Clinical Prof Development Educator

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

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Entity: Clinical Care Associates – Penn Primary Care (PPC) and Penn Specialty Practices (PSP) of Penn Medicine Medical Group (PMMG)

Department: Administration and Operations

Location: Penn Medicine Hospice- 150 Monument Road: Penn Medicine Hospice- 150 Monument Road

Hours: 8hr Days (Hybrid)

Summary:

The Clinical Educator for Professional Development practices within the professional practice model of his/her institution and exhibits Penn Medicines core values in order to promote clinical professional development in alignment with his/her organizations strategic plan. Working from a specialized knowledge base, the Educator provides expert consultation in collaborative partnerships with various stakeholders to design, implement and evaluate educational programs that uphold practice standards, support evidence-based practice, and improve the delivery of high quality, comprehensive, individualized patient-and-family-centered care. The Educator provides leadership to identify the clinical staffs learning needs and respond to these educational needs while considering the effected patient populations, new clinical evidence, and organizational goals and changes both locally within the health system and nationally/globally. The Educator serves as a vital liaison to communicate and negotiate multiple perspectives within his/her organization in a respectful and effective manner to achieve/advocate positive change and delivery of appropriate and ethical care. The ultimate goal is to educate and empower clinical staff to provide quality patient centric care.

The Educator is accountable for cultivating an environment of inquiry and learning that supports the autonomy and accountability of the various clinical roles, excellence in clinical practice, and upholds the strategic goals and values of his/her organization. The Educator includes patient-and-family-centered, culturally competent, and age specific care, as appropriate, throughout the educational programs offered by the department. The Educator is self-directed and purposeful in maintaining current professional knowledge and competence within specialty area and participating in peer review.

Travel to various practice locations required.

Responsibilities:

Create educational programs that employ adult learning principles and varied educational methodologies to address the learning needs of clinical staff and support their professional practice.

Assess learner characteristics, including learning styles and learning needs for program development

Create an effective learning environment

Use creativity and innovation to improve the quality of the learning experience

Implementing plans in safe and timely manner

Coordinate clinical, financial, technical, educational and other resources/systems to implement plans

Implement plans using principles of quality, project or systems management

Teach in and coordinate orientation programs

Evaluate factors such as safety, effectiveness, availability, cost and benefits, efficiencies, opportunities for learners, and impacts on practice

Plan culturally relevant programs that incorporate concepts of multicultural and multigenerational education and demonstrate a sensitivity to ethical, cultural and spiritual inclusion ◦ Implement a variety of teaching strategies tailored to the learners’ characteristics, learning needs, and outcome objectives

Use educational methodologies to enhance critical thinking

Forge relationships with stakeholders at various levels and in various disciplines as needed to plan and develop educational programs that drive change and promote excellence. ◦ Plan and implement programs and projects using innovation and creativity ◦ Serve as a clinical resource for individuals and groups of staff. ◦ Provide clinical and educational support for new projects and initiatives ◦ Consistently use planning methodologies when implementing, facilitating, and evaluating various programs and projects ◦ Function in the roles of both teacher and facilitator ◦ Collaboratively develop content with target audience, content expert(s), and other stakeholders

Evaluate the impact of educational programs on educational and organizational outcomes.

Design and implement systematic and useful evaluation plans for programs and projects

Use process and outcome measurement and evaluation methods to evaluate staff and patient outcomes

Be a lifelong learner and promote lifelong learning in others.

Accept personal responsibilities for own professional development and scholarship

Promote participation in professional organizations and scholarship for self and others

Interpret and use research in practice demonstrating knowledge of the research process

Demonstrate effective oral and written communication

Link clinical staff to professional development and other relevant resources

Consult with stakeholders throughout the organization to develop educational programs that align with the strategic needs of the organization.

Advocate for CPD programs that support the needs of the learner and the organization

Anticipate and forecasts trends

Effectively facilitate group processes

Use effective interpersonal skills to engage with stakeholders and colleagues and to convey information effectively

Promote problem solving

Use organizational strategic plan and goals to determine educational priorities

Engage in ethical decision-making

Act as organizational leader, model professional behavior.

Implement motivational strategies at the individual, group, program and organizational levels

Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information

Model the application of Evidence-Based Practice and research based strategies

Function as a change agent and leader

Incorporate new knowledge and skills to initiate change

Model expert practice to peers, interprofessional team members, healthcare consumers, and learners

Assume leadership roles representing professional development

Establish strategies to promote recognition of Clinical Professional Development within the organization

Influence decision-making bodies to maintain and improve quality professional development programs

Promote Clinical Professional Development program mission, goals, action plans, and outcome measures

Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures

Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization

Credentials:

Active RN license for PA and NJ (Required)

Active BCLS certification (Required)

Active drivers license for state of residence (Required)

Certification as a Professional Development Specialist (Preferred)

Specialty Certification in Nursing (Preferred)

Education or Equivalent Experience:

Bachelors Degree Nursing And 5 years experience in nursing (Required)

2 years experience in ambulatory setting (Preferred)

Masters Degree Nursing (Preferred)

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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