Nursing Professional Development Specialist - Pediatric Critical Care (PICU / PCTICU)

Nursing Professional Development Specialist (NPDS),Pediatric
Critical Careis a registered nurse whose practice is clinical nursing
education and who oversees required education, competency, training, and
professional developmentfor Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)and
Pediatric Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (PCTICU) in the UCLA Health system.Encompasses
the delivery of clinician (primarily nursing), professional/leadership
development, policies, activities, assessment tools, and
systems.Promotes excellence in patient care, through skill acquisition
in evidence-based nursing practice and clinical
inquiry.Collaborates with nursing leadership (Unit Director,
Clinical Nurse Specialist, and Nursing Professional Development Specialists) to
deliver educational programs and secure resources based on needs assessments
and adult learning theory.Meets the diverse requirements of the
nursing units, patient populations, regulatory and accreditation and strategic
goals of the organization/health system.

Required:

• CPR: ACLS
• Current CA RN
• MSN in Nursing Education or MSN with post certificate in Nursing
  Education Required
• 3 years of recent acute care experience
• Advanced knowledge of developing and delivering clinical nursing
  education and training material for orientation, class training and
  skills/competency learning and leadership development
• Advanced interpersonal skills to participate in the development and
  delivery of new education and training programs and to develop positive
  working relationships with nursing staff and leadership
• Advanced organizational and project management skill to lead a team,
  prioritize tasks, and see projects through from inception to completion on
  schedule
• Advanced skills in written and verbal communication to convey the
  most complex clinical, technical, and education and training information
  in a clear and concise manner to produce high quality reports,
  documentation, and presentations
• Advanced knowledge of a broad spectrum of professional nursing
  practices and issues and in-depth knowledge in a clinical nursing
  specialty area
• Advanced knowledge of methodology for conducting evidence-based
  research, data collection, analysis, and reporting
• Advanced critical thinking and problem-solving skills to manage
  multiple levels of information and responsibilities
• Advanced critical thinking and problem-solving skills to quickly
  assess highly-complex and urgent problems to develop and expedient path of
  resolution

Preferred:

• Certified in area of specialty

*Position can be filled as CNE3 if
candidate is completing educational requirement