RN - Nursing Professional Development Practitioner (NPD)

Bayhealth; Dover (DE); On-site; USD 83,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Paid holidays

401k match

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

On-site child care

Educational reimbursement

Flexible spending

Job summary

Bayhealth Medical Center in Dover, DE is seeking an experienced RN - Nursing Professional Development Practitioner (NPD). The role shapes professional growth and learning for a broad interprofessional team within our Kent Campus and Sussex Campus networks.

The NPD Practitioner facilitates curricula, mentors staff, leads change, and champions evidence-based practice to improve patient care and outcomes across our facilities.

Qualifications

• Education: BSN required.
• Certification: RN, BLS.
• Experience: 3 years of RN nursing/preceptor experience.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate learning and develop core curricula.
• Assess learning needs through assessment and analysis of feedback and outcomes.
• Lead experiential learning activities using innovative teaching methods.
• Foster acceptance, adoption, and action toward change.
• Mentor and lead nursing staff; establish effective communication networks.
• Champion scientific inquiry and evidence-based practice.
• Collaborate with interprofessional teams to improve nursing practice and outcomes.
• Develop, coordinate, and evaluate competency programs; address staff deficiencies.
• Support orientation, nurse residency, and role transitions to promote retention and growth.

Skills

Interprofessional collaboration

Mentoring

Educational program development

Change management

Education

BSN

MSN

Job description

RN - Nursing Professional Development Practitioner (NPD)(Job Id 17102)

Location

US:DE:Dover

Post Date

8/12/2026

Category

Nursing/Nursing Support

Close Date

Employment Type

Employee

Description

If you care about the opportunity to grow, to make a difference, to build a future and a life, then we just might have the career for you. Care to talk?

Bayhealth Medical Center is Central and Southern Delaware’s healthcare leader with hospitals in Dover and Milford, a s well as stand -alone Emergency Department in Smyrna and a hybrid E mergency Department and Urgent Care in Milton . We offer various practice settings throughout Kent and Sussex Counties. Bayhealth Medical Center Kent Campus is 90 minutes from Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Baltimore . Our Sussex Campus is 30 minutes to the Delaware beaches and relaxation in the sand!

Bayhealth Medical Center offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package (for eligible positions) including:

• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Matching 401(k)/403(b) Plans
• Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision
• Disability and Life Insurance options
• On Site Child Care
• Educational Reimbursement
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts
• Plus, an array of Voluntary Benefits to include Critical Care Coverage and more!

Location: Kent Campus Hospital

Status: Full Time 80 Hours

Shift: Days

SALARY RANGE: 82,950.40 - 128,564.80 YEARLY

General Summary

The Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Practitioner is a Registered Nurse (RN) who influences professional role competence and professional growth in an interprofessional environment that facilitates continuous development and learning for the healthcare professionals. The NPD Practitioner implements the tools, skills, and knowledge of the specialty to improve healthcare practice of learners through seven distinct roles: learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for scientific-inquiry, advocate for role development, and partner for collaboration and practice transitions.

Responsibilities

• 1. Facilitator of Learninga. Develop and evaluate core curriculab. Assess learning needs through assessment and analysis of feedback outcomesc. Lead experiential learning activities through innovative teaching and learning methods.
• 2. Change Agent - Foster acceptance, adoption, and action toward change.
• 3. Mentor and Leadera. Validates clinical performanceb. Establish effective communication networks with unit and organizational leadership.
• 4. Champion Scientific Inquiry - Create a supportive environment for nursing research, evidence-based practice, quality improvement and integrating into clinical practice.
• 5. Advocate for role developmenta. Facilitate orientation processes, nurse residency program, and role transitions with a focus on retention and growth.'Develops, coordinates, and evaluates competency programs and identifies deficiencies in staff competency.
• 6. Partner for Collaboration and Practice Transitionsa. Collaborates with interprofessional teams, leaders, stakeholders and others to facilitate nursing practice and positive outcomes both internally and within the community.b. Partners with shared governance councils at the unit and system level to effect nursing practice and generate positive outcomes.
• 7. All other duties as assigned within the scope and range of job responsibilities

Required Education, Credential(s) and Experience

• Education: Bachelor Degree Nursing BSN
• Credential(s): Registered Nurse RN Basic Life Support BLS Certification related to the position, if applicable.
• Experience: 3 years of relevant clinical RN nursing / preceptor experience

Preferred Education, Credential(s) and Experience

• Education: Master Degree Nursing
• Credential(s): Nursing Professional Development board certification
• Experience: 5 years of relevant clinical nursing experience with 3 years of experience of relevant teaching experience

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