical experience in an acute care hospital setting required
- Three (3) years nursing professional development/nursing education experience in acute care setting strongly preferred.
- Experience with classroom/clinical education and professional development required
- Current Registered Nurse license in Connecticut required
- Demonstrated competence in organizational development and education
- Demonstrated competency in adult learning principles and techniques and classroom and/or small group instruction and facilitation
- Demonstrated leadership competencies including professionalism, teamwork, and interprofessional communication.
- Possesses knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, professional standards, and case law that govern educational and organizational development practice
- Perform automated functions that fall within job responsibility
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THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION COVERS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DUTIES PERFORMED BUT DOES NOT EXCLUDE OTHER OCCASIONAL WORK ASSIGNMENTS NOT MENTIONED, THE INCLUSION OF WHICH WOULD BE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE FACTOR DEGREES ASSIGNED TO THIS JOB.
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