UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Job ID: 20231
Description The Nursing Professional
Development Specialist (NPDS) will support and oversee the Patient Education
Program. The NPDS collaborates with patients, physicians, nurses, clinical
units/departments, marketing, translation services, third party vendors, and
others, to ensure all patient-facing communication, education, and consents
align with mandated literacy and readability requirements. The NPDS performs
routine assessments of individual, focus-specific, and system-wide patient
learning needs. The NPDS develops and supports the infrastructure of resources
available to address patient education gaps. The role also supports clinician
(primarily nursing) education, professional/leadership development, policies,
activities, and assessment tools; promotes excellence in patient care, through
skill acquisition in evidence based nursing practice and clinical inquiry;
collaborates with nursing leadership (Unit Director, Clinical Nurse Specialist,
and Nursing...