Nurse Educator & Practice Development Leader

Carle Health; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 51,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Carle Health is seeking a Nursing Professional Development Specialist to support the Clinical Education team in orientation, competency management, education, and research. The RN will coordinate learning initiatives, mentor educators, and assist with onboarding for new staff to ensure regulatory compliance and quality care.

The role requires a BSN, Illinois RN license, and certifications such as BLS and NPD-BC with attention to ongoing professional development and collaboration with nursing

Qualifications

• BLS within 30 days (AHA).
• NPD-BC within 2 years (ANCC).
• RN licensure with IDFPR (Illinois).
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is required.

Responsibilities

• Communicates with others directly and in private when necessary to resolve issues.
• Offers constructive feedback to assist in the professional development of peers, and confers with colleagues to expand knowledge base.
• Identifies own learning needs and takes initiative to begin appropriate solution.
• Fulfills all requirements of departmental competencies.
• Establishes positive work relationships with physicians, other department heads and administrative team that foster quality care.
• Demonstrates best practices for staff to follow
• Ensures documentation of care is complete and accurate.
• Communicates changes in patients’ conditions to the provider.
• Performs needs assessments and identifies practice gaps
• Designs and delivers education sessions
• Evaluates learner response and outcomes to patient care
• Facilitates training on new products, policies, and practices
• Supports onboarding for new clinical hires
• Rounds on staff to support transitions to practice, competency completion, and retention
• Mentors and guides unit and department educators, supporting professional growth and development
• Facilitates the planning, development and education of the clinic staff for meeting the environment of care standards.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory standards related to education
• Collaborates with nurse managers and staff to assess the learning needs and competencies of staff

Skills

BLS certification

NPD-BC certification

RN license (Illinois)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Carle Health is seeking a Nursing Professional Development Specialist to support the Clinical Education team in orientation, competency management, education, and research. The RN will coordinate learning initiatives, mentor educators, and assist with onboarding for new staff to ensure regulatory compliance and quality care.

The role requires a BSN, Illinois RN license, and certifications such as BLS and NPD-BC with attention to ongoing professional development and collaboration with nursing