Professional Development Educator, Behavioral Health - Full time

Valley Health System; Virginia; Sur place; USD 56 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Zero-Deductible Health Plan

Dental and vision insurance

Generous Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Retirement Savings Match

Health savings account & flexible spa

Résumé du poste

Valley Health System is seeking a Professional Development Educator to lead onboarding, competency, and ongoing professional development across departments. The role drives safe clinical practice, standardized education, and workforce readiness with evidence-based strategies.

Responsibilities include coordinating competency validation, coaching, and collaboration with clinical leaders to reduce variability and improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Implements onboarding, orientation, competency, and continuing professional development programs.
• Delivers education using adult learning principles and evidence-based strategies.
• Identifies learning needs and implements targeted interventions to support workforce readiness.

Responsabilités

• Facilitates competency assessment, validation, and documentation for caregivers.
• Supports onboarding, transition to practice, and competency progression across departments.
• Collaborates with leaders and subject matter experts to sustain education programs.

Connaissances

Clinical experience

Education delivery

Precepting experience

Communication skills

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

RN license in Virginia

NPD-BC certification

BLS certification

Description du poste

As one of the nation's Top 15 Health Systems, recognized by Premier and Modern Healthcare, Valley Health is a place where excellence, compassion, and purpose come together. This distinction reflects our commitment to exceptional patient care, clinical quality, and the caregivers who make it all possible.

Department CLINICAL EDUCATION - 206030 Worker Sub Type Regular Work Shift Pay Range $40.76 - $57.71

The Professional Development Educator is accountable for implementing standardized education, onboarding, competency, and workforce development programs that promote practice readiness, safe clinical care, and consistent outcomes across assigned departments, service lines, and care settings. This role supports the development and maintenance of professional competence, fosters lifelong learning, and facilitates professional growth for clinical and interprofessional caregivers throughout their professional journey. The Professional Development Educator operationalizes system-wide education, competency, and workforce development strategies, ensuring consistent implementation, effective adoption, and efficient use of organizational resources across assigned departments, service lines, and care settings. This role partners with leaders, subject matter experts, and interprofessional teams to deliver learning experiences, support transition to practice, facilitate competency development, and provide coaching, mentorship, and professional development throughout the caregiver career journey. Through effective education delivery and competency validation, the Professional Development Educator contributes to improved time-to-productivity, workforce readiness, staff engagement, and retention, while reducing variability in onboarding processes and supporting efficient utilization of staffing resources.

Core Responsibilities

Education Delivery & Workforce Readiness

Implements and delivers onboarding, orientation, competency, just-in-time learning, and continuing professional development programs to support workforce readiness, professional growth, and safe clinical practice. Facilitates instructor-led learning experiences using evidence-based educational strategies and adult learning principles. Adapts educational delivery strategies to meet the unique needs of assigned departments, service lines, and caregiver populations while maintaining system standards. Identifies learning needs and implements targeted interventions that support workforce readiness, staff engagement, retention, and patient safety.

Competency Validation & Clinical Practice Support

Facilitates and monitors initial and ongoing competency assessment, validation, documentation, and development to ensure caregivers demonstrate safe, effective, and professional practice. Implements standardized competency frameworks and validation processes to promote consistency, regulatory compliance, and reduced variability in practice. Provides coaching, feedback, and practice support to strengthen clinical judgment, decision-making, and performance at the point of care. Collaborates with leaders, preceptors, subject matter experts, and Professional Development Specialists to support onboarding, transition to practice, competency progression, and workforce readiness. Identifies competency gaps and facilitates targeted development activities to address individual, team, or practice-area needs.

Operational Partnership & Resource Stewardship

Supports operational leaders through coordination of educational activities, competency processes, and workforce development initiatives. Effectively utilizes approved technologies, learning systems, data tools, and standardized workflows to optimize educational delivery, improve data integrity, and reduce administrative burden. Identifies opportunities to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and optimize educational resources within assigned practice areas. Ensures consistent implementation of system-wide educational programs, standards, and resources to reduce variation and duplication.

Collaboration & Professional Practice

Collaborates with Professional Development Specialists, leaders, subject matter experts, and interprofessional teams to implement educational solutions aligned with organizational and practice needs. Implements and reinforces system governance, professional practice, and professional development initiatives at the point of care. Serves as a resource for caregivers and leaders regarding education, competency validation, onboarding, and professional development processes.

Professional Leadership & Development

Serves as a role model in the professional development roles of educator, facilitator, change agent, and consultant. Promotes a culture of accountability, lifelong learning, professional growth, and continuous improvement. Participates in committees, councils, and initiatives that support education, workforce development, and professional practice. Maintains current knowledge of professional development, healthcare education, and clinical practice trends and demonstrates commitment to ongoing professional growth.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing is required. Candidates must possess clinical experience appropriate to the practice setting and caregiver populations supported.

Experience

• Experience 2-3 years of clinical experience required
• Experience in education, precepting, or professional development preferred

Certification & Licensure

Nursing Professional Development Board Certification (NPD-BC) preferred. Professional certification appropriate to the discipline or specialty area supported may be considered in lieu of NPD-BC. NPD-BC or other approved professional certification required within 18 months of hire.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Qualifications

Based on primary state of residency and in accordance with current Virginia and West Virginia Board of Nursing Regulations, must be licensed or eligible to practice pending licensure as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia with a Multi-state license, or in West Virginia with a multi-state license.

Benefits

• A Zero-Deductible Health Plan
• Dental and vision insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance
• Retirement Savings Match
• A Robust Employee Assistance Program to help with many aspects of emotional wellbeing
• Membership to Healthy U: An Incentive-Based Wellness Program
• Valley Health also offers a health savings account & flexible spending account for childcare, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, and professional development.
• In addition, several perks come with working for the largest employer in the region, such as discounts to on-campus dining, and more.