Nursing Professional Development Practitioner, 1.0 FTE

Seattle Children's • Seattle, WA

2d • $121,134 - $181,700

About The Position

This Nursing Professional Development Practitioner supports the critical care service line on the Nursing Professional Development team, primarily addressing the educational needs of CICU and serving as an educational consultant for the Cath Lab and Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) program. The 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 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 coaches in collaboration with unit or department leaders, provides leadership through continuous process improvement, supports program development and organizational goals, and collaborates to advance nursing quality, patient safety, and health equity within defined patient populations.

The schedule is 1.0 FTE and may consist of four 10-hour shifts or five 8-hour days, with some early mornings or evenings for classes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited School of Nursing.
• At least 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 BLS certification; PEARS or PALS certification may be accepted in lieu of BLS.
• PEARS or PALS certification required within three months.
• PEARS or PALS Instructor Certification obtained within 12 months.
• National certification in a clinical specialty area obtained within three years.
• For RNs performing moderately complex point-of-care testing, a copy of the highest-level academic diploma or transcript must be on record with Human Resources upon hire; personnel trained outside the U.S. must provide documented equivalency evaluation by a foreign credentialing agency.

Nice To Haves

• Previous cardiac critical care nursing experience.
• 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 the educational needs of CICU and serve as an educational consultant for the Cath Lab and VAD program.
• Support onboarding, orientation, competency management, and role development for nurses and other team members.
• 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.
• Adhere to NPD core competencies and the ANPD scopes and standards of practice.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 403(b).
• Life insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Additional benefits are available; details are provided on the employer’s benefits website.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level