Nursing Professional Development Specialist - Nurse Residency Coordinator

Nursing Professional Development Specialist/Nurse Residency Coordinator

Part-time 32 hours/days

The Smarter Choice for your Career!

Come join one of Connecticut's Top Workplaces for a fifth year in a row, and a 6 time Magnet designated organization! At Middlesex Health, we have a unique combination of award-winning talent, world-class technology, and patient-first care that's making health care better. Through our affiliation with the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Middlesex Health has access to the most advanced medical knowledge and research available.

The Nursing Professional Development Specialist acts as a facilitator of learning, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for scientific inquiry, and a partner for practice transition to improve healthcare outcomes. Facilitates collaborative partnership and promotes evidence-based practice and quality improvement initiatives.Meets the standards in accordance with established hospital, State, Federal, Joint Commission standards.

As the nurse residency coordinator, you will be responsible for coordinating and overseeing the new graduate nurse program. Ensuring the new graduate nurse professionals needs are met and continuously assess, measure and improve new graduate nurse performance.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

ANPD (Association for Nursing Professional Development) certification required within two years

Preferred Qualifications:

Master of Science in Nursing

Demonstrated knowledge of education methodology such as needs assessment, curriculum development, instructional design and principles of adult learning.

Must possess excellent communication, teaching, group facilitation and presentation skills, teamwork and flexibility is needed adapting to changes in work environment and accepting supervisory feedback.

Ability to work at a fast pace and to prioritize multiple assignments/projects and respond to Needs minimal sustained direction in assessing needs, directing staff and carrying out departmental and professional responsibilities.

Able to be flexible with time. Working hours may exceed eight hours per day and is based on what is needed to accomplish work at hand.

Comprehensive Benefits Offered:

• Competitive and affordable benefits package

• Continuing Education assistance

• Tuition reimbursement for employees

• Student Loan relief through Fiducius

• Quick commute access from I-84, Route 9 and surrounding areas

• Free parking