Clinical Practice Specialist, Clinical Nurse Education & Content

POSITION SUMMARY

Position Title: Clinical Practice Specialist (CPS), CNECT (Clinical Nursing Education and Content Team)

Department: Practice Excellence

Reports to: Practice Excellence CNECT Supervisor

About the Organization: The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) is the largest specialty nursing organization in the world, representing the interests of more than 550,000 nurses who care for acutely and critically ill patients. AACN is dedicated to creating a healthcare system driven by the needs of patients and families, in which acute and critical care nurses can make their optimal contributions. Visit us online at http://www.aacn.org.

AACN is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination against or harassment of any person employed by or seeking employment with AACN on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex and gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation), ancestry, national origin, age (40 or older), disability (mental and physical), military or veteran status, marital status, medical condition, or genetic information and any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.

• Ensures effective strategies and systems to deliver expert clinical practice knowledge across projects, programs, and services.
  • Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to build a resource network that supports the needs of various content experts.
  • Actively conducts environmental scanning to provide current perspectives and address issues important to nurses and the healthcare environment.
  • Synthesizes information from environmental scans and shares insights with internal stakeholders to guide AACN’s work.
  • Plans and collaborates to develop new products, programs, and services, making sure current nursing practices and issues are central to planning and design.
  • Assesses resource needs for internal and external projects.
  • Develops and implements processes to ensure the right people with the required skills are chosen for each project.
  • Serves as a liaison and facilitator with project subject matter experts (SMEs) and community groups.
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  Provides leadership in ensuring content quality and integrity for clinical products, programs and services.
  • Working collaboratively, establishes and maintains systems for content-quality assessment of new products and reviews of existing products.
  • Ensures accuracy, context and relevance of clinical content used in products.
  • Leads clinical content review of products, programs and services, identifying needed updates.
  • Ensures products and services are consistent with national standards and AACN mission, vision and values.
  • Acts as a resource for the AACN community on practice issues, engaging the appropriate processes and groups to address them.
  • Develops, mentors, and delivers feedback to volunteers and SMEs in order to support their professional development and contributions.

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  Collaborates with internal stakeholders and/or leads project development, implementation, and evaluation processes for assigned projects.
• Organizes and leads project teams, ensuring coordination and alignment with internal departments.
• Supports and facilitates SME work on projects, providing an overarching perspective to ensure alignment with AACN project goals and objectives.
• Develops and/or collaborates on project schedules and budgets aligned with internal and external resources, coordinates to meet project goals, and manages project plans to closure.
• Facilitates project meetings, builds consensus and addresses conflict to ensure project outcomes are met.
• Collaborates to ensure an evaluation is finished following project completion.
• Applies technology solutions to support the development and representation of our content, products, services, and interactions with the community.

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  Collaborates as needed to ensure the process of assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating CE activities adheres to current ANCC and CA BON program approval criteria.
  • Ensures appropriate education design principles are used and processes are consistent with the requirements of the ANCC and CA BON.
  • Coordinates processes to ensure proper assignment of CE to learning activities.
  • Ensures that program approval processes are completed for assigned projects.

Skills Required:

• Proven project management, with emphasis on planning, design, launch and evaluation of programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong facilitation skills.
• Proven skills in leading and collaborating within a cross-functional team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to co-create with others to cultivate engagement and develop content and services.
• Demonstrated experience providing mentorship and feedback to others.
• Ability to use and adapt to technology and willingness to develop new skills.
• Proficient or able to quickly learn various business, project, and productivity software (examples may include: Google Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, Zoom, and Smartsheet).
• Demonstrates emotional intelligence and ability to work effectively in a remote environment with diverse time zones, including time management and engagement with others in various synchronous and asynchronous platforms

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing; Master’s or doctorate degree preferred with CNS/ACNP certification
• Holds an unencumbered RN licensure in the United States
• Creation of successful new initiatives that meet or exceed organizational objectives
• 5-7 years’ healthcare experience
• Experience in progressive or critical care nursing
• Experience implementing or using eLearning programs is preferred

Physical Requirements:

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  Position is eligible for remote work.
• Some travel may be required for the role.
• Prolonged periods sitting/standing at a desk and working on a computer.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards.