Nursing Professional Development Specialist - PTU/PACU/Boarding/TRU/MPU
UCLA
Application
Details
Posted: 24-Dec-24
Location: Los Angeles, California
Categories:
General Nursing
Internal Number: 145398369
Description
The Nursing Professional Development Specialist (NPDS) is a registered nurse whose practice is clinical nursing education and who oversees required education, competency, training, and professional development for the inpatient PTU/PACU/PACU Boarding/TRU/MPU population specific nursing staff in the UCLA Health system.Encompasses the delivery of clinician (primarily nursing), professional/leadership development, policies, activities, assessment tools, and systems.Promotes excellence in patient care, through skill acquisition in evidence-based nursing practice and clinical inquiry.Collaborates with nursing leadership (Unit Director, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Clinical Nurse Managers, and Nursing Professional Development Specialists) to deliver educational programs and secure resources based on needs assessments and adult learning theory.Meets the diverse requirements of the nursing units, patient populations, regulatory and accreditation and strategic goals of the organization/health system.
Salary Range: $124,600 to $289,400 Annually (budget = $135,720 - $197,775
depending on paid professional experience)
Qualifications
Required:
CPR: BLS
Current CA RN
MSN in Nursing Education or Education, or Post-master’s certificate in nursing education
3 years of recent acute care experience
Advanced knowledge of developing and delivering clinical nursing education and training material for orientation, class training and skills/competency learning and leadership development
Advanced interpersonal skills to participate in the development and delivery of new education and training programs and to develop positive working relationships with nursing staff and leadership
Advanced organizational and project management skill to lead a team, prioritize tasks, and see projects through from inception to completion on schedule
Advanced skills in written and verbal communication to convey the most complex clinical, technical, and education and training information in a clear and concise manner to produce high quality reports, documentation, and presentations
Advanced knowledge of a broad spectrum of professional nursing practices and issues and in-depth knowledge in a clinical nursing specialty area
Advanced knowledge of methodology for conducting evidence-based research, data collection, analysis, and reporting
Advanced critical thinking and problem-solving skills to manage multiple levels of information and responsibilities
Advanced critical thinking and problem-solving skills to quickly assess highly complex and urgent problems to develop and expedient path of resolution
Preferred:
Certified within area of specialty
*Position can be filled as CN3 if candidate is completing
educational requirement
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