Nursing Professional Development Generalist - Critical Care, Cardiac

Methodist Health System; DeSoto (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Dallas, TX is seeking a Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Generalist to support lifelong learning in an inter‑professional environment. You will serve as a Learning Facilitator bridging knowledge gaps identified through needs assessments.

The role emphasizes coaching, leadership in practice transformation, and advancing professional development. Requires a nursing degree and Texas RN license, BLS, and NPD or Nurse Educator certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and current Texas RN license.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification required.
• NPD Certification or Certified Nurse Educator preferred.
• Minimum three years of clinical nursing practice with experience applying adult education theory.
• Experience in hospital or School of Nursing settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as Learning Facilitator, bridging knowledge gaps through educational design and needs assessments.
• Serve as a Change agent to transform processes and practice.
• Mentor colleagues to advance professional development.
• Lead inter‑professional practice and learning environments.
• Champion scientific inquiry and disseminate new knowledge in NPD practice.
• Partner for practice transitions and promote lifelong learning culture.

Skills

Texas RN license

BLS certification

Adult education theory

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

NPD Certification or Certified Nurse Educator (preferred)

Job description

Hours of Work :

40 per week

Days Of Week :

5

Work Shift :

8X5 Day (United States of America)

Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Generalist — 0146 Exempt

NPD Generalist

Your Job:

In this highly technical, fast paced, and challenging NPD Generalist position, you will support the changing landscape of healthcare in an inter‑professional practice and learning environment. You will support lifelong learners in an inter‑professional environment that facilitates continuous development and learning.

Your Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree of Nursing required
• Current license to practice professional nursing in the state of Texas
• Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support certification
• NPD Certification or Certified Nurse Educator preferred
• Minimum three years of experience in clinical nursing practice and application of adult education theory in a hospital and/or School of Nursing.

Your Job Responsibilities

• Learning Facilitator, uses the educational design process to bridge the knowledge, skills, and/or practice gaps identified through a needs assessment
• Change agent, actively works to transform process
• Mentor, advances the profession by contributing to the professional development of others
• Leader, influences the inter‑professional practice and learning environments
• Champion for scientific inquiry, promotes the generation and dissemination of new knowledge and the use of evidence to advance NPD practice
• Partner for practice transitions, promotes the culture of lifelong learning

Methodist Dallas Medical Center is one of North Texas’ best places to work. And it keeps getting better. The flagship hospital of Methodist Health System, Methodist Dallas is a 595‑bed acute care teaching and referral hospital. It is home to the only adult Level I Trauma Center in southern Dallas, the first and only Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center in southern Dallas, and the newly renovated Linda and Mitch Hart Breast Center. Celebrating more than 90 years of service, we strive to have a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcomes the skills and talents of all groups. Our reputation as an award‑winning employer shows in the distinctions we’ve earned:

• Magnet‑designated hospital
• 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Hospital Review, 2023
• Top 10 Military Friendly Employer, Gold Designation, 2023
• Top 10 Military Spouse Friendly Employer, 2023
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation programs