Nursing Professional Development Specialist — Birth Center

Trinity Health; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Health in Michigan is seeking a Professional Development Specialist - Nursing to advance and maintain staff competence, support career growth, and promote evidence-based practice in a Labor/Delivery and Postpartum setting.

The role focuses on education program design, evaluation, and collaboration with leadership to ensure safe, compassionate patient care and lifelong learning for nursing professionals.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Graduation from an accredited Nursing Program. BSN required.
• Preferred: MSN, or related Master’s Degree.
• Minimum: Current Registered Nurse licensure in Michigan. CPR or BCLS Certified.
• Preferred: Certification in specialty completed or active plans to pursue.
• Minimum: One year of teaching experience with validated opportunities to apply principles of adult education.
• Preferred: Two years of clinical nursing experience in identified or related specialty.

Responsibilities

• Collects data and information related to educational needs and other pertinent situations.
• Analyzes issues, trends, and supporting data to determine the educational needs of individuals, organizations and communities.
• Identifies the target audience, general purpose and educational objectives, and desired outcomes for each learning activity.
• Establishes plans that describe the strategies, alternatives, and resources to achieve expected outcomes.
• Ensures that the planned educational activities are implemented.
• Conducts a comprehensive evaluation of each educational activity. Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing professional development activities.
• Coordinates educational initiatives and activities.
• Employs strategies and techniques to promote positive learning and practice environments.
• Provides consultation to influence plans, enhance the abilities of others, and effect change.
• Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing professional practice.
• Acquires and maintains current knowledge and competency in nursing professional development practice.

Skills

Teaching

Adult education

Education planning

Change agent

Education

BSN

MSN preferred

Job description

Trinity Health in Michigan is seeking a Professional Development Specialist - Nursing to advance and maintain staff competence, support career growth, and promote evidence-based practice in a Labor/Delivery and Postpartum setting.

The role focuses on education program design, evaluation, and collaboration with leadership to ensure safe, compassionate patient care and lifelong learning for nursing professionals.