Nursing Professional Development Practitioner (Nursing Educator) - Operating Room

Wexner Medical Center; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nursing Professional Development (NPD) practitioner at Wexner Medical Center is a master’s prepared RN who leads educational initiatives across interprofessional teams to advance patient care and safety.

Responsibilities include onboarding/orientation, competency management, education, professional role development, collaboration, research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement, all to support lifelong learning and practice transformation within the healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in nursing or BSN with a related master's degree.
• Two years of nursing experience required.
• Current Ohio RN license required.

Responsibilities

• Onboarding/orientation of new staff.
• Competency management and assessment.
• Education and professional role development.
• Collaborative partnerships with health care teams.
• Research, evidence-based practice and quality improvement.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Evidence-based practice

Interprofessional collaboration

Mentoring

Education

MSN

BSN + related masters

Job description

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Scope of Position

The Nursing Professional Development (NPD) practitioner provides ongoing and constant support to the transforming healthcare landscape. The NPD practitioner functions as a nurse leader in an interprofessional environment applying evidenced based practice, clinical expertise, and patient values to improve patient outcomes. The NPD practitioner engages in environmental scanning to continuously assess potential professional practice gaps. By using various sources of data, the NPD practitioner identifies learning needs that include but are not limited to emerging issues, new or updated evidenced based guidelines, comparison of current performance and/or outcomes with national data bases and use of new tools and techniques.

Position Summary

The NPD practitioner is a master’s prepared registered nurse who influences professional role competence and professional growth of learners in a variety of settings. This NPD practitioner maintains lifelong learners in an interprofessional setting that facilitates continuous development and learning for the healthcare team. The NPD practitioner demonstrates expertise in the identified roles: learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for scientific inquiry, advocate for NPD specialty and partner for practice transitions. Responsibilities include: onboarding/orientation, competency management, education, professional role development, collaborative partnerships, research, evidenced based practice and quality improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

Masters Degree in Nursing or Bachelors Degree in Nursing AND masters in related field (i.e. MHA, Nursing Education, etc). Two years of nursing experience is required. Current Ohio RN license required.

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Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.