Registered Nurse (RN) - Nursing Professional Development Specialist - Emergency Services - Bon Secours Mercy Health

At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence.

This role is responsible for development of nursing education and professional development programs for assigned scope including facilities, service lines, and cross continuum settings. Partners with system and market leaders, and subject matter experts to develop and standardize system education and professional development programs. Works in collaboration with nursing leaders and other NPD resources within the facility or market to ensure nursing education and professional development initiatives advance opportunities to ensure a competent, confident nursing workforce, healthy work environments, and a safe, reliable, patient-centric experience of care across geography and practice settings in the assigned market.

Associate Must Live Within BSMH Footprint

This role requires competency in clinical care delivery, clinical processes, evidence based practice, research and evaluation, business operations, current and emerging regulatory requirements, federal mandates, and national standards related to nursing practice across care delivery settings.

Preferred Education

This role will serve under the direction of the System Director: Nursing Practice and Innovation to implement system nursing education and professional development programs, as well as support evidence based practice and nursing research efforts to ensure consistent and effective execution across assigned departments and facilities. This includes but not limited to: orientation and onboarding, RN Residency, preceptor program, etc.

Uses critical thinking, and applies the nursing process, principles of adult learning, teaching/learning theories and age appropriate teaching strategies to the implementation of educational programs.

Understands principles for learning design and integrates learning technology to ensure effective learning experiences, competency assessment and validation and reflect practice changes, regulatory agency or hospital competency validation requirements.

Role models behaviors that embody the mission/vision/values of Bon Secours Mercy Health as well as professional nursing practice standards and, demonstrates attributes of a growth mindset.

Instructs others to perform duties within the framework of the nursing professional and specialty standards, policies and procedures set forth by BSMH, state Boards of Nursing, regulatory and accreditation agencies.

Effectively utilizes available data to monitor and report performance on programs, initiatives, and targeted improvement efforts to ensure educational programs meet organizational needs such as improvements in nurse sensitive clinical outcomes, HCAHPS, financial, nurse turnover, etc.

Partners with leadership and clinical stakeholders in assigned departments to implement clinical education and professional development programs, advocate for clinical learning content and resources necessary for clinicians to maintain evidence based contemporary practice competencies.

Required Minimum Education:

• Masters Degree in Nursing or related field: Required

• Post Graduate Degree (Ph.D.) or DNP: Preferred Education

Licensing/ Certification:

• Registered Nurse: Required

• Nurse leader and/or professional development: Preferred

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years related experience including 2 years in leadership role with significant business impact: Required

• Experience with the Magnet and/or Pathways to Excellence recognition programs; expert writing and editing skills; strong written and verbal communication skills: Required

• Experience as a Magnet Program Director will be strongly considered: Preferred

As a Bon Secours Mercy Health associate, you're part of a Mission that matters. We support your well-being—personally and professionally. Our benefits are built to grow with you and meet your unique needs, every step of the way.

What we offer

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources and discounts
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and elders
• Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support

Benefits may vary based on the market and employment status.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you'd like to view a copy of the affirmative action plan or policy statement for Bon secours Mercy Health – Youngstown, Ohio or Bon Secours – Franklin, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia; and Emporia, Virginia, which are Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employers, please email [email protected]. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected]