Nursing Professional Development Specialist - General Intensive Care Unit

sentara; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401k/403(b) with employer match

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Education assistance & student loan

Job summary

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is seeking a Nursing Professional Development Specialist for the General Intensive Care Unit. This full-time role (40 hr/wk) focuses on applying nursing clinical expertise, mentoring staff, and leading evidence-based education initiatives in the ICU.

The NPD Specialist will promote professional development, analyze care against standards, and drive interprofessional quality initiatives to improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• MSN is required.
• RN license required; BLS, ACLS, and PALS required.
• Minimum of 3 years nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Promotes professional development and application of nursing clinical expertise in specified populations.
• Serves as expert clinician and mentor, developing staff from beginner to expert.
• Critically analyzes care against evidence-based standards and seeks to improve outcomes.
• Leads, facilitates and participates in interprofessional quality initiatives and educational plans.

Skills

Nursing

Clinical expertise

Mentorship

Evidence-based practice

Education

MSN (Required)

Job description

City/State

Norfolk, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring a Nursing Professional Development Specialist for the General Intensive Care Unit!

Hours/Shift: Full Time (40 hr/week) - Day Shift

The Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Specialist promotes professional development application of nursing clinical expertise in specified patient populations. Serves as an expert clinician, consistently serving as a clinical resource to staff. Recognized as a mentor; works to develop staff from beginner to expert status. Critically analyzes care delivered in identified service area against evidence based practice standards and seeks ways to improve outcomes. Accountable for defined aspects of staff development, continuing education and professional development of nursing staff. Leads, facilitates, and/or participates in interprofessional quality initiatives, implementing evidence-based nursing practices, shared decision making, and other educational plans and activities.

This position will primarily suport the General ICU with overap for IMCUs.

Education

MSN (Required)

Certification/Licensure

Registered Nursing License (Required)

BLS, ACLS and PALS (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 3 years relevant nursing experience

Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve!

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We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $100,380.80 - $148,844.80 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually.

Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance - $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down - $10,000
• -Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital , located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women's health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin,