Professional Development Specialist RN - Med Surg

Description

Professional Development Specialist RN @ Swedish First Hill

Full time 1 FTE

Variable Shift

This position will provide service group educational support to clinical staff and will be focused on staff clinical development and expertise. Will work intimately with the service group director and Clinical Nurse Specialist to plan for the development of excellence in care. This position will emphasize the use of educational theory and expertise to foster clinical growth to increase the competency of staff and ensure safe and positive patient outcomes.

• Uses multiple resources to assess the learning needs of staff and assists them in developing a personal professional growth plan.
• Plans and operationalizes educational activities to meet the educational needs of staff and provide individualized and group activities to support growth in clinical expertise based on research and evidence base knowledge.
• Uses appropriate tools to measure the adequacy of learning and absorption / application of information and remediates as necessary.
• Acts as a consultant for individuals and groups regarding methods of educational delivery, curriculum development, and evaluation strategies.
• Differentiates the types of issues that lend themselves to educational intervention and provides learning opportunities for those that are truly learning deficits.
• Assists staff in planning for formal educational growth opportunities, such as going back to school, attending conferences, etc.
• Prepares learning materials for specific educational activities using theory and practical considerations.
• Reviews materials before utilization for adequacy, accuracy, currency, and evidence base.
• Evaluates learning materials for inclusion and utilization for education needs both for individuals and groups.
• Provides coaching for the use of the internet and other modalities for obtaining knowledge and learning opportunities.
• Works with Patient / Family and Community Education to identify patient / family and community learning needs and assist in providing learning activities.
• Coordinate learning activities with Employee learning and Employee Advancement departments as appropriate to support organizational efforts.
• Maintains own expertise in teaching / learning and clinical competency.
• Makes learning fun and interesting.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Swedish Shared Services and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

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Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby / on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn / benefits.

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About the Team

Providence Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Puget Sound area. It is comprised of eight hospital campuses (Ballard, Edmonds, Everett, Centralia, Cherry Hill (Seattle), First Hill (Seattle), Issaquah and Olympia); emergency rooms and specialty centers in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Providence Swedish Medical Group, a network of 190+ primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we’re dedicated to improving the wellbeing of rural and urban communities by expanding access to quality health care for all.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

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Requsition ID :

Company : Swedish Jobs

Job Category : Clinical Education

Job Function : Clinical Support

Job Schedule : Full time

Job Shift : Variable

Career Track : Nursing

Department : 3900 SS CLINICAL EDUCATION

Address : WA Seattleth Ave

Work Location : Swedish Cherry Hillth-Seattle

Workplace Type : On-site

Pay Range : $57.86 - $89.83

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby / on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

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Compensation Information :

$57.86 / hourly - $89.83 / hourly