Nursing Professional Development Practitioner - Women and Children's

IU Health • Muncie, IN

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Professional Development Practitioner supports the professional growth and development of nursing staff across the Women & Children's Service Line at Ball Memorial Hospital, including Labor & Delivery, Mother Baby, NICU, Pediatrics, and related patient care areas. The role partners with clinical leaders, interdisciplinary teams, and stakeholders to enhance nursing practice, foster professional development, and support patient outcomes. It uses nursing professional development practice judgment and expertise to improve learners’ professional role competence and growth, primarily at the unit, department, and facility levels, while collaborating on strategic initiatives and organizational goals.

This 0.9 FTE position works a weekday day-shift schedule with no weekends or holidays required. The schedule consists of five 8-hour shifts during one week of the pay period and four 8-hour shifts during the second week. Travel may be needed to meet system educational needs.

The practitioner coordinates onboarding and orientation, assesses and evaluates clinical competency programs, designs and delivers evidence-based education, fosters nurses’ professional growth, and collaborates on quality, safety, patient experience, workforce development, and evidence-based practice initiatives. The role uses outcomes data to evaluate educational effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license required.
• Basic Life Support certification through the AHA required.
• Graduation from a nationally accredited nursing program required.
• Ability and willingness to travel as needed to meet system educational needs.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and use of adult learning principles.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred.
• Two years of experience preferred, preferably in women's health, neonatal, pediatric, maternal-child, or professional development practice.
• Other advanced life support certifications may be required depending on the unit, department, or specialty.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate onboarding and orientation programs for newly hired nursing team members.
• Create learning experiences that support transition into specialty practice areas.
• Evaluate orientation outcomes and partner with leaders to address learning needs.
• Assess, develop, implement, and evaluate clinical competency programs.
• Ensure competency validation aligns with regulatory, accreditation, and organizational standards.
• Support annual competency assessments and specialty-specific education requirements.
• Design, deliver, and evaluate evidence-based educational programs for nursing staff.
• Incorporate adult learning principles into formal and informal learning opportunities.
• Support professional development and continuing education initiatives.
• Foster nurses’ professional growth and support career progression, specialty certification, leadership development, and professional advancement.
• Mentor staff to promote clinical excellence and lifelong learning.
• Partner with nursing leaders, physicians, interdisciplinary teams, and system stakeholders on strategic priorities.
• Contribute to quality, safety, patient experience, and workforce development initiatives.
• Serve as a resource for best practices and clinical education needs within Women & Children's services.
• Promote evidence-based practice, clinical inquiry, and continuous improvement.
• Support staff participation in quality improvement projects and practice change initiatives.
• Use outcomes data to evaluate educational effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.

Benefits

• Access to diverse learning and development opportunities, including advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities, and cross-training development.

What This Job Offers

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