NURSE ONBOARDING SPECIALIST (FT DAYS)

Reporting directly to the Nurse Manager of Nursing Professional Development, the Onboarding Specialist is a highly visible, trusted, collaborative professional nurse responsible for facilitating new graduate nurse orientations from the point of job acceptance to orientation training. The Specialists follows up on orientation, conducting regular, documented rounding, and coordinating focus groups/retention celebrations and onboarding satisfaction surveys. A skilled communicator with strong emotional intelligence, the Specialist is skillful in building and managing relationships in addition to being an effective communicator who drives a focus on accountability and OneRiverside. The Specialist facilitates identification of learning needs and serves as an educational resource and performance consultant for Riverside Medical Center. The Specialist also coordinates and provides mentor/preceptor training and plans and conducts preceptor recognition programs to assure retention of top talent and assuring linkage of all work efforts and outcomes to support Magnet redesignation and ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) global standards. 

Essential Duties

• Assists with planning, coordination, implementation and evaluation of Transition to Practice program including content development, instruction, and coordination with program faculty, modifying and sustaining the program based upon program outcomes.
• Rounds on new nurses, preceptors, and leaders in hospital setting to assure socialization, resiliency, and ongoing progression of patient-centered care, efficiency, prioritization, patient safety and clinical skills.
• Identifies, coaches and collaborates with preceptors, leaders and new nurses on performance gaps to support ongoing retention, engagement and development.
• Coordinates and provides efficient nursing student and nursing college faculty orientation, serving on nursing program advisory groups.
• Harvests feedback from nurse managers and directors to support ongoing development with RN recruitment pipeline staff/programs, supporting Riverside recruitment processes to transition into Riverside positions.
• Coordinates and provides mentor/preceptor training, including overseeing mentor/preceptor recognition programs.
• Facilitates onboarding process that becomes a recruitment and retention driver via publicizing and marketing results to appropriate target audience. Assures structures and processes are in place aligned to ANCC PTAP accreditation.
• In coordination with the ODL team and hospital-based nurse educators and leaders, coordinates standardized onboarding processes from time of job acceptance, tapering support over the first two years of nursing practice.
• Coordinates and assures reporting of onboarding survey data, providing career coaching and connection to professional development internal and external resources to support retention of Riverside nurses who meet and exceed performance expectations.
• Consults to identify learning needs and serves as a facilitator/educational resource on soft skills and clinical skills for new nurses.
• Serves as a resource for ongoing continuing education, ensuring regulatory/accrediting compliance of competency and training records for areas.
• Using contemporary instructional design and presentation techniques and evidence-based resources, determines training needs, and develops methods and training to address needs.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our Commitment to You:

Riverside Healthcare offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and nationally rated employee well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so your journey at and away from work is remarkable.  Our Total Rewards package includes:

Compensation

• Base compensation within the position’s pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift differential, on-call
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits - .5 to 1.0 FTE

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Benefits - .001 to .49 FTE:

• Paid Leave Hours accrued as you work

Preferred Experience

• Minimum of five years of nursing experience in acute care setting with med/surg/critical care preferred

Required Licensure/Education

• BSN required
• Current IL RN license

Preferred Education

• MSN preferred with nursing professional development/education experience preferred
• Current BLS and ACLS American Heart Association CPR certified instructor preferred
• NPD-BC certification preferred

Employee Health Requirements

Exposure/Sensory Requirements:

Exposure to: 

• Chemicals: Alcohol wipes
• Video Display Terminals: Average
• Blood and Body Fluids: Some potential for exposure during injection and blood draws and during employee assessment of injuries. However, appropriate usage of needle disposal, standard precautions, and protective equipment should minimize risk.
• TB or Airborne Pathogens: Possible exposure to employees during daily interactions. However, use of protective wear and standard precautions reduces risk.

Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch):

• Speech: Required for employee interaction.
• Vision: Needed for patient assessment, data entry and reviewing patient results.
• Smell: Helpful to note presence of electrical/fire safety.
• Hearing: Needed for telephone communication and patient interaction.
• Touch: Needed to write, drawing blood and patient assessment.

Activity/Lifting Requirements:

Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:

• Sit: 44%
• Twist: 0%
• Stand: 30%
• Crawl: 0%
• Walk: 10%
• Kneel: 0%
• Lift: 3%
• Drive: 0%
• Squat: 1%
• Climb: 0%
• Bend: 1%
• Reach above shoulders: 0%

The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:

• Up to 10 lbs: Frequently
• Up to 20 lbs: Occasionally
• Up to 35 lbs: Not Required
• Up to 50 lbs: Not Required
• Up to 75 lbs: Not Required
• Up to 100 lbs: Not Required
• Over 100 lbs: Not Required

Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements. (Example: the distance material is carried; how high material is lifted, etc.):

Lifting employee charts, approximately 5-10'. Lifting cases of chart forms, approximately 5-10'.

Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:

• Sit: 30
• Twist: 0
• Stand: 15
• Crawl: 0
• Walk: 5
• Kneel: 0
• Lift: 1
• Drive: 0
• Squat: 2
• Climb: 0
• Bend: 0
• Reach above shoulders: 0

Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated):

• Simple grasp up to 10 lbs. Normal weight: 1# often
• Pushing & pulling Normal weight: occasionally
• Fine Manipulation: Injections, blood draws.

Repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: None

Environmental Factors & Special Hazards:

Environmental Factors (Time Spent):

• Inside hours: 8
• Outside hours : 0
• Temperature: Normal Range
• Lighting: Average
• Noise levels: Average
• Humidity: Normal range
• Atmosphere:

Special Hazards: None

Protective Clothing Required: Gloves