Clinical Nurse Educator - Joint Accreditation

Company: Nemours
Location: Wilmington
Posted on: January 27, 2023

Job Description:

This position is a Registered Nurse with responsibilities for assisting with the professional role development of members of the Nursing Department and other clinical professions as well as the implementation of interprofessional programming to improve the quality of care delivered. This position is responsible for assistance with the joint accreditation application and maintenance and implementation of accredited continuing education programs. This position will be the point of contact for the enterprise nursing continuing professional development program, including acquisition and maintenance of Joint Accreditation. This includes leading the pre-application process for nursing including aligning site processes and procedures to work within Joint Accreditation guidelines. This includes extensive communication with both nursing stakeholders across the sites and other education stakeholders. This position will also act as liaison for interprofessional continuing education learning management system to identify gaps, issues, processes, and necessary improvements. Responsible for educational needs assessment and implementation of continuing professional development activities. Assists in consolidation and coordination of nursing continuing professional development standards across the enterprise. This position s erves as a role model as an educator, facilitator, change agent, consultant, researcher, and leader to promote the professional growth of peers and colleagues. Schedule: Part-time, 20 hours per week. Essential functions include the following - Utilizes principles of adult learning to assess and analyze the educational needs of professional nurses in a team learning environment, identify educational objectives, plan and implement educational activities, and conduct a comprehensive evaluation of educational activities. Maintains professional practice knowledge base, including departmental and organizational policies, standards of care, and procedures. Communicates with nursing stakeholders regarding Joint Accreditation application status, tasks, feedback, program development and criteria. Participates in and uses evidence-based research to identify strategies to improve professional development activities, nursing practice, and patient outcomes. Oversees Joint Accreditation standards to assure compliance with minimum threshold requirements. Provides consultation and resources to Nurse Managers, Nurse Leaders, CME staff, Professional Development Specialists, interprofessional team members , education planning committee and staff of the patient care areas and collaborates to identify learning needs. Acts as liaison with interprofessional learning management system for nursing needs and requirements. Designs enterprise accreditation record keeping and creates and maintains a user-friendly education catalog. Utilizes skilled oral, written, and electronic communication to communicate effectively and to foster collegial relationships both intra- and interdepartmentally. Models professional behaviors including involvement in professional organizations, engagement in lifelong learning activities, dissemination of information through publications and presentations, and involvement in nursing research activities. Demonstrates clinical expertise through research, demonstration, observation and teaching of clinical skills. Qualifications: Master's Degree required Active RN state licensure

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