Nursing Professional Development Generalist, Educator Cardiac OR

Company: Sentara Health
Location: Norfolk
Posted on: February 16, 2025

Job Description:

City/State
Norfolk, VA

Overview

Work Shift
First (Days) (United States of America)

Sentara Heart Hospital located on the campus of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is seeking a Nursing Professional Development Generalist (Educator) for the Cardiac OR (CVOR)

This is a Full-Time position with day shift hours and great benefits! Relocation assistance can be provided!

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is one of just five Level 1 trauma centers in Virginia, home to the Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and the region's first Magnet hospital and nationally ranked heart program at the Sentara Heart Hospital. The hospital sits on the Eastern Virginia Medical Campus which serves as the primary teaching institution. Sentara Norfolk General and the Heart Hospital offers Transplant Services: Heart, Kidney, and Pancreas. We are a Certified Stroke Center and the only Level 3 Epilepsy Center in the area.

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital was named the Best Hospital for Cardiac Care in Virginia by Healthgrades.

The Sentara Heart Hospital, a 112-bed care facility is for Cardiology services and Heart Surgery in the State of Virginia and ranks in the nation for best heart programs.

Cardiac Operating Room Department Overview:
We are made up of five operating rooms with one being a hybrid OR. We manage 8+ OR cases daily. Nurses work with a multi-disciplinary team of Cardio-thoracic Surgeons, OR attendant, Surgical Techs, Surgical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologists, Cardiovascular Technologists, and Physician Assistants.

The Nursing Professional Development Generalist - Educator (NPDG) is the quality, safety, and education expert for the Cardiac OR. NPDG will model professional communication techniques among department management, interdisciplinary teams, and system colleagues to create a safe and supportive environment for staff working within the Cardiac OR.

Responsibilities include new hire onboarding, policy, and procedure management, promoting an environment of quality and safety, continuing education for team members.

NPDG will round with staff, provide support, mentoring, and training.

Liaison between staff and education department and responsible for implementation of process improvements.

NPDG is the liaison for Allied Health Schools and helps establish clinical rotations.

NPDG must be able to support the Operating Room during critical staffing times.

NPDG will be a champion for the shared governance structure of a Magnet facility.

Job Requirements:
--- RN-Bachelor's Level Degree
--- Required: Nursing experience in Cardiac OR
--- Required: Basic Life Support, VA RN License or Compact eligible
--- Teaching experience preferred. Nursing Professional Development (NPD) or specialty professional nursing certification CNOR preferred. Advanced or specialized life support certifications required as defined by specific specialty
--- Surgical Technologist trained RN is a plus

Benefits: Sentara offers an attractive array of full-time benefits to include:
--- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
--- Paid Time Off, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Parental Leave, and Emergency Caregiver Leave
--- Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Paydown programs
--- 401k/403B, 401a plans
--- Career Advancement Opportunities
--- Work Perks and more

Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve!

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Job Summary

The NPD Generalist assumes operational responsibility for the development and implementation of staff education within designated population(s). Functions as a learning facilitator supporting orientation, practice transitions, and continuing education. Provides foundational education competency/skills validation to successfully move nurses from novice to beginner/competent practitioners. Accountable for defined aspects of staff development, continuing education and professional development of nursing staff to improve quality, safety, and patient outcomes. Supports system and hospital performance improvement and evidence-based practice projects and initiatives.

Teaching experience preferred. Nursing Professional Development (NPD) or specialty professional nursing certification preferred. Advanced or specialized life support certifications required as defined by specific specialty.

Qualifications:

N-4YR - RN-Bachelor's Level Degree (Required)

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Clinical

Skills

Communication, Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Instructing, Learning Strategies, Service Orientation, Speaking, Technology/Computer, Writing

Sentara Healthcare prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

Per Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), some clinical environments require proof of education; these regulations are posted at ecfr.gov for further information. In an effort to expedite this verification requirement, we encourage you to upload your diploma or transcript at time of application.

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.

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