Nursing Professional Development Specialist & Educator

METHODIST MANSFIELD MEDICAL CENTER; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

METHODIST MANSFIELD MEDICAL CENTER seeks a Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Specialist – Clinical Educator for Women and Children Services. The role supports lifelong learning in an inter-professional clinical environment and focuses on bridging knowledge, skills, and practice gaps through education design.

Requirements include a Master’s in Nursing, Texas RN license, and AHA BLS. NPD certification within two years and 3+ years of clinical nursing with adult education theory are expected.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Nursing required.
• Current license to practice professional nursing in Texas.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
• NPD Certification or Certified Nurse Educator within two years of start date.
• Clinical certification preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of clinical nursing practice and application of adult education theory.

Responsibilities

• Learning Facilitator, uses the educational design process to bridge gaps identified by a needs assessment.
• Change agent, actively works to transform processes.
• Mentor, advances the profession by developing others.
• Leader, influences inter-professional practice and learning environments.
• Promote scientific inquiry and the use of evidence to advance NPD practice.
• Partner for practice transitions, promotes lifelong learning culture.

Skills

Clinical nursing practice

Adult education theory

NPD/Clinical education

Education

Master’s Degree in Nursing

Texas nursing license

Job description

METHODIST MANSFIELD MEDICAL CENTER seeks a Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Specialist – Clinical Educator for Women and Children Services. The role supports lifelong learning in an inter-professional clinical environment and focuses on bridging knowledge, skills, and practice gaps through education design.

Requirements include a Master’s in Nursing, Texas RN license, and AHA BLS. NPD certification within two years and 3+ years of clinical nursing with adult education theory are expected.