Nursing Professional Development Practitioner ED

Intermountain Healthcare; Ogden (UT); On-site; USD 62,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Job summary

Intermountain Healthcare in Ogden, Utah, seeks an onsite Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Practitioner to guide caregivers in orientation, ongoing learning, and clinical coaching. This role uses adult learning principles and promotes interprofessional collaboration to improve patient care.

The NPD Practitioner will partner across care areas to develop curricula, assess learning needs, deliver orientation, and mentor preceptors.

Qualifications

• BSN from an accredited program and an RN license required.
• Current BLS certification for healthcare providers.
• Experience in adult or staff development in a clinical setting.
• Ability to apply adult learning principles and curriculum design.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates on-boarding and ongoing learning for caregivers and preceptors.
• Applies educational design and adult learning principles to address learning gaps.
• Collaborates across care areas to ensure evidence-based nursing practice.
• Coaches and mentors clinical staff to improve patient outcomes.

Skills

Communication Skills

Interprofessional Skills

Adult Learning & Patient Education

Learning Assessment

Curriculum Development

Learning & Professional Development

Tech Proficiency

Research Integration

Evidence-Based Practice

Quality Improvement

Education

BSN

RN License (Utah)

BLS Certification

MSN Preferred

NPD-BC Certification Preferred

Job description

Job Description:An onsite Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Practitioner is proficient in clinical education standards supporting and guiding caregivers in self-reliance and self-development. The NPD Practitioner assesses, guides, supports, coordinates, and evaluates caregiver orientation and ongoing learning needs in alignment with their associated program, service line or care group. The NPD Practitioner may be required to travel to various locations to fulfill their work responsibilities.Essential FunctionsLearning Facilitator: Serves as a resource, consultant, and mentor to caregivers and preceptors, promoting self-reliance and teamwork. Guides new caregiver orientation, supports ongoing learning, and uses standardized tools. Applies educational design and adult learning principles to address gaps from needs assessments and evaluations in their assigned area.Change Agent: Collaborates with colleagues across the organization to understand goals, priorities, and learning needs for care areas (e.g., performance, competencies, skills, new initiatives), ensuring the adoption of evidence-based practices within specialties for all caregivers. Facilitates high quality and focused new caregiver orientation, supports ongoing learning needs of existing caregivers, and clinical coaches, ensuring learning opportunities by utilizing standardized orientation tools and resourcesMentor: Provides coaching and mentoring to preceptors and caregivers to assist them in managing their personal learning, growth, and job enrichment opportunities. Provides coaching and mentoring to clinical coaches and caregivers to assist them in managing their own personal learning, growth, and job enrichment opportunities.Leader: Facilitates interprofessional learning, the NPD specialty, and advancements in nursing and healthcare. Acts as a resource, consultant, and mentor, inspiring self-reliance and teamwork within the care site and PDPE service line.Champion for Inquiry : Fosters the creation and sharing of new knowledge and uses evidence to advance NPD practice, guide clinical nursing practice, and enhance patient care.Advocate for NPD Specialty: Champions the importance and impact of the NPD specialty within the organization. Promotes the value of NPD practices, supports professional development, and ensures the integration of NPD principles to enhance nursing practice and patient outcomes.Partner for Practice Transition: Collaborates with stakeholders to ensure smooth transitions for new and existing caregivers. Supports the integration of new practices and initiatives, facilitates orientation and ongoing education, and promotes seamless adaptation to changes within the care environment.SkillsCommunication SkillsInterprofessional SkillsAdult Learning & Patient EducationLearning AssessmentCurriculum DevelopmentLearning & Professional DevelopmentTech ProficiencyResearch IntegrationEvidence-Based PracticeQuality ImprovementMinimum QualificationsBachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution (degree verification required).Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification for healthcare providers.Demonstrated experience in adult or staff development .Demonstrated nursing experience.Preferred QualificationsMaster’s degree in nursing or a related field.Certification in Nursing Professional Development (NPD-BC) or a related specialty.Three (3) years of relevant nursing experience.Local, Regional, or National Presentations or Publications.Physical RequirementsOngoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.Physical RequirementsOngoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.Location:Intermountain Health McKay-Dee HospitalWork City:OgdenWork State:UtahScheduled Weekly Hours:40The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.$45.31 - $67.01We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.At Intermountain Health, we use the artificial intelligence (\"AI\") platform, HiredScore to improve your job application experience. 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