Nursing Professional Development Practitioner (NPD) - Nursing Admin Staff Dev

Hartford HealthCare; Meriden (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hartford HealthCare seeks a Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Practitioner/Nurse Educator (RN) to influence professional role competence and learner growth within the NPD framework. The role collaborates with nursing leadership to foster competency management, clinical nursing education, policy standardization, and onboarding of new colleagues.

The incumbent will promote practice excellence and alignment with system-wide goals, supporting transition to practice and ongoing education across

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to develop, deliver and evaluate educational programs.
• Working knowledge of high reliability and LEAN process improvement strategies.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Support learners within Nursing Professional Development, Scope and Standards as approved by ANA.
• Foster competency management, clinical nursing education and professional role development.
• Collaborate with nursing leadership to align NPD with Hartford HealthCare system goals.

Skills

Educational program development

Leadership

Communication skills

NPD practice judgement

Lean process improvement

Education

BSN degree

Masters program enrollment (within 2 years)

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Location Detail: 435 Lewis Avenue-Midstate Med (10123)

Work where every moment matters.

Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

Serving our community since 1998, MidState Medical Center is a vibrant and progressive organization with a genuine concern for our patients, community, and employee’s alike. We’ve earned top honors for quality stroke care, gold level recognition for organ donation, and employing leaders in the field of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation, providing the highest quality level of care.

The Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Practitioner/Nurse Educator is a Register Nurse (RN) with NPD practice judgement and expertise who influence professional role competence and growth of learners. The NPD practitioner is responsible for supporting learners within the context and framework of the Nursing Professional Development, Scope and Standards practice as approved by the American Nurses Association.
This position works in collaboration with nursing leadership to foster and influence competency management, clinical nursing education, professional role development, policy standardization, collaborative partnerships, scientific inquiry, transition to practice and onboarding/orientation of new Hartford HealthCare colleagues.
The practitioner is an essential member of the nursing leadership team who promotes the alignment of regional NPD and practice excellence with the HHC system as a whole.

Qualifications

Education

BSN required and enrolled in a Master’s program with degree completion within two years of hire date.

Experience

Minimum of 3 years of active clinical nursing experience.
At least 1 year of experience in an acute care environment. One year of relevant teaching experience preferred, nursing professional development and/or specialty area preferred.
Experience as a preceptor.

Licensure, Certification, Registration

• Licensed Registered Nurse from the CT DPH obtained prior to hire date.
• NPD or Clinical Specialty Certification within two years of hire hire/transfer
• BLS required

Knowledge, Skills And Ability Requirements

• Demonstrates ability to develop, deliver and evaluate educational programs.
• Working knowledge of high reliability and LEAN process improvement strategies.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and a commitment to education as a methodology for promoting continuous quality improvement in the delivery of patient care and services.
• Knowledge of the principles/theories of adult learning.
• Knowledge of unit based orientation plans.
• Strong skills in the process of educational needs assessments.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to work independently as well as part of a collaborative team.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and strong skills in excel.

We take great care of careers.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.