Kaiser Permanente

Description:

Job Summary:

Working under the direction of the Regional Program Manager for Nursing Professional Transition and Development Programs, provides facility-level leadership for the delivery of high quality and cost-effective professional transition programs including the New RN Graduate residency program. Provides clinical oversight and management of new graduate residents and partners with medical center leadership teams and departments to support effectiveness of local programs and success of residents.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Coordinates with local talent acquisition team to recruit, post, select/hire, onboard and off-board new graduate RN residents as they progress throughout the residency program, ensuring that new residents are placed in regular positions in the appropriate line structure.
• Continuously monitors resident progression with learning goals, confidence assessments and competency assessments. Creates individualized development plans as needed to promote success, developing resident competency and the ability to safely manage full patient load efficiently and effectively.
• Collaborates with local leaders to foster an environment for optimizing the learning experience. Serves as a RN resident advocate supporting the development of residents skills/confidence for self-advocacy.
• Coordinates with local operational leaders, charge Nurses/team leads, and preceptors to ensure appropriate clinical placement and scheduling. Works to ensures that residents have the appropriate patient load, appropriate patient acuity level and adequate support to ensure patient safety.
• Coordinates and/or facilities delivery of clinical seminars, group discussions, situation debriefs, simulations, case studies, EBP seminars, and other learning activities for development of resident competence and competence.
• Participates in ongoing systematic evaluation of Nurse residency program and provides input for market-level reports, continuous improvement, and action plans. This includes but is not limited to: documenting periodic assessment of nurse residency program at the local level with action plans for required improvements.
• Collaborates and assists with curricula and competency selection, development and delivery of evidence-based education in support of the development of new graduate residents and safe patient care.
• Collaborates with local leadership to communicate and administer participant and preceptor selection processes and facilitates hiring decisions for residents, ensuring the selection of appropriate residents and preceptors resulting in successful long-term placement and retention of residents.
• Contributes to the development of market-level applications and submission of evidence for ANCC transition to practice accreditation and re-accreditation.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Minimum eight (8) years directly related experience to include a minimum of two (2) years of experience leading educational and/or operational programs and initiatives at a regional or across multiple medical center/clinical sites to include: 1) adult education, curriculum development, delivery, and evaluation and content expertise in nursing practice; 2) Competency Development and Validation methodologies; 3) analyzing student/participant performance, identifying competency, knowledge, or experience gaps, and developing and implementing individual education/remediation plans. AND
• Minimum two (2) years in a clinical nursing leadership position.
• Minimum two (2) years of Nursing Education or Professional Development experience.
• Minimum five (5) years of clinical nursing experience in acute care, ambulatory care or population health.

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing (BSN), or related field required.
• Masters Degree in Nursing (MSN), Education, Healthcare Leadership or related field required.

License, Certification, Registration

• Registered Nurse License (California)
• Basic Life Support required at hire from American Heart Association

Additional Requirements:

• Working knowledge of computer software programs (Microsoft suite), use of Learning Management (LMS) systems, and use of audio-visual equipment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills including negotiation, conflict resolution, and providing constructive feedback for performance growth.
• Demonstrated experience in public speaking, facilitation of learning, and effective management of small and large group audiences.
• Demonstrated experience in development of web-based training and virtual synchronous learning facilitation.
• Experience in applying management and interpersonal skills including communication, consultation, coordination, influencing, negotiation skills.
• Prior experience with creation and submission of supporting documentation for ANCC PTAP Certification for New Grad Residency or other Nursing Practice Transition Programs and/or demonstrated experience with creating/submitting Magnet documents and participating in Magnet site visits.
• Familiarity with Joint Commission and/or other regulatory body education/training documentation requirements and experience with participating in site visits or audits and providing required documentation.Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two (2) years leading Nursing New Graduate Residency, Fellowship, and/or other Transition to Practice programs in the inpatient and/or ambulatory care setting.
• Doctorate degree in Nursing or Education or related field.
• May require RN license for more than 1 state dependent upon assigned areas of responsibility.
• Nursing certification in Nursing Professional Development (NPD-BC), Nurse Management and Leadership (CNML), Certification in Executive Nursing Practice (CENP) or other relevant certification.

Pay Range: $139900 - $180950 / year