Nursing Professional Development Specialist - General Intensive Care Unit

Sentara Health Plans; Norfolk, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is seeking a Nursing Professional Development Specialist for the General ICU. The role supports staff development, serves as a clinical resource, and mentors nurses to advance from beginner to expert status.

Requires a BSN and RN licensure in VA, with BLS/ACLS/PALS. A minimum of 3 years of nursing experience is expected. Full-time days, Hospital-based position in Norfolk, VA.

Qualifications

• BSN required for RN licensure in VA.
• MSN required or strongly preferred.
• RN license active in Virginia (Required).
• Minimum 3 years of relevant nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Promote professional development and apply nursing clinical expertise.
• Serve as a clinical resource and mentor staff.
• Lead, facilitate, or participate in interprofessional quality initiatives.

Skills

Clinical expertise

NPD leadership

Mentorship

Evidence-based practice

Interprofessional collaboration

Education

BSN

MSN (Required)

Job description

## Nursing Professional Development Specialist - General Intensive Care UnitApplyremote type: On-Sitelocations: Norfolk, VAtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: JR-103599**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**Overview:**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*** **Bachelor of Science Nursing- 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!**keywords: #Indeed, Talroo-Nursing, Monster, nurse educator, nursing education, ICU, critical care, intensive care.**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• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development• Pet Insurance• Legal Resources Plan• Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is metHere 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.