Location: HealthPark Medical Center	----------	Department: Clinical Education	----------	Workdays/Nights: Days
9981 So HealthPark Circle	----------	Shift: Shift 1	----------	7:00:00 AM to 4:00:00 PM
Fort Myers, FL 33908	----------	Work Type: Full Time	----------	Exempt: Yes

Job Summary

Summary:

The Nursing Professional Development Specialist is responsible for facilitating the development of clinical excellence in assigned areas through active participation in system, campus/, and unit based orientation, training, on-going staff development, and competency validation. Designs, organizes, implements, and evaluates learning programs that facilitate the professional growth, skill development, initial/ and ongoing competence, and attainment of standards of care for direct care providers for assigned units. Learning programs will be developed, implemented, and evaluated using nursing theory, nursing clinical expertise, standards of practice, and the principles of pedagogy and andragogy theory. Actively participates and collaborates in multi-disciplinary unit, campus, and system wide performance improvement teams to enhance safety, patient and staff satisfaction, staff clinical competence, and standards of care.

Job Requirements

Responsibilities:

Educational Requirements

Degree/Diploma Obtained	Program of Study	Required/ Preferred	and/or
Master's	Nursing	Required	or
Master's	Nursing Education	Required

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Experience Requirements

Minimum Years Required	Area of Experience	Required/ Preferred	and/or
5 Years	Clinical Nursing	Required	and
	Clinical Education	Preferred

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State of Florida Licensure Requirements

Licenses	Required/ Preferred	and/or
Registered Nurse License	Required

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Certifications/Registration Requirements

Certificates/Registrations	Required/ Preferred	and/or
BLS (American Heart Association / Basic Life Support)	Required	and
ACLS (American Heart Association / Advanced Cardiac Life Support)	Preferred

Additional Requirements

AHA Basic Life Support current card for at least 90 days after hire date. ACLS// TNCC// ENPC or other as mandated by VP/Director// and completed by timeline given. Professional certification in a designated specialty is preferred// or Professional Nursing Development.

Other Requirements

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