Nursing Professional Development Specialist NEX

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 72,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children's is seeking a part-time Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Specialist to support the Primary Care Service Line. The role focuses on education, curricula development and staff development to improve patient care outcomes.

The position requires RN licensure, a master’s degree in nursing or related field, and 3+ years of nursing experience with a healthcare setting. Onsite work with flexible days, 24 hours/week.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in nursing or related field; RN licensure required.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant nursing experience.
• Nursing education certification preferred.
• Experience in healthcare settings.

Responsibilities

• Develop educational programs, training sessions and ongoing learning opportunities.
• Collaborate with nursing leadership to identify educational needs and curricula.
• Implement strategies to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
• Use the educational design process to address knowledge and skill gaps.
• Engage in project management to transform processes and sustain change.
• Promote research, EBP and QI to advance NPD practice.
• Support transitions of nurses across learning and practice environments.

Skills

Curriculum design

Project management

Data analysis

Interprofessional collaboration

Education

Master's degree in nursing or related field

RN licensure

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

MS Word

Job description

Part-time, 24 hours/week

Variable days, Monday-Friday 7am-3:30pm

Onsite

Summary: Position will support Primary Care Service Line. Prefer primary care experience.

The Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Specialist is responsible for enhancing the professional growth and development of nursing staff through educational programs, training sessions, and continuous learning opportunities. The NPD Specialist will collaborate with nursing leadership to identify educational needs, develop curricula, and implement strategies to improve nursing practice and patient care outcomes.

Responsibilities:

1. The NPD specialist advances the profession by contributing to the professional development of others, supporting collaborative relationships and supporting life-long learning.
2. Uses the educational design process to bridge the knowledge, skills and practice gaps identified through needs assessment.
3. Influences the inter-professional practice and learning environments, the NPD specialty, and the profession of nursing and healthcare through collaboration with leadership in planning and decision making to achieve desired results.
4. Actively works to transform processes at all levels through inspiration, initiation, adoption and sustainment of and adaptation to change using project management and improvement processes.
5. Promotes the generation and dissemination of new knowledge and the use of evidence to advance NPD practice, guide clinical practice and improve patient care.
6. Actively supports, promotes, and demonstrates nursing professional development as a nursing practice specialty through promotion of research, EBP, and QI.
7. Supports the transitions of nurses and other healthcare team members across learning and practice environments, roles and professional stages.
8. Other duties as required.

Other information:

Technical Expertise

1. Experience in project management with interdisciplinary team is preferred.
2. Experience in data analysis and presentations is preferred.
3. Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
4. Experience in healthcare is required.
5. Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required.

Education and Experience

1. Education: Master's degree in nursing or related field or BSN and in process of attaining master's degree in nursing or related field. Completion of Nurse Education track of MSN program is preferred.
2. Certification: Registered Nurse licensure is required; BLS certification is required; PALS certification may be required by area of service. Professional Nursing certification preferred.
3. Years of relevant experience: Minimum 3 years required.
4. Years of experience supervising: None.

Part Time

FTE: 0.600000

Status: Onsite