About This Role
This role involves using nursing professional development (NPD) tools, theories, skills, and knowledge to enhance staff practice. The NPD Practitioner acts as a change agent, mentor, learning facilitator, leader, champion of scientific inquiry, partner for practice transitions, and advocate for the NPD specialty.
Requirements
- 4 year/Bachelor's Degree
- Completes and maintains all competencies and trainings as required for role
- Minimum 2 years acute care experience required; critical care experience preferred
- PA Registered Nurse License
- ACLS Certification and instructor if responsible for specialty course program
- PALS Certification and Instructor if Responsible for Specialty Course Program
- BLS Certification
About the Company
Phoenixville Hospital, a 144-bed facility and member of Tower Health, provides comprehensive medical services through emergency room visits, inpatient admissions, outpatient procedures, and community outreach programs. Its services include an award-winning cardiovascular program, a fully accredited cancer center, an NAPBC-accredited breast health center, an acute inpatient rehabilitation center, and a large robotic surgery center. Phoenixville Hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission and has been recognized for its quality outcomes and clinical expertise across service lines, including joint replacement surgery, advanced heart failure care, and designation as a Primary Stroke Center. It is also designated as LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Top Performed in the Human Right Campaign Foundation's 2022 Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).
Tower Health is a regional healthcare system serving communities across multiple counties in Pennsylvania. Its network includes Reading Hospital, Phoenixville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (in partnership with Drexel University). Committed to academic medicine and training, Tower Health offers various programs, including residency and fellowship programs, the Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health, and the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences. The system also provides a wide range of healthcare services, such as Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing, home healthcare via Tower Health at Home, TowerDirect ambulance and emergency response, Tower Health Medical Group, Tower Health Providers (a clinically integrated network), and Tower Health Urgent Care facilities.
