Nurse Professional Development Educator – Generalist

Jobtailor; Kentucky; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a Nursing Education Specialist to lead educational initiatives across the healthcare team in Kentucky. You will assess needs, design programs, collaborate with staff and researchers, and support patient care as an active member of an interdisciplinary team.

The role emphasizes critical thinking, innovation in teaching, and hands-on nursing experience, with opportunities to advance practice through ongoing professional development and advanced computer-enabled learning tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Nursing or Masters Nursing-Preferred.
• RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact.
• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor.
• Minimum 3 years of nursing practice experience.
• Experience with direct patient care.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English language.
• Advanced computer skills.
• Critical thinking skills and education innovation are maturing.

Responsibilities

• Assess, identify, plan, implement, coordinate, facilitate, and evaluate educational activities through a systems model.
• Collaborate with staff, leadership, faculty and researchers to implement and evaluate professional development programs.
• Support patient care by being a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Conduct learning needs assessments and validate identified needs.
• Identify practice gaps related to the educational needs of learners.
• Establish a plan that prescribes strategies, alternatives, and resources to achieve expected outcomes.
• Implement the educational plan.
• Evaluate progress toward outcomes and revise based on evaluation data.

Skills

Advanced computer skills

Critical thinking

Education innovation

Direct patient care

Education

Bachelor's Nursing

Master's Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Responsibilities

• Assess, identify, plan, implement, coordinate, facilitate, and evaluate educational activities through a systems model
• Collaborate with staff, leadership, faculty and researchers to implement and evaluate professional development programs
• Support patient care by being a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team
• Conduct learning needs assessments and validate identified needs
• Identify practice gaps related to the educational needs of learners
• Establish a plan that prescribes strategies, alternatives, and resources to achieve expected outcomes
• Implement the educational plan
• Evaluate progress toward outcomes and revise based on evaluation data

Requirements

• Bachelors Nursing or Masters Nursing-Preferred
• RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact
• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
• Minimum 3 years of nursing practice experience
• Experience with direct patient care
• Ability to read, write, and speak English language
• Advanced computer skills
• Critical thinking skills and education innovation are maturing

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in assessing educational needs, implementing and evaluating professional development programs, and collaborating within interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient care. Proficient in critical thinking and education innovation, with a strong foundation in nursing practice and advanced computer skills.