Registered Nurse (RN) Practice & Education Specialist

apartment St Croix Health location_onSaint Croix Falls, WI, US

Description

St. Croix Health is looking for a full-time (1.0 FTE) RN Practice & Education Specialist to join our team! This position will typically work day shifts, Monday through Friday.

The Practice and Education Specialist works with the Practice & Education team, department liaisons, and leaders to assess, implement, and evaluate practice and education initiatives. This role ensures projects align with St. Croix Health’s strategic goals and mission.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Program Design and Implementation

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify practice, education, training, and professional development needs.
Design and implement educational programs and practices grounded in evidence-based practice.
Work with curriculum developers to ensure content aligns with adult learning principles.
Evaluate educational programs and practices for effectiveness; recommend and implement improvements.
Create and maintain the annual cadence for recurring classes to ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational requirements.
Teach classes for staff, including but not limited to:
Basic Life Support (BLS)
ECG interpretation
Service-specific programs
Other courses as identified

2. Consultation and Collaboration

Partner with subject matter experts across St. Croix Health, as well as with community, regional, and state partners, to address education and practice needs.
Serve as a system consultant for orientation, onboarding, and patient care education at the system, department and unit level.

3. Strategic and System Leadership

Leverage professional organization resources to ensure alignment with industry and professional standards.
Act as a conduit to break down silos, foster a culture of system-wide collaboration in practice and education.
Co-leads the System Practice and Education Committee.
Develop and maintain professional development programs to support role growth, leadership development, and succession planning.
Create and maintain a catalog of ongoing role-based and professional education resources for individual career development.

4. Student and Emerging Professional Programs

Oversee student and intern programs to ensure alignment with regulatory, academic, and organizational standards, including:
Professional student rotations
High school job shadow opportunities
Community-based healthcare career exploration programs.

Requirements

Education & Licensure:

Associate’s degree in nursing required, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Certified BLS instructor within six months of hire.

Experience:

Minimum of three (3) years of experience as a direct care provider; or
Two or more years in education and/or practice position.
Experience in teaching, coaching, precepting or training.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Excellent communication and listening skills.
Strong interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills.
Flexible and able to reprioritize quickly.
High level of professionalism, able to effectively partner with staff and leaders.
Ability to collaborate, mentor and coach.

Physical Requirements

Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
Prolonged periods of standing, bending, and reaching
Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds at times

St. Croix Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided

reasonable accommodations for the hiring process.

If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact us at HR@scrmc.org or 800-828-3627.

St. Croix Health has been a healing force in the St. Croix Valley for over 103 years. We are a purpose-driven organization with a dedicated team committed to serving our patients and communities throughout the St. Croix Valley. This commitment is rooted in our mission, vision and values.

Mission: We help people live healthier, happier, and longer lives.

Vision: To transform from quality sick care to quality well care that is sustainable and affordable.

Values: People Centered, Trust, Innovation, and Growth.

Here at St. Croix Health we offer our employees with a robust benefits package that includes:

Health, vision and dental insurance
403b retirement program with employer match
Paid time off
Short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance options
Education reimbursement
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Wellbeing incentive program
Free parking
Employee prescription discount program

St. Croix Health is a not-for-profit healthcare system located in St. Croix Falls, WI dedicated to helping people live healthier, happier, and longer lives. St. Croix Health offers the services of 80+ providers and 20 specialties with five community clinics in Minnesota and Wisconsin all supported by a critical access hospital on the main campus in St. Croix Falls, just an hour northeast of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Nestled in the bluffs of the St. Croix River Valley, St. Croix Falls is the ideal place to work, live and play.

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