RN Professional Development Generalist Obstetrics Labor and Delivery Mother baby

spectrumhealth; Dearborn (MI); Sur place; USD 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Beaumont Health is seeking an NPD Specialist to advance nursing professional development across obstetrics and related services. The role requires designing high-quality educational activities for staff at all career stages, aligning with clinical practice standards.

You will collaborate with leaders and educators, measure outcomes, and ensure ethical and quality improvement integration while maintaining clinical expertise and engaging in research and evidence-based practice.

Qualifications

• Required Bachelor's Degree in nursing.
• Minimum three years of nursing experience in an acute care setting.
• Five years of experience in education or educational program development (preferred).
• State of Michigan RN license upon hire.
• BC-NPD certification within 2 years is required.
• BLS certification upon hire (AHA or ARC) required.

Responsabilités

• Develop, implement and evaluate professional development programs for staff.
• Lead educational design, assessment, and curriculum development initiatives.
• Collaborate with leadership, faculty and researchers to improve practice and patient outcomes.

Connaissances

Nursing experience (acute care)

Education program development

Formation

Bachelor's Degree in nursing

Registered Nurse (RN) - State of Michigan

Board Certification: BC-NPD (ANCC)

Description du poste

Obstetrics/Labor and Delivery/Mother-baby

Scope of Work

The NPD-Specialist develops tools, theories, skills and knowledge to advance the practice of the NPD specialty. Using expertise in education and professional development practices, the NPD Practitioner Specialist (NPD-S) functions autonomously and in collaboration with staff, leadership, faculty and researchers to develop, implement and evaluate professional development programs that influence professional role competence, continuous learning and growth. Promote synergistic practices and patient outcomes throughout the organization, and advances and leads NPD practice based on the Beaumont Health Nursing Professional Practice Model and in accordance with Association Nursing Professional Development Scope and Standards of Professional Nursing Development Practice.

Uses a systematic approach, analyzes issues, forecast trends and supporting data to determine the learning needs of individuals, service lines, and organizations. Using data gathered; validates, prioritizes and documents evidence of professional practice gaps and outcomes in a manner that facilitates the educational planning process.

Uses relevant evidence, theory, research, innovative processes and practical experience to design, implement and evaluate high quality, culturally sensitive, and frequently complex educational activities, programs, or projects for staff at all stages of their career development based on identified knowledge and practice gaps. Analyzes cost and anticipated return on investment for learning activities, programs or projects.

Engages stakeholders and resources in the planning and implementation of lifelong learning activities for individuals and/or groups of learners. Measures program outcomes in terms of learning change, impact and professional role competency and revises future outcomes based on trends, evidence, and changes in stakeholder expectations.

Evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practices in collaboration with others to ensure that nursing and the organization's goals and mission are in alignment. Develops and applies appropriate measurement tools in quality improvement activities.

Participates in and assists others in professional role development, practice role transitions, and succession planning. Collaborates with Community Education programs to facilitate, coordinate and maintain effective allied health and nursing education programs. Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of professional development practice and role transitions. Applies the educational process by selecting education content, materials, and techniques that can appeal to a diverse target audience in a positive learning environment. Demonstrates and applies expertise in educational assessment; planning; curriculum development; educational design & delivery; documentation; measurement & performance improvement.

Serves as an influential leader in inter-professional learning, professional growth, and practice change throughout the organization.

Acts as a champion of scientific inquiry, generating new knowledge and integrating best available evidence into practice. Conducts, encourages, facilitates and/or participates in research, EBP, and QI, including dissemination of findings locally and nationally.

Integrates ethics by analyzing factors related to privacy, security, and confidentiality in the use and handling of records related to educational programs. Develops processes for monitoring the integrity of educational activities including screening for potential and unethical behavior, commercial bias, conflict of interest. Identifies and addresses ethical issues within the learning environment.

Serves on one or more functional teams accountable for supporting core BH orientation and continuing education activities.

Works collaboratively with leaders, clinical and other experts, and colleagues throughout the organization to orchestrate right content, methods and resources to meet organizational goals.

Works to achieve staff retention and employee engagement through effective management of processes resulting in fulfillment of learning needs.

The Nursing Professional Development Specialist will be expected to maintain clinical expertise in assigned area(s), continually monitoring for and incorporating changes in evidence-based practices, demonstrated best practice, and patient/client population data.

Qualifications

• Required Bachelors Degree in nursing
• 3 years of relevant experience Minimum of three (3) years of nursing experience in an acute care setting. Required
• 5 years of relevant experience of education experience. Preferred
• Registered Nurse (RN) - State of Michigan Upon Hire required
• CRT-Board Cert Nursing Professional Development (BC-NPD) - ANCC American Nurses Credentialing Center 2 Yrs required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association Upon Hire required Or Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross Upon Hire required