Staff Development Instructor (Med-Surg Night Shift- 72 hours per pay period)

Staff Development Instructor

The Staff Development Instructor serves as a learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for scientific inquiry, advocate for the professional development specialty and partner for practice transitions. Works collaboratively with all members of the healthcare team. Delivers education in an effective and efficient manner. Provides clinical orientation and continuing education to assigned department(s). Assures standardization and best practice in education. Identified positions also act as a liaison to local schools to provide clinical placement for educational purposes.

Location: Battle Creek - 300 North Ave - Bronson Battle Creek Hospital

Shift: Third Shift

Time Type: Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36

Cost Center: 2200 Education Services (BHG)

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must be able to demonstrate the competencies necessary to provide services appropriate to the age of the population served.

Education and/or Experience: The minimum level of educational attainment and/or length and character of experience needed to perform the job effectively. Minimum educational requirement based upon clinical area of specialty: Nursing: BSN or BS with major in nursing required; MSN or MS with major in nursing preferred.

Licenses, Registrations, Certifications: Licensed in area of specialty in good standing with the State of Michigan. Must have a valid driver's license for those roles requiring system coverage. BLS required within orientation period; BLS Instructor status required within one year of hire. Advanced life support Instructor status determined by department needs.

Other Skills and Abilities: Must be able to operate and perform basic computer programs associated with documentation and record keeping in the department.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a clean, well lighted & temperature controlled environment. The employee may occasionally be exposed to infectious disease from blood/air borne pathogens. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Interpersonal Requirements: Must demonstrate excellent human relation skills, including verbal and written communication, problem solving, and assertiveness. Must have a customer service orientation. Must demonstrate leadership and organization skills including the ability to work independently and take initiative. Must demonstrate a positive attitude. Must be able to work in and cope with the changing environment. Must demonstrate flexibility. Must demonstrate team-building skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Learning Facilitator: Use the educational design process to bridge the knowledge, skills, and/or practice gaps identified through a needs assessment.

Change Agent: Actively work to transform processes at micro, meso, and macrosystem levels through the inspiration, initiation, adaptation and sustainment of and adaptation to change using project management and improvement processes.

Mentor: Advance the profession by contributing to the professional development of others and supporting life-long learning as individuals develop across practice, professional and educational settings.

Leader: Influence the interprofessional practice and learning environments, the NPD specialty, the profession of nursing, and healthcare.

Champion for Scientific Inquiry: Promote the generation and dissemination of new knowledge and the use of evidence to adhere to advance NPD practice, guide clinical practice and improve patient care.

Advocate for NPD Specialty: Actively support, promote, and demonstrate nursing professional development as a nursing practice specialty.

Partner for Practice Transitions: Support the transition of nurses and other healthcare team members across learning and practice environments, roles, and professional stages.

Life Support: Serves an expert resource on ECC issues and protocols to the Training Center Coordinator, Instructor's and clinical staff. Conducts Instructor courses for Training Center while adhering to the AHA guidelines. Monitors Course Directors and Training Center Faculty and completes required documentation. Responsible for the scheduling of all Instructors in all the Life Support programs and activities. Must become an assist as an Instructor for all Life Support programs (ACLS, BLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, ENPC, and RQI). Oversees improvements of all Life Support Programs and deployment of new equipment. Assures regulatory compliance of all Life Support programs and ensures that standards are updated appropriately and that polices are met.

Qualifying Statement: The above duties and responsibilities are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities associated with it. To fully perform this job successfully, an individual must meet the minimum qualifications, meet the accompanying physical demands, and be able to work in the described environment. However, reasonable accommodations will be made to hire and/or retain individuals who are qualified under the Americans with Disabilities Act.