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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location palm springs, California

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GENERAL DUTIES:

The Manager, Nursing Education is responsible for executing the department and organizational educational strategic plan. They are a leader, mentor, consultant, and subject matter expert regarding education regulations and standards. The Manager, Nursing Education plans, revises, implements, monitors, and evaluates education programs and activities. In this role the Manager oversees clinical educators, department operations, and the coordination of educational activities. They work collaboratively with team members, department Directors, Medical Staff, hospital employees, and other organizational leaders.

Reports to Director of Nursing Professional Practice

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Leadership and Collaboration

* Works collaboratively with the Manager of Nursing Excellence to implement training and education that supports Nursing Excellence designation.

* Collaborates with nursing leadership to promote an environment that fosters teamwork, mentoring, coaching, and learning as measured by staff engagement and satisfaction.

* Actively participates in interprofessional collaboration to achieve high patient/family satisfaction related to overall nursing quality of care, teamwork, and communication.

* Serves as an expert in developing, implementing, and evaluating staff/interdisciplinary education.

* Ensures policies/procedures reflect current practice; validating that practice is current and evidenced-based.

* Ensures that current research findings are incorporated into clinical practice and care delivery as appropriate.

* Manages resource allocation of Clinical Educators and supplemental resources.

* Interviews, making hiring recommendations, leads, manages, develops, and coaches Clinical Educators and supplemental resources.

* Completes employee evaluations and maintain/updates department competencies

* Promotes team approach to patient care and develops nursing staff for leadership activities and mentors them to promote achievement.

* Models behaviors that reflect participation and leadership in activities within the organization, such as serving in key roles on committees, and councils.

* Promotes professional development and encourages nursing staff to attain certification, become Advanced Clinical Nurses, and other activities that promote professional practice.

Planning/Organizing/Initiating:

* Reviews needs assessment and assists with creating of strategic plan for education.

* Manages overall program activities, including human and monetary resources. Ensures that educational activities are congruent with the organization's mission, vision and goals.

* Oversees the creation, coordination, and provision of ongoing staff development programs, performance improvement initiatives, and special projects related to staff education and professional development.

* Works with clinical educators to identify and develop high-risk, low volume clinical competencies that are reviewed and updated annually and as needed.

* Develops, implements, and maintains a systematic process for nursing competency creation and review.

* Oversees the evaluation of programs and other educational/professional development offerings for improvement.

* Oversees learning needs assessment (annually and ad hoc) and the development educational programs based on needs. Provides performance metrics to Department Director.

* Oversees creation and implementation of education action plans based on survey findings (actual and readiness).

Staff Education/Development:

* In conjunction with the Director of Professional Development and Nursing Excellence Manager, develops, implements, and evaluates educational programs for nursing staff.

* Oversees the creation and provision of educational and professional development opportunities that enhance: empirical outcomes, structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, transformational leadership, new knowledge, innovations, and improvements.

* Identifies how to integrate research into practice and develop knowledge and skills in the research process, as well as foster the use of systematic evaluative research with regard to clinical and educational data.

* Responsible for programmatic management of nursing orientation program development and nursing competency assessment.

* Provides support for Versant Residency program as needed and works collaboratively with Program Manager for goal attainment.

General Work Practice

* Participates in and leads projects that enhance nursing excellence and professional development.

* Maintains knowledge regarding organizational, regulatory, and Tenet educational requirements initiatives and communicates pertinent information timely and appropriately.

* Ensures compliance with nursing education and oversees .edu assignments and other mandatory training.

Other functions

* Assumes accountability for special projects as assigned.

* Teaches/transfer knowledge/information to team members.

* Knowledge of hospital and departmental policies, procedures and guidelines.

* Manages CEU application process.

* Incorporates LEAN methodology into daily practice.

* Manages affiliation agreements and oversees clinical instructors and students.

* Manages employee time entries and time off requests.

* Creates and maintains collaborative working relationships with affiliated schools.

* Participates in developing, planning and presenting formal CE offerings of the hospital. Works directly with Nursing Directors and Managers for specific educational needs and is responsible for the continuing education approval process.

Required:

* MSN and graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

* Current licensure in the state of California.

* 5 years nursing experience, 3 years in a clinical leadership role.

* Strong computer literacy including Microsoft Office products (i.e. Word, Visio, PowerPoint, and Excel).

* Experience developing and conducting education programs, planning, organizing and managing complex function and processes.

* Excellent verbal, written, communication, interpersonal, organizational, and presentation skills.

* Ability to coach team members and nursing staff for optimal outcomes communicate in a positive, consistent, enthusiastic, and open manner.

* Works collegially and openly with all disciplines and services.

* Maintains and operationalizes current knowledge in nursing professional development and of healthcare trends in order to effectively manage program responsibilities.

* Demonstrates ability to establish and maintain collaborative work relationships.

* Demonstrates ability to exercise judgment, tact and diplomacy.

* Demonstrates ability to relate to diverse populations -- internal and external customers.

* Relevant ANCC certification within 1 year of hire.

* Current American Heart Association BLS Certification (maintain current at all times).

* Current American Heart Association ACLS Certification (maintain current at all times).

Preferred:

* Experience with Shared Governance

* Teaching/staff development experience