Nursing Professional Development Specialist PNS36

BRISTOL HOSPITAL GROUP•Bristol, CT

3d•$68,000 - $116,600•Onsite

About The Position

Bristol Health is seeking a Nursing Professional Development Specialist to support nursing education and professional practice. The role assesses learning needs, designs and delivers educational programs using adult learning principles, evaluates learning outcomes, and supports orientation and preceptorship. It collaborates with nursing teams, leaders, other professionals, and relevant departments to address learning needs, implement best practices, support required education, and improve patient care and safety. The specialist also contributes educational expertise to committees and improvement projects and promotes a culture of safety, quality, service excellence, professionalism, development, and collaboration aligned with Bristol Hospital’s mission and nursing vision. The position is full-time at the BHMG Practice in Bristol, Connecticut. The listed salary range is $68,000–$116,600. Requirements include an MSN or enrollment in an accredited master’s-level program, an active Connecticut RN license, and 3–5 years of nursing or professional development experience. The role has physical demands that include frequent movement and repeated lifting over 50 pounds, and is performed in normal office conditions. The posting also describes direct-care nursing duties and procedures.

Requirements

MSN or matriculation in an accredited master’s-level program.
Current RN licensure in the State of Connecticut.
Three to five years of experience in nursing or professional development.
Passion for empowering excellence through nursing education.
Strong interpersonal communication and leadership skills.
Excellent communication and organizational skills.
Ability to role-model professionalism and support nursing professional practice.
Commitment to professional growth and to the principles of transformational leadership and the ANCC Magnet model for nursing services.
Ability to demonstrate autonomy in nursing practice, role-model, and solve problems.
Ability to use technology and computer skills to advance nursing practice education.
Physical agility for activities including walking, running, bending, stooping, climbing stairs and ladders, kneeling, crouching, crawling, balancing, reaching, standing, sitting, and twisting.
Ability to lift more than 50 pounds repeatedly throughout the workday.
Vision correctable to normal with normal color perception; hearing correctable to normal; acute sense of smell; and ability to verbalize so the average person can comprehend.
Ability to perform nursing care and procedures, including irrigations, catheterization, tracheotomy suctioning, and respiratory and other treatments or procedures.
Reasonable mathematics ability for administering prescribed medications.
Complete general orientation at hire and annual fire, safety, and infection-control education, as well as other programs mandated by the hospital.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Lean methodology and kaizen practice.
Project management, innovation, creativity, and critical-thinking skills.
Nursing certification.
Knowledge of Magnet accreditation.
Working knowledge of outpatient areas.
Membership in a professional organization.
Good organizational, leadership, and management skills.
Strong follow-through, timeline-setting, and goal-management skills.
Extensive computer skills, including Microsoft and Google platforms.
Strong communication, collaboration, coaching, and negotiation skills.
Strong self-assessment and organizational skills.
Compassion for and advocacy on behalf of nursing teams and patients.
Desire to improve healthcare delivery at the bedside with a strong patient-safety focus.

Responsibilities

Support the shared governance model.
Participate in orientation of new employees and assist preceptors in fulfilling responsibilities with orientees.
Conduct educational needs assessments and summarize the data.
Analyze evaluation data to determine whether desired outcomes are attained and modify educational activities as appropriate.
Develop and implement educational programs based on needs, available resources, research, and current practices, using adult learning principles.
Evaluate new employees’ progress during orientation.
Collaborate with leadership and staff to develop education addressing new concerns, equipment, or standards.
Provide simulation training as needed to enhance roles and competencies.
Conduct literature searches for best practices and research.
Collaborate and communicate with oversight areas and facilitate learning with nursing teams and other interprofessional colleagues.
Conduct improvement projects to enhance patient care and customer service or facilitate implementation of best practices.
Provide consultation or pathways for staff to conduct research.
Support a culture of safety, quality, service excellence, professionalism, personnel development, and teamwork aligned with the hospital mission and nursing vision, philosophy, and strategic plan.
Serve on committees as needed as a liaison for educational expertise.
Maintain presence, availability, and visibility in oversight areas.
Collaborate with appropriate departments on education required by state and federal regulations.
Provide direct care according to established patient care plans and delegate care to other staff.
Carry out nursing treatments, procedures, and examinations requiring professional judgment and initiative, as well as routine nursing care tasks.
Administer prescribed medications by appropriate routes, including intravenous, oral, subcutaneous, and intramuscular routes.
Role-model contemporary nursing practice.