RN Professional Development Generalist Surgical Services

Corewell Health • Trenton, MI

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Professional Development Specialist (NPD-Specialist) develops the tools, theories, skills, and knowledge needed to advance nursing professional development. Applying expertise in education and professional development, the specialist works autonomously and collaboratively with staff, leaders, faculty, and researchers to develop, implement, and evaluate programs that support role competence, continuous learning, and professional growth. The role promotes effective practice and patient outcomes in alignment with the Beaumont Health Nursing Professional Practice Model and the Association for Nursing Professional Development Scope and Standards of Practice.

The specialist identifies learning needs and professional practice gaps, then designs, delivers, and evaluates evidence-based educational programs for staff throughout their careers. The role also supports quality improvement, research, evidence-based practice, interprofessional learning, role transitions, succession planning, and orientation and continuing education. The specialist maintains clinical expertise in assigned areas and incorporates emerging evidence, best practices, and patient population data into professional development activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in nursing.
• At least three years of nursing experience in an acute care setting.
• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the State of Michigan upon hire.
• Board Certification in Nursing Professional Development (BC-NPD) through ANCC, required within two years.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• Five years of education experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyze issues, forecast trends, and use supporting data to identify learning needs for individuals, service lines, and the organization.
• Validate, prioritize, and document evidence of professional practice gaps and outcomes to support educational planning.
• Design, implement, and evaluate high-quality, culturally sensitive educational activities, programs, and projects based on identified knowledge and practice gaps.
• Analyze costs and anticipated return on investment for learning activities, programs, and projects.
• Engage stakeholders and resources in planning and implementing lifelong learning activities.
• Measure learning change, program impact, and professional role competency, and revise future outcomes based on evidence, trends, and stakeholder expectations.
• Evaluate nursing practice quality and effectiveness with others to align nursing practice with organizational goals and mission.
• Develop and apply measurement tools for quality improvement activities.
• Support professional role development, practice role transitions, and succession planning.
• Collaborate with Community Education programs to facilitate, coordinate, and maintain allied health and nursing education programs.
• Improve the quality and effectiveness of professional development practice and role transitions.
• Select educational content, materials, and techniques suited to diverse audiences and positive learning environments.
• Apply expertise in educational assessment, planning, curriculum development, educational design and delivery, documentation, measurement, and performance improvement.
• Lead interprofessional learning, professional growth, and practice change throughout the organization.
• Encourage, facilitate, conduct, or participate in research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement, including dissemination of findings locally and nationally.
• Protect privacy, security, and confidentiality in educational records and activities; monitor educational integrity and address ethical issues, commercial bias, conflicts of interest, and potential unethical behavior.
• Serve on one or more functional teams supporting core orientation and continuing education activities.
• Collaborate with leaders, clinical and other experts, and colleagues to align content, methods, and resources with organizational goals.
• Support staff retention and employee engagement by managing processes that fulfill learning needs.
• Maintain clinical expertise in assigned areas and incorporate changes in evidence-based practices, best practices, and patient population data.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package supporting financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv.
• Discounts on restaurants, phone plans, spas, and other offerings.
• Optional identity theft protection.
• Optional home and auto insurance.
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and matching savings.

What This Job Offers

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