Nursing Professional Development Practitioner
About The Position
This Nursing Professional Development Practitioner position will support nursing education, training, and competency needs for the Seattle Children's Fetal Medicine program and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) facilitation needs. Supports the transition of nurses and other team members across practice environments and professional stages through onboarding and orientation, competency management, and role development. Uses the educational design process to address knowledge, skill, and practice gaps at the individual and team levels. Evaluates clinical and professional performance and provides coaching in collaboration with unit or department leaders. Provides leadership through continuous process improvement and supports program development, organizational mission, vision, values, and strategic goals. Collaborates to support nursing quality, patient safety, and health equity within defined patient populations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from accredited School of Nursing.
- Minimum of three (3) years of clinical nursing experience in related specialty.
- Experience with education, professional development or teaching in a clinical learning environment.
- Current Washington State RN License.
- Current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS); Pediatric Emergency, Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization (PEARS), or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) will be accepted in lieu of BLS.
- PEARS or PALS certification required within 3 months.
- PEARS or PALS or NRP instructor within 12 months.
- National certification in a clinical specialty area must be obtained within 3 years.
- For RN's performing moderately complex point-of-care testing, a copy of a diploma or transcript of the highest level of academic achievement is to be on record with Human Resources upon hire.
- For personnel trained outside of the U.S., records of diploma/transcript must provide documented equivalency evaluation by a foreign credentialing agency.
Nice To Haves
- Minimum of (3) years labor and delivery experience
- Experience in building new programs
- Previous program and project management experience
- Master’s Degree in Nursing or related field.
- Leadership experience.
- Demonstrated experience in clinical education program development.
- Demonstrated experience with continuous quality improvement processes.
- National certification in Nursing Professional Development (NPD-BC).
Responsibilities
- Support nursing education, training, and competency needs for the Seattle Children's Fetal Medicine program and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) facilitation needs.
- Adhere to the nursing professional development (NPD) core competencies as defined by the Association for Nursing Professional Development (ANPD) scopes and standards of practice.
- Support the transition of nurses and other team members across practice environments and professional stages through onboarding and orientation, competency management, and role development.
- Use the educational design process to address knowledge, skill, and practice gaps at the individual and team levels.
- Evaluate clinical and professional performance and provide coaching in collaboration with unit or department leaders.
- Provide leadership through continuous process improvement and support program development, organizational mission, vision, values, and strategic goals.
- Collaborate to support nursing quality, patient safety, and health equity within defined patient populations.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- 403(b)
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
