Nursing Professional, Development Specialist

Shriners Children's • Portland, OR

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About The Position

The Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Specialist influences professional role competence and growth through a systems model, supporting lifelong learning in an interprofessional environment. The role uses the Standards of NPD Practice and Professional Performance as a framework for expected professional performance.

In collaboration with Talent Development and Nursing Leadership, the specialist uses and develops tools, theories, skills, and specialty knowledge to improve learners’ healthcare practices and advance the NPD specialty. The role includes serving as a learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for scientific inquiry, advocate for the NPD specialty, and partner for practice transition. The specialist supports quality patient care by helping ensure nursing staff clinical competence and fostering evidence-based nursing practice.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• Master’s degree in Nursing with equivalent coursework in curriculum development, adult learning theory, learning needs assessment, and learning outcome measurement from an accredited college or university; alternatively, enrollment in an accredited MSN in Nursing Education program or a Master’s in Nursing, with the degree to be earned within two years of job acceptance.
• Four years of progressively responsible nursing experience, including one year as a nurse educator or equivalent experience elsewhere.
• Current American Heart Association CPR/BLS card on the first day of employment in the position.
• National certification in Nursing Professional Development (NPD) required within 1.5 years of the job start date.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate, manage, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate clinical onboarding and orientation programs for nursing and other healthcare personnel.
• Assess, measure, document, and support staff competency, and address competency deficiencies.
• Create, manage, implement, coordinate, and evaluate continuing education activities that address identified practice gaps and target specific learning outcomes.
• Identify and develop strategies that support lifelong learning, role transition and integration, skill acquisition, and succession planning.
• Promote and integrate the science of the NPD specialty to continuously improve practice.
• Promote research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement in patient care settings; conduct, encourage, or participate in these activities and disseminate findings.

What This Job Offers

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