Manager Nursing Professional Development

CommonSpirit Health; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit seeks a Manager of Nursing Professional Development to lead education, onboarding, and competency programs for the Utah market, ensuring alignment with clinical quality and patient safety goals.

You will design curricula, mentor NPD specialists, and ensure regulatory compliance with Joint Commission, DNV, and state boards. This role emphasizes data-driven evaluation and leadership.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (MSN preferred); BSN required if Master's degree is not in Nursing.
• Current RN licensure in state(s) of practice.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association.
• 2–5 years of clinical education experience.
• Expertise in adult learning principles, curriculum development, leadership, project management, regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead education strategy, nursing onboarding, and competency programs.
• Ensure compliance with Joint Commission, DNV, and patient safety goals.
• Collaborate with regional and hospital leadership to align education with priorities.
• Assess nursing staff skills to identify knowledge gaps and drive development.
• Review metrics to measure impact on patient care, safety, and staff performance.
• Mentor NPD specialists and clinical educators in professional growth.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Curriculum development

Adult learning principles

Regulatory standards knowledge

Data-driven evaluation

Education

MSN preferred

BSN required if MSN not in Nursing

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Manager, Nursing Professional Development, you willlead the strategic execution of nursing education, clinical onboarding, and competency programs to drive evidence-based practice and nursing excellence across the market. You will serve as a key organizational leader, ensuring all educational initiatives directly align with our clinical quality goals and patient safety standards.

Every day you willdesign and implement comprehensive curricula while ensuring rigorous compliance with regulatory bodies like The Joint Commission and DNV. You will also manage and mentor NPD specialists, evaluating the effectiveness of training programs to ensure they deliver measurable improvements in patient outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you willbring proven expertise in nursing professional development and the leadership skills necessary to mentor clinical teams and collaborate with hospital administration. We are looking for a dedicated professional who excels at data-driven program evaluation and fostering a continuous culture of growth and clinical competence.

• Ensure all competency assessment programs comply with internal policies, evidence-based practices, regulatory standards (e.g., Joint Commission, DNV), and patient safety goals.
• Collaborate effectively with regional and market leadership, hospital leadership, unit managers, and other stakeholders to integrate educational initiatives with strategic organizational priorities, quality improvement efforts, and patient care standards.
• Ensure all professional development activities and educational programs adhere to relevant state, federal, and accreditation body requirements (e.g., ANCC Magnet/Pathway/PTAP, Joint Commission, State Boards of Nursing).
• Oversee the assessment of nursing staff skills and competencies to identify knowledge gaps, ensuring proficiency and continuous development.
• Regularly review performance metrics to assess the impact of educational interventions on patient care quality, safety outcomes, staff performance, and satisfaction.
• Mentor and provide guidance to Nursing Professional Development (NPD) specialists and other clinical educators, fostering their professional growth and development.

This Manager will cover the Utah market.

Job Requirements

Required

• Master’s degree (MSN preferred); Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required if Master's degree is not in Nursing.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state(s) of practice.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association.
• Two (2) to five (5) years of clinical education experience.
• Prior experience in Clinical or Academic Education: expertise in adult learning principles, curriculum development, strong leadership, project management, and knowledge of regulatory standards.

Preferred

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).
• Leadership experience.
• Background as a preceptor, clinical educator, or Nursing Professional Development (NPD) specialist.
• Nursing Professional Development – Board Certified (NPD-BC) and an RN Compact license.

Where You'll Work

With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.