Senior Nursing Professional Development Specialist

Summary:
The Senior Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Specialist is a highly experienced educator responsible for advancing nursing practice through leadership in education, professional development, evidence-based practice, and strategic initiatives. This role mentors other professional development staff and plays a critical role in developing and implementing system-wide educational strategies. The Senior NPD Specialist supports the onboarding, orientation, and ongoing competency of nursing staff while cultivating a culture of continuous learning and excellence in practice.
Responsibilities:

* The Senior NPD specialist advances the profession by contributing to the professional development of others, supporting collaborative relationships and supporting life-long learning.
* Uses the educational design process to bridge the knowledge, skills and practice gaps identified through needs assessment.
* Influences the inter-professional practice and learning environments, the NPD specialty, and the profession of nursing and healthcare through collaboration with leadership in planning and decision making to achieve desired results.
* Actively works to transform processes at all levels through inspiration, initiation, adoption and sustainment of and adaptation to change using project management and improvement processes.
* Promotes the generation and dissemination of new knowledge and the use of evidence to advance NPD practice, guide clinical practice and improve patient care.
* Actively supports, promotes, and demonstrates nursing professional development as a nursing practice specialty through promotion of research, EBP, and QI.
* Supports the transitions of nurses and other healthcare team members across learning and practice environments, roles and professional stages.
* Other duties as required.

Other information:

Technical Expertise

* Experience in project management with interdisciplinary team is required.
* Experience in data analysis and presentations is required.
* Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
* Experience in healthcare is preferred.
* Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required.

Education and Experience

* Education: BSN required. Master's degree in nursing or related field required.
* Certification: Registered Nurse licensure is required; BLS certification is required; PALS certification may be required by area of service. Professional nursing certification required.
* Years of relevant experience: Minimum 4 years required.
* Years of experience supervising: None.

Part Time
FTE: 0.600000

Status: Onsite