Staff Development Nurse - OrthoNeuro Oncology - Full Time - Days

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Job Summary:

Location: Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Address: 933 East Pierce St. - Council Bluffs IA

Work Schedule: 7a-7p. 36 hours total; 12 hours floor nurse, 24 hours staff development nurse, some weekends required.

Provide staff with evidence-based unit specific education to ensure annual and ongoing skills and competencies are met.

Responsibilities:

Essential Job Functions

Develop and lead the clinical orientation and progression of new hires to the unit.

• Coordinate clinical practice based learning with preceptor.
• Facilitate, evaluate and validate new hire clinical progression and competency.
• Works with Unit Managers to develop action plans for success when needs are identified during orientation.
• Provide feedback and documentation audit for 6 month probationary and annual evaluation of new employee.

Identify, plan and implement staff development initiatives to enhance knowledge, validate competency and encourage personal and professional growth.

• Perform and participate in ongoing educational and competency needs assessments.
• Participate in developing and disseminating action plans/change initiatives that address individual, unit and organizational learning and competency needs to improve the quality of care.
• Collaborate with Unit Director to monitor completion of learning/competency requirements.
• Support and mentor unit staff in personal and professional development opportunities utilizing Benner’s Novice to Expert model.

Participate in ongoing initiatives to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of clinical orientation and ongoing competency.

• Facilitate use of evidence based practice and adult learning principles when developing educational initiatives.
• Develop and implement unit based and hospital-wide skills and competencies.
• Engage in and evaluate trials of educational and competency initiatives.
• Develop and update online learning modules and clinical skill elements.

Serve in clinical role on the unit through application of the nursing process, performance improvement, and documentation.

• Assist, support and mentor staff in individualizing the nursing plan of care based on assessment findings and evidence based practice standards.
• Review, modify and disseminate changes related to documentation and care planning within the Electronic Health Record.
• Assist with unit tracers and audits to improve patient care and documentation.
• Develop educational plans to improve outcomes based on tracers, audits and unit projects.

Accountable for the delivery of quality care to patients and families according to the individualized needs of the patient.

• Maintains skills and competencies in the delivery of direct patient care.
• Supports clinical development by working in the staff RN role with a patient care load on the unit as assigned.
• Show flexibility in completing staff development activities and working in direct patient care based on unit and patient care needs.

Schedule:

7a-7p. 36 hours total; 12 hours floor nurse, 24 hours staff development nurse, some weekends required.

Job Description:

Job Requirements

Education

• Associates degree in nursing required.
• BSN preferred.

Experience

• Minimum 1 year clinical experience in a health care setting required.

License/Certifications

• Current valid Registered Nurse (RN) license, valid compact multistate license to work in Nebraska or Iowa (work state), or a temporary permit while awaiting licensure required.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.
• Certification(s) in areas of specialty preferred.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities