Professional Development Assistant, Nursing Development, Full-time DAYs

Position Summary / Career Interest:

The Professional Development Associate is an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) who assists the Nursing Professional Development Specialist in educational endeavors for UAP's as part of the Nursing Department of Nursing Practice, Research and Professional Development. This staff member is accountable for completing delegated educational tasks from the Nursing Professional Development Specialists in a manner that efficiently serves the staff and meets the goals of the organization. Under the supervision, mentoring, and guidance of the department's Nursing Professional Development Specialist, this staff member will participate in the orientation, competency, and training of the organization's UAP; and complete other duties as assigned. Is accountable for functions such as maintaining data bases; event planning and managing logistics for educational activities; participating on planning committees; marketing; interacting with internal and external stakeholders; developing, monitoring, and/or reporting budget information; ordering and monitoring use of supplies; documenting evidence of meeting accreditation and/or regulatory requirements; and participating in both activity and department-level evaluation processes.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Demonstrates effective working relationships among departments.
• Facilities critical thinking, technical, and interpersonal competencies of staff.
• Models purposeful, direct, and assertive communication with staff, peers, managers and administration.
• Participates in the development and review of departmental practices.
• Under the guidance of a Nursing Professional Development Specialist: Demonstrate ability to assist in the planning, teaching, and evaluation of UAP Gold Standard new-employee orientation
• Demonstrate ability to assist in the planning and validating of UAP Gold Standard competencies
• Demonstrate ability to assist in the planning, teaching, and evaluation of UAP Gold Standard Preceptor classes
• Demonstrate ability to assist in the teaching activities of the UAP Gold Standard Acute-Care School Program
• Demonstrate ability to assist in new UAP educational endeavors and in-services as directed by the department’s Nursing Professional Development Specialists
• Demonstrate ability to validate annual Point of Care Testing competencies.
• Participates as a BLS instructor (Must become a BLS instructor within 6 months of hire).
• Demonstrates effective learning activity preparation and set up of learning spaces, including scheduling, registration, instructor coordination and evaluation of the learning activities.
• Demonstrate effective communication of upcoming educational programs.
• Utilizes adult learning principles and multigenerational learning theory to provide quality educational programs.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate.
• Bachelor's Degree in education or a health-related field required, or must complete bachelor’s degree in a health-related field in 3 to 5 years
• 3 or more years in hospital clinical experience

Required Licensure and Certification

• Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Certified Nurse Aide / Assistant (CNA) - State Department for Aging and Disability Services (KS), Department of Health & Senior Services (MO) - Includes licenses for all other states OR
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) OR
• Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) - National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP)

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.