Nursing Education & Development Specialist

Lee Health; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Lee Health in Fort Myers, FL is seeking a Nursing Professional Development Specialist to advance clinical excellence. The role involves leading orientation, training, and ongoing staff development, plus validating competencies across units.

The incumbent designs and evaluates learning programs aligned with nursing standards of care. Responsibilities include collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to boost patient safety, staff satisfaction, and continuous professional growth.

Qualifications

• BSN required.
• MSN preferred.
• Three years of full-time clinical nursing experience required.
• One year of full-time nursing education experience preferred.
• Current Florida RN Licensure.
• NPD-BC or CNE certification preferred.
• BLS certification required for first 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate development of clinical excellence in assigned areas through orientation, training, staff development and competency validation.
• Design, implement and evaluate learning programs to promote professional growth and standards of care for direct care providers.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to enhance patient safety, staff satisfaction and clinical competence.

Skills

Nursing education

Staff development

Curriculum design

Clinical leadership

Education

BSN

MSN preferred

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Publisher

Job description

Lee Health in Fort Myers, FL is seeking a Nursing Professional Development Specialist to advance clinical excellence. The role involves leading orientation, training, and ongoing staff development, plus validating competencies across units.

The incumbent designs and evaluates learning programs aligned with nursing standards of care. Responsibilities include collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to boost patient safety, staff satisfaction, and continuous professional growth.