Nursing Professional Development Specialist- OB Team

University Hospitals; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals seeks a Nursing Professional Development Educator to lead education initiatives across nursing and allied staff within the system. You will design onboarding, manage competency programs, and coordinate continuing education to close practice gaps and improve patient care outcomes.

The role requires aligning with regulatory standards, evidence-based practice, and inter-professional collaboration, while supporting professional growth and transition for nurses in a dynamic

Qualifications

• BSN required.
• MSN preferred.
• Master's Degree for Level 4 NICU, Labor & Delivery, Post-Partum and Antepartum is required/preferred per unit needs.

Responsibilities

• On-boarding and Orientation: develop, coordinate, manage, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate onboarding for nursing and students.
• Competency Management: develop, coordinate, manage, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate competency programs.
• Continuing Education: create, manage, implement, coordinate, and evaluate educational activities to address practice gaps.
• Professional Role Development: promote professional nurse development and role transition; implement and evaluate related activities.
• Research/EBP/QI: integrate evidence and practice, conduct research, dissemination of findings.
• Change Management: lead or participate in rapid, sustainable change and foster adoption.
• Leadership: demonstrate value of nursing education, ensure regulatory compliance and project planning.
• Professional Growth & Development: pursue ongoing learning, certification maintenance, and professional involvement.

Skills

Effective presentation skills

Travel to all entities in the system

Education

BSN

MSN

NICU/L&D Mastery

Job description

Job Description

What You Will Do

• Works under the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice in Nursing Professional Development roles established by the Association of Nursing Professional Development (ANPD) to include: Educator, Consultant, Researcher, Facilitator, Change Agent, and Leader.
  Adheres to all regulatory requirements (e.g. Ohio Revised Code, The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, Ohio Board of Health, etc.) and professional standards (e.g. Code of Ethics, ANA, ONS, AORN, AACN, and ASPAN) as applicable to the specific area of nursing practice.
  Participate in formal and informal orientation, education, and development of nursing/UAP/students including weekends and off-shift.
  Collaborate on the development and implementation of nursing policy, procedure, and guidelines.
  Maintains standards of practice relative to the specific clinical area (e.g. ENA, AORN, AACN, etc.)
  Participates in department and system committees and/or task forces as assigned
• On-boarding and Orientation
  Develop, coordinate, manage, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate on-boarding and orientation programs for nursing, UAPs, and students
• Competency Management
  Develop, coordinate, manage, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate competency programs
• Continuing Education
  Create, manage, implement, coordinate, and evaluate educational activities to meet identified practice gaps in knowledge, skill, and attitude of nursing, UAPs, and students
  Collaborate with other professions to create, implement, coordinate, and evaluate inter-professional continuing education to meet identified practice gaps in knowledge, skill, and attitude
• Professional Role Development
  Create, manage, implement, facilitate, and evaluate activities that promote professional nurse role development and role transition
  Create, coordinate, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate activities that promote professional role development and transition
• Research/EBP/QI
  Integrates best research evidence, educational and clinical expertise, and learner preferences into all programs (e.g. on-boarding, orientation, education, transition-to-practice, etc.)
  Conduct, encourage, facilitate, and participate in research, EBP, and QI, including dissemination of findings
• Program Development
  Oversees the systematic collection of data, information, knowledge, and evidence from a variety of sources
  Forecasts potential needs based on environmental scanning
  Assess and prioritizes macrosystem needs
  Differentiates between practice gaps and performance/systems issues and determines appropriate interventions
  Involves learners and key stakeholders in formulating expected measurable, context‑specific outcomes based on organizational, stakeholders’ and learners’ values, goals, current evidence, and regulations
  Revises outcomes based on trends, evidence, and changes in stakeholders’ expectations
  Incorporates theories pertaining to learning, behavioral change, motivation, epidemiology, and other frameworks in designing educational materials and programs.
  Exhibits system thinking through the planning process
  Synthesizes evaluation data to guide decision‑making and quality improvement about additional programing needs and current program modifications
• Quality Improvement (QI), Evidence‑based Practice (EBP), and Research
  Synthesizes and appraises the best available evidence to recommend practice changes
  Applies principles of implementation science to maintain and sustain practice changes
  Applies evidence based adult learning practices to program development and delivery
  Participate in quality initiatives to improve patient quality and safety outcomes
  Develops, measures and analyzes quality outcomes to demonstrate impact on nursing care delivery such as patient outcomes, nurse competency, and practice improvements
  Recommends and implements research activities to align with the organizational strategic plan
  Disseminates research, EBP, and QI findings through activities such as presentations, publications, and consultation
• Change Management
  Continuously scans the environment for trends and issues that require change
  Acts as adaptive expert implementing sustainable rapid cycle change
  Leads or participates the implementation of change strategies
  Fosters acceptance, adaption, and action toward change
  Creates a climate for change
  Participates and promotes organizational change
• Leadership
  Creates a culture in which innovation and risk‑taking are promoted and expected
  Creates a just culture
  Demonstrates value of nursing professional development to the organization through return on investment, enhance quality of care, and improved patient outcomes
  Ensures nursing professional development department compliance with reporting to regulatory bodies
  Designs project plans using project management tools and oversees implementation
  Prepares for and seeks opportunities to serve on boards
  Models expert practice to peers, inter‑professional team members, , and learners
  Advances the profession through publications, presentations, and other scholarly work
  Collaborates with inter‑professional colleagues on activities to advance the profession
• Professional Growth & Development
  Seeks interaction, peer review, and feedback from colleagues
  Maintains professional certification in nursing professional development
  Role model professional behaviors including, but not limited to, involvement in professional organizations, engagement in lifelong learning activities, dissemination of information through publications and presentations, and advocacy

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

Education

• (BSN) Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (Required)
• (MSN) Master's Degree in Nursing (Preferred)
• Master's Degree for Level 4 NICU, Labor &Delivery, Post-Partum and Antenatal (Required)

Work Experience

• 2+ years of RN OB (Required) and
• Experience with education, teaching in clinical setting (Required)

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Effective presentation skills (Required proficiency)
• Travel to all entities in the system (Required proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications