Learning Consultant

Plans, develops, coordinates, facilitates, and evaluates general as well as specialty-specific learning resources to maintain or increase the skill/knowledge of team members.

Essential Functions

• Enhances clinical and/or educational competence of clinical team members across the organization by developing and utilizing needs assessments and Education Action Plans.
• Provides general and specialty-specific education to prepare team members to be safe, efficient, and competent practitioners.
• Provides general and/or specialty-specific preceptor development on an on-going basis.
• Provides general and /or specialty-specific development programs for Learning Specialist role.
• Partners with Learning Specialists for the development and administration of a standardized and collaborative Annual Competency Review assessment for licensed and non-licensed clinical team members.
• Develops test questions for the Annual Competency Review (ACR) online testing database, utilizing test construction principles and assembles unit specific ACR tests.
• Plans, develops, coordinates, facilitates, and evaluates general as well as specialty-specific programs in collaboration with Learning Specialist and unit leadership partners to maintain or increase the skill/knowledge of team members.
• Ensures adult learning principles are integrated into all programs developed internally or presented by external sources.
• Actively participates in quality and safety initiatives to ensure team members are improving practice to support quality and safety standards.
• Facilitates and supports team member involvement in professional and organizational activities.
• Demonstrates professional accountability by involvement in professional organizations.
• Provides input for the clinical evaluation of team members.
• Participates in the selection, evaluation and hiring of potential team members.
• Facilitates professional development of team members through the utilization of educational curriculum.
• Provides educational materials/curriculum to maintain ongoing knowledge and compliance with organizational, regulatory policies and procedures.
• Effectively expresses ideas in verbal and written communication to team members and groups.
• Embraces, communicates and promotes change.
• Provides formal education presentations.
• Serves as a preceptor for new Learning Consultants and supports precepting of Learning Specialist I and II roles.
• Participates in specialty-specific, site-specific or corporate committees and/or educational initiatives that influence organizational strategic imperatives.
• Participates in professional development opportunities that increase his/her effectiveness in the role.
• Creates opportunities to develop critical thinking and critical reasoning skills for all team members.
• Utilizes critical thinking and knowledge assessments to outline educational development plans for team members.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the research process; interprets and uses evidence-based practice guidelines in addressing learning needs.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions

• Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, patient rights and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Serves as a liaison and informal consultant to other Orlando Health department committees regarding educational efforts.
• Participates in process improvement activities as assigned.

Education/Training

• Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree, Education or related field is required.

Licensure/Certification

• Maintains current Registered Nurse license in the State of Florida.
• Must have current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
• National specialty certification in Nursing Professional Development, Certified Nurse Educator or area of clinical practice required except in cases where there is no certification available.

Experience

• Five (5) years of acute care hospital clinical experience required to include within that time three (3) years in specialty area.
• One (1) year of experience in an education role is required.