Nursing Professional Development Practitioner, Lead
About The Position
This position supports the expansion of outreach education. The Nursing Professional Development Practitioner adheres to nursing professional development core competencies defined by the Association for Nursing Professional Development scopes and standards of practice. The role supports nurses and other team members as they transition across practice environments and professional stages through onboarding and orientation, competency management, and role development. It uses the educational design process to address knowledge, skill, and practice gaps at individual and team levels. The practitioner evaluates clinical and professional performance and provides coaching in collaboration with unit or department leaders. The role provides leadership through continuous process improvement and supports program development, the organization’s mission, vision, values, and strategic goals. It collaborates to support nursing quality, patient safety, and health equity within defined patient populations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited School of Nursing.
- Minimum of three years of clinical nursing experience in a 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) is accepted in lieu of BLS.
- PEARS or PALS certification required within three months.
- PEARS or PALS Instructor Certification required within 12 months.
- National certification in a clinical specialty area required within three years.
- For RNs performing moderately complex point-of-care testing, a copy of a diploma or transcript documenting the highest level of academic achievement must be on record with Human Resources upon hire, as required by CAP and CMS.
- For personnel trained outside the U.S., diploma or transcript records must include documented equivalency evaluation by a foreign credentialing agency.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Nursing or a 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 outreach education expansion.
- 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 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 and 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
Senior
