NPD Specialist: Unit-Based Education & Practice Leader

MultiCare Health System; Washington; On-site; USD 121,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Career development

Job summary

MultiCare Health System's Auburn Medical Center in Auburn, WA is seeking a Unit Based Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Specialist for the Family Birth Center and NICU. The role focuses on applying evidence-based practice and developing staff through learning facilitation, change leadership and program management on the unit.

You will collaborate with the Center for Clinical Education & Professional Practice Development, ensure competency, onboarding, and continuing education, and help

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing required.
• RN license in Washington or multi-state license endorsement.
• ANCC NPD certification preferred; if not possessed, must acquire within two years of hire.
• Minimum four years of acute care nursing.
• Minimum three years of program management experience in an education role preferred.
• Minimum three years experience as unit educator, system educator, NPD specialist/generalist preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operationalize tools, theories, skills and knowledge of nursing professional development to improve evidence-based practice on the assigned unit(s).
• Serve as learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader and advocate for NPD specialty.
• Collaborate with Center for Clinical Education & Professional Practice Development and Clinical Operational Managers to support onboarding, competency management and continuing education.
• Lead initiatives in assessment of practice gaps, learning needs identification, outcomes planning, implementation and evaluation.

Skills

NPD Specialist

Education program management

Clinical nursing

Education

Master's degree in Nursing

PhD in Nursing / DNP / ARNP preferred

Job description

MultiCare Health System's Auburn Medical Center in Auburn, WA is seeking a Unit Based Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Specialist for the Family Birth Center and NICU. The role focuses on applying evidence-based practice and developing staff through learning facilitation, change leadership and program management on the unit.

You will collaborate with the Center for Clinical Education & Professional Practice Development, ensure competency, onboarding, and continuing education, and help