I. General Summary
Serves as an organizational expert in evidence-based practice (EBP). Under limited supervision, assists in the conceptualization, development, implementation, and evaluation of EBP within Nursing & Patient Care Services at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Downtown and Midtown Campuses.

II. Principal Responsibilities and Tasks
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

1. Assesses, conceptualizes, develops, implements and evaluates EBP curriculum to support nurses at all levels.
2. Contributes to high quality patient care in a safe healing environment by mentoring others and leading EBP teams in the integration of research, education and practice.
3. Ensures EBP initiatives are aligned with organizational priorities.
4. Mentors others in the interpretation, evaluation, and application of research and evidence-based practice publications. This includes helping nurses select appropriate EBP topics, develop a strong PICO(T) question, form inter-professional teams, review and synthesize published literature, select appropriate outcome measures, analyze and evaluate the outcomes, and disseminate the results of the project.
5. Critically appraises the quality and strength of evidence using an established rating system.
6. Evaluates and synthesizes of a body of evidence gathered to determine its strength and applicability to clinical practice.
7. Translates scientific evidence to practice with the goal of improving care processes and patient outcomes.
8. Conducts regular gap analyses and determines strengths and opportunities for advancing depth and breadth of EBP across organization.
9. Mentors clinical nurses to use evidence-based practice to implement new practices and revise current practices, and to implement new practices based on professional specialty standards and guidelines
10. Improves standards and guidelines using evidence; and questions and evaluates current practice based on outcomes and a review of the literature.
11. Integrates research and non-research sources of evidence to prioritize evidence-based practice courses of action.
12. Identifies and obtains best available assessment methods to evaluate target outcomes. Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations to determine best practices.
13. Performs descriptive statistics using statistical software packages to analyze data generated from evidence-based practice projects.
14. Assists in dissemination of evidence-based practice projects including preparation of abstracts and manuscripts.
15. Participates in strategies to sustain an evidence-based practice culture.

III. Patient Safety

1. Ensures patient safety in the performance of job functions and through participation in hospital, department or unit patient safety initiatives.
2. Takes action to correct observed risks to patient safety
3. Report adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
4. Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.