Learning Specialist (RN) - ICU, ED, Critical Care Unit - Horizon West Hospital - Orlando Health

Department: Horizon West Education

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Monday - Friday, 8-hour shift | Availability to meet night shift needs as needed

Title: Learning Specialist I | Nurse Educator 

Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital is a 120-bed acute-care hospital  – located in the Horizon West community of Winter Garden, Florida. The facility offers a full complement of services, including heart care with  full cardio-diagnostic capabilities, digestive health, emergency care, outpatient imaging and lab, orthopedic and sports medicine, reflux and esophageal disorders, and surgical services with specialties in general, thoracic, podiatric, orthopedic, advanced gynecological and minimally invasive robotic surgery. The hospital seamlessly integrates with the 26-bed ER and medical pavilion that began serving the community in 2018

Forbes has named Orlando Health as one of America's Best-In-State Employers. Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions.

“Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

ORLANDO HEALTH - BENEFITS & PERKS:

Competitive Pay

• Evening, nights, and weekend shift differentials offered for qualifying positions.

All Inclusive Benefits (start day one)

• Student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, FREE college education programs, retirement savings, paid paternity leave, fertility benefits, back up elder and childcare, pet insurance, PTO/Holidays, and more for full time and part time employees.

Forbes Recognizes Orlando Health as a Best-In-State Employer

• Forbes has named Orlando Health as one of America's Best-In-State Employers for 2021. Orlando Health is the top healthcare organization in the Metro Orlando area to make the prestigious list. "We are proud to be named once again as a best place to work," said Karen Frenier, VP (HR). "This achievement reflects our positive culture and efforts to ensure that all team members feel respected, supported and valued.

Employee-centric

• Horizon West has been selected as one of the “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare

Position Summary

• Provides general and specialty specific education within the ICU department.
• Serves as a liaison to ICU management team regarding educational initiatives as assigned by the nursing operations manager.

Essential Functions
• Enhances clinical competence of team members by utilizing an Education Action Plan and annual Needs Assessment.
• Develops and coordinates the orientation process for assigned areas, meets with orientees, preceptors and members of the nursing leadership team as needed.
• Actively participates in quality and safety initiatives to ensure team members are improving practice so quality and safety standards are met.
• Collaborates with Corporate Education to assess ongoing competence of clinical team members.
• Plans, develops, coordinates and evaluates unit specific programs to maintain or increase the skill and knowledge of team members.
• Ensures adult learning principles are integrated into all programs.
• Facilitates and supports team member involvement in professional and organizational activities.
• Maintains proficiency in assigned role by participating in direct nursing practice.
• Demonstrates professional accountability by involvement in educational or health related professional organizations.
• Provides input for the clinical evaluation of team members.
• Participates in the selection, evaluation and hiring of potential team members.
• Facilitates professional development of team members through utilization of educational courses.
• Assesses and provides education to maintain ongoing knowledge and compliance of organizational, regulatory policies and procedures.
• Utilizes evidenced based, quality clinical nursing practice consistent with nursing research, organizational and national practice standards.
• Effectively expresses ideas in verbal and written communication to team members and groups.
• Embraces, communicates and promotes change.
• Completes Sunrise documentation intermediate class and maintains competency in EMR systems including Sunrise documentation.
• Participates in formal education presentations, e.g. core specialty courses, corporate-sponsored education programs, or guest lecturing for academic courses.
• Presents at a local, state, regional or national conference.
• Develops test questions for Annual Clinical Review (ACR) online testing database, utilizing test construction principles and assembles unit specific ACR test.
• Facilitates and participates in the skills portion of the ACR.
• Serves as a preceptor for the Learning Specialist I roles.
• Participates in unit-specific, site-specific, or corporate committees and/or educational initiatives that influence organizational outcomes.
• Participates in professional development opportunities that increase his/her effectiveness in the role.
• Creates opportunities to develop critical thinking and critical reasoning skills for all team members.
• Provides development programs for preceptor growth.
• Utilizes critical thinking and knowledge assessments to plan orientation.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the research process; interprets and uses evidence based practice guidelines in addressing learning needs.
• Collaborates with student coordinator for student placement and communicates with nursing instructor regarding student assignment.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Education/Training

• Graduate from an approved school of nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.

Licensure/Certification

• Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Florida required.
• National specialty certification in area of practice must be obtained within two (2) years of hire, except in cases where there is no certification available.
• Basic life support, advanced life support, pediatric advanced life support, neonatal resuscitation program certification as required by department or unit.

Experience

• Must have 5 years of hospital bedside nursing experience in Critical care unit
• 2 (two) years of critical care (ICU and/or ER) hospital experience highly preferred.
• Prior charge/lead, preceptor, or teaching in healthcare experience preferred.