Nursing Professional Development Practitioner (Nursing Educator) - Operating Room

Ohio State University; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ohio State University is hiring a Nursing Professional Development Practitioner for the Operating Room at James Cancer Hospital. The role focuses on enhancing nursing competence and professional growth through evidence-based practice and interprofessional collaboration. Candidates must possess a Master's Degree in Nursing or a Bachelor's plus a Master's in a related field, alongside at least two years of nursing experience and a current Ohio RN license. This full-time position operates on varying shifts within a dynamic and supportive healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Must hold a current Ohio RN license.
• Two years of nursing experience is required.
• Requires a master's prepared registered nurse.

Responsibilities

• Provides ongoing support to improve patient outcomes.
• Engages in environmental scanning for professional practice gaps.
• Facilitates continuous development and learning for the healthcare team.

Skills

Nursing experience

Clinical expertise

Evidence based practice

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Master's Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Master's in related field (MHA, Nursing Education)

Job description

## Nursing Professional Development Practitioner - Operating RoomApplylocations: James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institutetime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R150481Screen reader users may encounter difficulty with this site. For assistance with applying, please contact [e-mail]. If you have questions while submitting an application, please review these frequently asked questions.**Current Employees and Students:**If you are currently employed or enrolled as a student at The Ohio State University, please log in to Workday to use the internal application process.Welcome to The Ohio State University's career site. We invite you to apply to positions of interest. In order to ensure your application is complete, you must complete the following:* Ensure you have all necessary documents available when starting the application process. You can review the additional job description section on postings for documents that may be required.* Prior to submitting your application, please review and update (if necessary) the information in your candidate profile as it will transfer to your application.## Job Title:Nursing Professional Development Practitioner - Operating Room## Department:James | Nursing Staff Education**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.## Additional Information:## Location:James Cancer Hospital (0375)## Position Type:Regular## Scheduled Hours:40## **Shift:**Varying Shifts***Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.***Thank you for your interest in positions at The Ohio State University and Wexner Medical Center. Once you have applied, the most updated information on the status of your application can be found by visiting the Candidate Home section of this site. Please view your submitted applications by logging in and reviewing your status. For answers to additional questions please review the frequently asked questions.The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.