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Nursing Professional Develpment Practitioner - RN -

Hartford HealthCare • Hartford, CT 06112 • Posted 4 days ago

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The Nursing Professional Development Practitioner is a Registered Nurse with NPD practice judgement and expertise responsible for supporting learners within the framework of the Nursing Professional Development, Scope and Standards practice as approved by the American Nurses Association. This role involves collaborating with nursing leadership to foster competency management, clinical nursing education, professional role development, policy standardization, collaborative partnerships, scientific inquiry, transition to practice, and onboarding/orientation of new Hartford HealthCare colleagues. The practitioner is an essential member of the nursing leadership team, promoting alignment with the HHC system as a whole.

Responsibilities

  • Support learners within the context and framework of the Nursing Professional Development, Scope and Standards practice as approved by the American Nurses Association.
  • Collaborate with nursing leadership to foster competency management.
  • Engage in clinical nursing education.
  • Promote professional role development.
  • Ensure policy standardization.
  • Establish collaborative partnerships.
  • Conduct scientific inquiry.
  • Support transition to practice and onboarding/orientation of new Hartford HealthCare colleagues.
  • Promote alignment of regional NPD and practice excellence with the HHC system as a whole.

Qualifications

Required

  • BSN required; enrollment in a Master’s program with degree completion within two years of hire date preferred.
  • Minimum of 3 years of active clinical nursing experience with at least 1 year of experience in an acute care environment.
  • Experience as a preceptor.
  • Licensed Registered Nurse from the CT DPH obtained prior to hire date.
  • NPD or Clinical Specialty Certification within two years of hire/transfer.
  • BLS required.

Preferred

  • One year of relevant teaching experience.
  • Nursing professional development and/or specialty area experience.

About Hartford HealthCare

Hartford HealthCare is a leading healthcare provider in Connecticut with nearly 500 locations offering a wide range of medical services including behavioral health, rehabilitation, senior care, and specialized institutes like the Ayer Neuroscience Institute and Cancer Institute. They have a strong system of hospitals like Backus Hospital and Hartford Hospital, providing top-notch medical care supported by a dedicated team of health professionals and innovative solutions for better patient experience.

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Description

Job Schedule: Part Time
Standard Hours: 20
Job Shift: Shift 1
Shift Details:

Work where every moment matters.
Every day, almost 37,000 Hartford HealthCare employees come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

JOB SUMMARY
The Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Practitioner is a Register Nurse with NPD practice judgement and expertise who influence professional role competence and growth of learners. The NPD practitioner is responsible for supporting learners within the context and framework of the Nursing Professional Development, Scope and Standards practice as approved by the American Nurses Association.

This position works in collaboration with nursing leadership to foster and influence competency management, clinical nursing education, professional role development, policy standardization, collaborative partnerships, scientific inquiry, transition to practice and onboarding/orientation of new Hartford HealthCare colleagues.

The practitioner is an essential member of the nursing leadership team who promotes the alignment of regional NPD and practice excellence with the HHC system as a whole.

Qualifications

Qualifications - External
  • BSN required; enrollment in a Master’s program with degree completion within two years of hire date preferred.
  • Minimum of 3 years of active clinical nursing experience with at least 1 year of experience in an acute care environment. Experience as a preceptor.
  • One year of relevant teaching experience preferred, nursing professional development and/or specialty area preferred.
    Licensure, Certification, Registration
    • Licensed Registered Nurse from the CT DPH obtained prior to hire date.
    • NPD or Clinical Specialty Certification within two years of hire hire/transfer
    • BLS required

Knowledge, Skills and Ability Requirements

• Demonstrates ability to develop, deliver and evaluate educational programs.
• Working knowledge of high reliability and LEAN process improvement strategies.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and a commitment to education as a methodology for promoting continuous quality improvement in the delivery of patient care and services.
• Knowledge of the principles/theories of adult learning.
• Knowledge of unit based orientation plans.
• Strong skills in the process of educational needs assessments.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to work independently as well as part of a collaborative team.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and strong skills in excel

We take great care of careers.
With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.

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