<p>Position Summary Position Title: Professional Development Practitioner Department: STC Education Hours: 40 hours week/shift Schedule: Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM "Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work" is not just something we say, it's our promise to you. Situated in the heart of St. Cloud, Florida, Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital is an 84-bed acute-care community hospital offering comprehensive emergency, inpatient and outpatient care. Specialties include cardiology, critical care, infectious disease, orthopedics, radiology and surgical services. The ER features a designated geriatric section for specialized emergency care, and the hospital has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Primary Stroke Center Accreditation. The campus also is home to Outpatient Rehabilitation Services and a Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center. Orlando Health St. Cloud has been recognized as an outstanding employer in the healthcare industry on a national level, receiving Modern Healthcare's Best Places to Work award in 2022 and 2023, Orlando Health St. Cloud is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida's east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, our 27,000+ team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve. 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 proudly embraces and honors the individuality of our team members. By sharing different ideas and perspectives and working together as a team, we are better able to relate to, care for and authentically serve our patients and families who make up the collective populations in our community. So, no matter who you are, what you believe or how you express yourself, you are welcome here. Position Summary Functions as a learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for inquiry, advocate, and partner for practice transitions. Coordinates the planning, development, design, implementation, and evaluation of outcomes of staff education. Enhances professional practice, supports career growth, and promotes lifelong learning. Verifies team members are clinically competent to function independently in their roles. Supports the mission, vision, values, strategies, and goals of Orlando Health. Responsibilities Essential Functions • Conducts ongoing needs assessments and formulates educational plans based on the data collected. • Develops and coordinates the orientation process for assigned areas. Consistently meets with orientees, preceptors and members of the leadership team, and utilizes an Education Action Plan, as necessary. • Actively participates in quality and safety initiatives. • Implements educational programs to enhance the competence and skills of nursing staff, utilizing innovative teaching methodologies and technologies to engage learners effectively. • Develops evidence-based and culturally competent educational curricula in accordance with the Association of Nursing Professional Development (ANPD) standards, addressing the learning needs of team members across various levels of expertise and specialties. • Uses the ANPD Practice Model to create and evaluate department specific education. • Conducts ongoing assessment and verification of team member proficiency by observing practice at the point of care. • Collaborates with department leadership to review orientee progress and provide feedback on skills. • Evaluates competency verification methods; analyzes data and reports findings to key stakeholders. • Collaborates on initiatives that influence department specific and/or organizational outcomes with site education manager or education designee approval. • Collaborates with Clinical Learning to enhance clinical skills and professional development of team members. Qualifications 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 Three (3) years of related clinical experience required. Preferred Experience 1+ year of PCU, ICU, Med/Surg, Step-down, Telemetry experience</p> <p>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 Three (3) years of related clinical experience required. Preferred Experience 1+ year of PCU, ICU, Med/Surg, Step-down, Telemetry experience</p> <p>Essential Functions • Conducts ongoing needs assessments and formulates educational plans based on the data collected. • Develops and coordinates the orientation process for assigned areas. Consistently meets with orientees, preceptors and members of the leadership team, and utilizes an Education Action Plan, as necessary. • Actively participates in quality and safety initiatives. • Implements educational programs to enhance the competence and skills of nursing staff, utilizing innovative teaching methodologies and technologies to engage learners effectively. • Develops evidence-based and culturally competent educational curricula in accordance with the Association of Nursing Professional Development (ANPD) standards, addressing the learning needs of team members across various levels of expertise and specialties. • Uses the ANPD Practice Model to create and evaluate department specific education. • Conducts ongoing assessment and verification of team member proficiency by observing practice at the point of care. • Collaborates with department leadership to review orientee progress and provide feedback on skills. • Evaluates competency verification methods; analyzes data and reports findings to key stakeholders. • Collaborates on initiatives that influence department specific and/or organizational outcomes with site education manager or education designee approval. • Collaborates with Clinical Learning to enhance clinical skills and professional development of team members.</p>