Essential Job Functions

• Assesses the education needs of employees within area of responsibility.
• Utilizes standardized and develops customized assessment tools and testing methodologies to measure staff knowledge and skill in core nursing practices and within specialty areas.
• Interprets the medical center’s strategic imperatives, policies, guidelines, and other internal demands in order to design education that supports these strategic goals and key objectives.
• Plans and designs a variety of educational activities based on the needs assessment.
• Collaborates with key staff to develop a comprehensive annual educational calendar.
• Designs specialty based orientations for clinical staff.
• Designs inservices and continuing education programs for staff.
• Fosters a cultural environment that promotes learning.
• Evaluates all learning activities using objective performance criteria and recommends corresponding changes in education plans.
• Participates and collaborates with nursing leadership in quality, research and scholarly activities and develops grant proposals as appropriate.
• Researches available funding sources and submits funding proposals in order to implement support and expand new or existing programs to meet the educational needs.
• Participates on departmental and hospital committees
• Participates in seminars, workshops, and/or for credit course in area of professional interest and work responsibility.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• BSN required
• Current RN Illinois license
• Oncology RN Experience
• Minimum requirement of three years of clinical practice
• Knowledge and previous application of adult learning principles
• Demonstrated leadership skills evidenced by serving as a charge nurse, preceptor, or episodic teacher
• Demonstrates complex decision-making skills and problem-solving ability

Preferred

• Master of Science in Nursing (CNE or CNL) or related education field
• Previous experience working within multidisciplinary teams or nursing leadership committees
• Ambulatory Oncology Experience
• Oncology Certification 
• Become Nationally Certified in first 12 months (ONC, BMTCN, etc.)

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full-Time (1.0 FTE)
• Shift: Day, 8a-5p
• Unit/Department: Professional Development
• CBA Code: Non-Union