Nursing Education & Development Leader

Trinity Health MI; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits effective Day One

Medical, Dental, Vision

PTO

Life Insurance

Short and Long-term Disability

Tuition Reimbursement

Retirement savings with employer match

Colleague Referral Program

Job summary

Trinity Health MI in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Professional Development Specialist - Nursing to advance staff competence, elevate nursing practice, and support career growth across the organization. This role fosters lifelong learning and leads evidence-based continuing education activities for high-quality patient care.

Under supervision of Clinical Service Director, you will collect data, plan education, implement programs, and evaluate outcomes, collaborating with leaders to strengthen

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited Nursing Program; BSN required.
• Current Michigan RN license; CPR/BCLS certification.
• One year of teaching experience with validated opportunities to apply principles of adult education.
• Preferred: MSN or related Master’s Degree; Specialty certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collects data and information related to educational needs.
• Analyzes issues, trends, and supporting data to determine educational needs of individuals and organizations.
• Identifies target audience, general purpose and educational objectives, and desired outcomes for each learning activity.
• Establishes plans describing strategies, alternatives and resources to achieve outcomes.
• Ensures that the planned educational activities are implemented.
• Conducts a comprehensive evaluation of each educational activity and evaluates nursing education quality.
• Coordinates educational initiatives and activities.
• Employs strategies to promote positive learning and practice environments.
• Provides consultation to influence plans, enhance abilities, and effect change.
• Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing professional development practice.
• Acquires and maintains current knowledge and competency in nursing professional development.

Skills

Adult education

Educator

Facilitator

Change agent

Leader

Education

BSN

Michigan RN license

CPR/BCLS

MSN preferred

Job description

Trinity Health MI in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Professional Development Specialist - Nursing to advance staff competence, elevate nursing practice, and support career growth across the organization. This role fosters lifelong learning and leads evidence-based continuing education activities for high-quality patient care.

Under supervision of Clinical Service Director, you will collect data, plan education, implement programs, and evaluate outcomes, collaborating with leaders to strengthen