Learning Specialist - Intensive Care Unit at South Seminole Hospital - Orlando Health

Department: SSH Clinical Learn Specialist

Status: Full-Time / 40 hours a week

Schedule: First Shift

Title: Learning Specialist l

ORLANDO HEALTH SOUTH SEMINOLE HOSPITAL
Located in Longwood, Florida, Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital is a comprehensive medical, surgical and behavioral health facility with 126 acute-care beds and 80 inpatient behavioral health beds. Orlando Health South Seminole has a 30-bed ER, surgical department, endoscopy center and diagnostic cardiac catheterization laboratory. It also provides a full range of outpatient services, including diagnostic and interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, laboratory, surgery, MRI, psychotherapy services and hyperbaric oxygen therapy for wound care. Orlando Health South Seminole is proudly recognized among the nation’s “Best Regional Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report, “Great Community Hospitals” by Becker’s Healthcare and “Best Places to Work” by Modern Healthcare, named for four consecutive years.

Orlando Health South Seminole is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, our 27,000+ team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

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Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital, opening in January 2025, is where advanced medical care meets compassionate service. Housed in a six-story building, our state-of-the-art facility features 180 beds with the ability to expand up to 240 beds. We are designed to provide comprehensive healthcare solutions, from emergency services and surgical care to specialized treatments.

“Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

Top Reasons to Choose Orlando Health - South Seminole Hospital:

• South Seminole Hospital is Nationally Recognized for the BEST Places to Work!
• Benefits Package that begins on day one (Full-Time & Part-Time only).
• Flexible Schedules
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,000 a year.

Position Summary:

Provides general and specialty specific education to prepare team members to be safe, efficient and competent.

MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE ICU EXPERIENCE

• Enhances clinical competence of team members by utilizing an Education Action Plan and annual Needs Assessment.

• Develops and coordinates the orientation process for assigned areas, meets with orientees, preceptors and members of the nursing leadership team as needed.

• Actively participates in quality and safety initiatives to ensure team members are improving practice so quality and safety standards are met.

• Collaborates with Corporate Education to assess ongoing competence of clinical team members.

• Plans, develops, coordinates and evaluates unit specific programs to maintain or increase the skill and knowledge of team members.

• Ensures adult learning principles are integrated into all programs.

• Facilitates and supports team member involvement in professional and organizational activities.

• Maintains proficiency in assigned role by participating in direct nursing practice.

• Demonstrates professional accountability by involvement in educational or health related 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 utilization of educational courses.

• Assesses and provides education to maintain ongoing knowledge and compliance of organizational, regulatory policies and procedures.

• Utilizes evidenced based, quality clinical nursing practice consistent with nursing research, organizational and national practice standards.

• Effectively expresses ideas in verbal and written communication to team members and groups.

• Embraces, communicates and promotes change.

• Completes Sunrise documentation intermediate class and maintains competency in EMR systems including Sunrise documentation.

• Participates in formal education presentations, e.g. core specialty courses, corporate-sponsored education programs, or guest lecturing for academic courses.

• Presents at a local, state, regional or national conference.

• Develops test questions for Annual Clinical Review (ACR) online testing database, utilizing test construction principles and assembles unit specific ACR test.

• Facilitates and participates in the skills portion of the ACR.

• Serves as a preceptor for the Learning Specialist I roles.

• Participates in unit-specific, site-specific, or corporate committees and/or educational initiatives that influence organizational outcomes.

• 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.

• Provides development programs for preceptor growth.

• Utilizes critical thinking and knowledge assessments to plan orientation.

• Demonstrates knowledge of the research process; interprets and uses evidence based practice guidelines in addressing learning needs.

• Collaborates with student coordinator for student placement and communicates with nursing instructor regarding student assignment.

• 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.

Education/Training
Graduate from an approved school of nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.

Licensure/Certification
• Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Florida required.
• National specialty certification in area of practice must be obtained within two (2) years of hire, except in cases where there is no certification available.
• Basic life support, advanced life support, pediatric advanced life support, neonatal resuscitation program certification as required by department or unit.

Experience
Two (2) years of acute care hospital experience required.