RN Professional Development Specialist Transplant and Nephrology Hemodialysis

Corewell Health • Royal Oak, MI

27d • Onsite

About The Position

The RN Professional Development Specialist (NPD-Specialist) develops tools, theories, skills, and knowledge to advance nursing professional development practice. Working autonomously and collaboratively with staff, leaders, faculty, and researchers, the specialist develops, implements, and evaluates programs that support professional role competence, continuous learning, and growth. The role promotes effective practices and patient outcomes and advances nursing professional development in accordance with the Beaumont Health Nursing Professional Practice Model and the Association for Nursing Professional Development Scope and Standards of Practice.

The specialist assesses learning needs using data and a systematic approach, documents and prioritizes professional practice gaps, and designs, delivers, and evaluates educational activities using relevant evidence, theory, research, and experience. Programs are tailored to staff at all career stages and are designed to be high quality, culturally sensitive, and responsive to identified needs. The role evaluates costs and anticipated return on investment, measures learning and practice outcomes, and revises programs based on evidence, trends, and stakeholder expectations.

The specialist collaborates across the organization on quality improvement, professional role development and transitions, succession planning, and nursing and allied health education. The role supports interprofessional learning and practice change, promotes research and evidence-based practice, and incorporates ethics, privacy, security, and confidentiality into educational processes. The specialist also serves on teams supporting core orientation and continuing education and maintains clinical expertise in assigned areas, incorporating changes in evidence-based practice and patient population data.

The position is based at the Administration Building Medical Information Services in Royal Oak, Michigan. It is full-time, with a day shift schedule of 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 40 scheduled hours per week.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• Transplant and nephrology experience; hemodialysis experience preferred.
• Five years of education experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, validate, prioritize, and document individual, service-line, and organizational learning needs and professional practice gaps using data and a systematic approach.
• Design, implement, and evaluate educational activities, programs, and projects based on evidence, theory, research, identified gaps, and learner needs.
• Analyze costs and anticipated return on investment for learning activities, programs, and projects.
• Engage stakeholders and resources in planning and implementing lifelong learning activities for individuals and groups.
• Measure learning changes, program impact, and professional role competency, and revise future educational plans based on results and emerging needs.
• Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practices with others to align 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.
• Apply the educational process and select content, materials, and techniques suited to diverse audiences and positive learning environments.
• Use expertise in educational assessment, planning, curriculum development, instructional design and delivery, documentation, measurement, and performance improvement.
• Lead and promote interprofessional learning, professional growth, and practice change across the organization.
• Promote scientific inquiry and integrate the best available evidence into practice; conduct, encourage, facilitate, or participate in research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement, including dissemination of findings.
• Protect privacy, security, and confidentiality in educational records; monitor educational activities for integrity, potential unethical behavior, commercial bias, and conflicts of interest; and address ethical issues in learning environments.
• Serve on functional teams supporting core orientation and continuing education activities.
• Collaborate with leaders, clinical and other experts, and colleagues to select appropriate educational content, methods, and resources for 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, demonstrated best practices, and patient or client population data.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package supporting financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv.
• Discounts directory with offers on restaurants, phone plans, spas, and other purchases.
• Optional identity theft protection, home insurance, 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