Nursing Ed & Residency Prgm Manager

About Us:

At Sinai Chicago, we take health care personally. Excellence in health care is about more than just medicine, technology, tests and treatments, it is about really caring for people with dignity and respect. That’s what we do. We are dedicated to providing the best care to meet the needs of people, for our community, for our patients and for you.

The Nursing Education and Residency Program Manager is an individual contributor responsible for leading and directing Nursing staff professional development activities, competency validation, and appropriate learning opportunities. Additionally, this role is responsible for the overall management and oversight of the Nurse Residency Program.

• Assesses, plans, designs, facilitates, and evaluates educational initiatives that contribute toward Nursing professional development.
• Provides leadership in projects and work groups to achieve strategic organizational goals.
• Designs and facilitates various learning solutions including curriculum development, instructor led training, performance support tools, blended learning programs and meeting facilitation.
• Conducts learning needs assessment using systematic approaches and appropriate measurement methods.
• Uses assessment data as the basis for planning educational activities.
• Communicates assessment findings and the education plan to leadership and appropriate unit/department staff.
• Plans and designs educational initiatives that drive improved performance and address business needs and objectives.
• Collaborates with leadership, staff, content experts, and peers to strategically plan, develop and implement educational programs/ processes to address identified learner needs.
• Uses latest evidence and conducts literature to development of program content and implement evidence-based Nursing practice.
• Integrates current research findings from a variety of disciplines into the educational design.
• Develops user-friendly learning materials (i.e., handouts, reference guides, etc.) and selects appropriate audiovisuals.
• Participates in the design and implementation of communication strategies for staff development programs.
• Identifies target audience, expected outcomes, learning objectives, and appropriate teaching methods.
• Creates and implements effective monitoring tools to measure impact of learning initiatives.
• Uses evaluation data to plan and revise educational activities.
• Demonstrates ability to use audiovisual equipment and computer-based education modules.
• Collaborates with the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Associate CNO of Professional Development, Quality, and Informatics, Human Resources, and others to assure program development meets the needs of new Nurse graduates in their transition to clinical professional practice.
• Manage resources, strategic planning, and support the success of the nursing residency program.
• Functions as a liaison between unit-based practice and role development for the new graduate nurse (nurse resident), coordinates learning experiences between the clinical unit and the residency program.
• Assists in coordinating clinical orientation and residency hours with the nurse resident and the unit manager.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Master of Science in Nursing degree or equivalent required
• Minimum three years of Nursing experience as a Registered Nurse required in an acute care setting

• Experience in EPIC electronic medical record (EMR) preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to design and develop training and learning programs to support strategic organizational goals.
• Demonstrated expertise in performance consulting methods, change management practices and processes, emotional intelligence principles and leadership development methodologies.
• Proven ability to translate strategic goals into appropriate training, performance development and continuous improvement programs that enable staff to meet and manage changing priorities of the organization.
• Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with various disciplines.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to effectively manage multiple projects.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and other business-related software.
• Ability to manage a team and encourage creativity and innovation.
• Results oriented with exemplary interpersonal skills.
• Solid influencing, negotiation, and facilitation skills with the ability to foster and maintain collaborative relationships with customers, peers, and other members of the organization.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.

• Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and talk or hear
• The employee frequently is required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch
• The employee is occasionally required to stand
• The employee must…