Professional Development Specialist

Baptist Health; Lexington, Northern (KY, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Baptist Health in Lexington, KY, is seeking a full-time Professional Development Specialist to enhance clinician education and support high-quality patient care. This role includes mentoring, education, and leadership, with a focus on collaborative policy and procedure development.

The ideal candidate will hold a Master’s Degree in Nursing, possess a current KY RN license, and have at least three years of acute care experience.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Nursing and current KY RN license required.
• Minimum three years of acute care experience in the designated specialty within the last five years.
• Preferred certification as Professional Development Specialist.

Responsibilities

• Support clinicians through orientation and ongoing competency validation.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop educational programs.
• Promote continuous learning and serve as a resource for staff.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Mentoring

Evidence-based practice

Consultation

Research

Education

Master’s Degree in Nursing

Current KY RN license

ACLS, PALS, NRP certifications

BLS certification

Job description

## Professional Development SpecialistApplylocations: Lexington, KYtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R26104894**Summary****Job Description:**The Educational Development and Community Education Department provides clinical and non-clinical education, professional development, leadership development, and community education across the organization.**Professional Development Specialist**Full-Time **|** First Shift **|** Telemetry (4 G/H and 2 F/G)Educational and Development **|** LexingtonThe Professional Development Specialist (PDS) supports clinicians through orientation, education, and ongoing competency validation to ensure safe, high-quality patient care. This role provides clinical leadership, mentoring, and consultation to help staff grow professionally and deliver excellent care. The PDS collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to develop policies, procedures, and educational programs based on evidence-based practice and regulatory standards. This position promotes continuous learning and serves as a valuable resource for staff and leaders.**Description:*** The Professional Development Specialist (PDS) functions to ensure that clinicians are prepared to be responsible for promoting patient safety and high-quality patient care through clinical leadership, education, consultation, modeling, and research.* The PDS incorporates evidence-based practice, theory, and research into various patient care settings according to patient needs by collaborating with multi-professional multidisciplinary groups, facilitating the development of hospital and department policies, nursing procedures, regulatory standards and guidelines, and research.* The role also includes functioning as a community resource on topics within scope of practice and providing nursing orientation, education, and ongoing competency verification.* The PDS is a role model for caring that honors the patient’s mind, body, and spirit.**Requirements:*** Master’s Degree in Nursing* Current Ky RN license* Three (3) years of acute care experience in the designated specialty within the last five (5) years* ACLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, ENPC certifications as required by department of assignment* BLS within 30 days from date of hire* Certification as Professional Development Specialist (PDS) preferredBenefits: * Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance* Life Insurance* Short Term and Long Term Disability and Life Insurance* Identity Theft Protection* Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually* Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave* 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire* Bereavement Leave (includes pets)* PTO Sell Back Program* Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)* Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support* Retirement with Company Match### *If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!*