BLS/ACLS Instructor - Per Diem Days

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The Basic Life Support (BLS)/Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Instructor at Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) provides American Heart Association (AHA) educational activities, including education in resuscitation to promote outcomes consistent with the goals of HUMC and the broader Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) network.

• Learning Facilitator: Creates teaching/learning strategies that promote application of knowledge, skills and attitudes to practice. Builds the infrastructure to facilitate lifelong learning. Analyzes competency assessment data to identify gaps in practice. Develops educational programs to achieve patient oriented outcomes. Develops, reviews and revises nursing procedures, competency performance checklists, teaching education material both directly and on a consultation basis.
• Partner for Practice Transitions: Plans orientation and competency requirements based on future needs of staff. Incorporates the needs of diverse nurses with varying abilities into workforce planning. Prepares staff to transition across clinical settings. Manages the practice gaps between academia and service. Creates seamless transitions in practice (TIP)
• Change Agent: Applies change theory to support organizational innovation and change management. Supports staff as a facilitator or leader through the change process and sustainability. Serves as project manager conducting needs assessment, gap analysis, planning, implementing and evaluating program outcomes. Champions innovation.
• Mentor: Encourages lifelong learning. Partners with staff to facilitate achievement of personal and professional goals. Empowers individual nurses to identify their learning needs. Develops relationships to increase growth capacity among learners. Coaches staff with their professional growth and role transitions. Partners with staff to achieve goals.
• Leader: Aligns activities with organizational goals. Provides a voice in legislative, regulatory, and accrediting bodies Calculates return on investment for educational programming and project management. Measures contributions to patient safety, patient satisfaction, and quality outcomes. Participates in decision-making councils and Magnet work.
• Champion of Scientific Inquiry: Uses research/EBP for clinical and nursing professional development practice change. Facilitates, participates in and or conducts, and/or evaluates research. Implements performance improvement activities as they related to specific focus team structure, i.e, (Critical Care, Medical-Surgical, Orientation, Women & Children, Emergency, Trauma Services, Behavioral Health, Perioperative Services, Procedural, Ambulatory and Community. Disseminates findings of inquiry. Analyzes and displays quantitative and qualitative data. Creates interventions to address gaps in knowledge, attitudes, and practice. Disseminates new knowledge to the global nursing community.
• Patient Safety & Quality: Participates in unit specific initiatives to improve patient care outcomes and drive nursing outcomes. Chairs and or participates in hospital wide committees as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Credentialed by the AHA as Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor, or ACLS Instructor, or PALS Instructor; Current and valid New Jersey Registered Nurse License; and/or Certified Paramedic.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Minimum of 2 or more years of experience as a BLS/ACLS Instructor.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor credentials.