Minimum Education
M.S. Nursing or Masters of Education or related field, with baccalaureate degree in nursing (Required)

Minimum Work Experience
5 years related and progressive acute care and management experience (Required)

Required Skills/Knowledge
Will successfully complete the hospital and nursing orientation at CNMC.
Accountable for providing services in a manner that is sensitive to diversity.
Demonstrates skills consistent with providing CPR Instruction and other clinical programs.

Required Licenses and Certifications
Registered Nurse in District of Columbia (Required)
Licensure/certification in specialty required as applicable (Required)

Functional Accountabilities
Professional Practice

• Support/participate in Shared Leadership.

• Contribute to CNMC’s Magnet Journey .

• Ensure nursing practice is based on evidence of best practice.

• Participate in performance improvement activities (division or unit level).

• Participate in community activities.

Education

• Collaborate with department manager/director and staff to plan, develop, implement and evaluate educational programs for the CNMC nurse.

• Design, implement and maintain systems to document clinical competency and participation in education programs.

• Manage continuing education programs.

• Develop plans and present educational programs consistent with the educational needs assessments.

• Use knowledge base of teaching and learning theories to develop curriculum design, test and measurement evaluation.

Facilitator

• Facilitate the ongoing competency assessment for nursing staff related to orientation, in-service education and/or continuing education.

• Use adult learning principles to contribute to professional development activities.

• Serve as a role model for other educators and facilitate team building.

• Serve as faculty/coordinator for centralized nursing orientation and other in-service programs for professional and para-professional nursing staff.

Leadership

• Collaborate with the Director/Manager for Professional Development and other organizational leaders to promote AHA guidelines across healthcare disciplines.

• Participate in assigned organizational committees.

• Design, coordinate, and evaluate interventions which advance CNMC’s mission, support the strategic plan, and deliver designated outcomes.

• Serve as consultant in instructional design and evaluation.

• Collaborate with hospital committees and shared nursing leadership council to review and revise nursing practice guidelines, policies and procedures in keeping with current evidence based practice.

Change Agent

• Collaborate with members of organizational team to review, revise, and develop appropriate tools to meet CNMC’s and other accreditation agency's competency assessment standards.

• Implement processes to monitor organizational competency assessment.

• Collaborate with nursing leadership to develop intervention plans based on needs assessment, mission and strategic plan.

• Collaborate with the health care community (academic partners, DOH, Board of Nursing) to strengthen professional nursing practice at CNMC.

Research

• In collaboration with the Director/Manager , engage research/PI process as principal investigator , collaborator or evaluator.

• Evaluate the outcomes of educational endeavors and track learner’s outcomes.

• Responsible to ensure review and revision of clinical practice guidelines, policies, and procedures in keeping with recent research, theory and innovation.

• Assess, measure and report performance using appropriate methodologies and strategies.