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**Responsibilities** **Job Summary:** Designs, organizes, implements, and evaluates evidence-based educational programs, orientations, and continuing education that facilitate the professional growth, skill development, and competency of staff. These programs primarily support the organization's mission, vision, values and strategic goals to ensure quality, safety, and service in patient and family-centered care. **Responsibilities:** + Performs initial and ongoing educational needs assessment. + Collaborates with department leaders in the identification and development of initial and on-going competencies. + Creates and documents education plans in partnership with leadership team to meet strategic and operational initiatives of the organization. + Utilizes adult education theories and principles to foster the educational development of participants. + Authors curriculum and implements educational in-services, classes, courses and programs based upon identified education needs and utilizing traditional, non-traditional and innovative methods of instruction including the use of technology and simulation. + Develops and facilitates continuing education (CE) programs as a member of the Dignity Health Arizona Region Provider Unit in collaboration with the Primary Nurse Planner and Lead planners. + Collaborates with leadership to ensure the assimilation and on-boarding of new employees utilizing organization's identified tools (i.e. skills lists, orientation documents, etc.) as a measure of employees ability to meet performance expectations. + Serves as a resource for clinical student experiences. + Utilizes effective interpersonal, leadership, and organizational skills while emphasizing professionalism, ethical decision making, accountability, clinical reasoning and effective communication. To be successful in this role, you'll need the proven ability to inspire professional growth, cultivate a growth mindset in others, and promote inclusiveness. **Qualifications** **Minimum:** **Experience:** 4 years clinical practice in area of specialty required. Specialty certification and/or 2 years teaching preferred. **License:** AZ RN license or compact state. American Heart Association BLS required. **Overview** Hello humankindness ( Located conveniently in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, ( St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health, social and support services. Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. More than 125 years later, St. Joseph's remains dedicated to its mission of caring for the poor and underserved. We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care, medical education and research. St. Joseph's includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute ( , Norton Thoracic Institute ( , Cancer Center at St. Joseph's ( , Ivy Brain Tumor Center ( , and St. Joseph's Level I Trauma Center ( (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services. St. Joseph's is considered a sought-after destination hospital for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day, approximately 20 percent of the hospital's patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Joseph's. _U.S News & World Report_ routinely ranks St. Joseph's among the top hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery. In addition, St. Joseph's boasts the Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Joseph's, and a strategic alliance with Phoenix Children's Hospital. St. Joseph's is consistently named an outstanding place to work and one of Arizona's healthiest employers. Come grow your career with one of Arizona's Most Admired Companies ( . Look for us on Facebook ( and follow us on Twitter ( . _For the health of our community ... we are proud_ _to be_ _a tobacco-free campus._ **Pay Range** $42.69 - $61.91 /hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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