Nursing Professional Development Specialist / Primary Care
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Description:
Nursing Professional Development Specialist / Primary Care
Location: Essential to travel to all primary care, geriatric, and LaGrange locations for orienting new staff, development ,implementing initatives, and all other educational directives.- Uses expertise in the roles of learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion of scientific inquiry, advocate for the Nursing Professional Development specialty, and partner for practice transitions- per the Association for Nursing Professional Development (ANPD) Practitioner guidelines (roles).
- The responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Orientation/onboarding
- Education - Professional role development
- Research/evidence-based practice /quality improvement
- Collaborative partnerships
- Competency management Aligns with the scope and standards of the Specialist role of Nursing Professional Development as defined by ANPD.
- Provide input into the development of the departmental budget.
- Supports the use of current evidence-based education guidelines during implementation of educational programs.
- Supports the organization through inter-professional education and collaborative practice.
- Respects diversity by considering cultural, ethnic, generational and other differences in planning to meet learner needs.
- Implements these considerations while engaging learners. Performs related responsibilities as required.
- Must have a valid, active unencumbered Nursing license or temporary permit approved by the Georgia Licensing Board.
- Graduate degree in nursing, preferably with a focus in Nursing Education.
- Four years of clinical practice expertise, and NPD board certification within 9 months of hire. BLS certification required, ACLS preferred.
The Emory Healthcare Network, established in 2011, is the largest clinically integrated network in Georgia, with more than 3,450 physicians concentrating in 70 different subspecialties.
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