Registered Nurse (RN) - Nursing Professional Development Specialist (Wage)

Virginia Jobs$118K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited Nursing program
  • Master's Degree required within 12 months of hire
  • 3 years of clinical nursing experience
  • 2 years of educational experience preferred
  • Licensed as a Registered Nurse in Virginia
  • AHA Health Care Provider BLS certification required
  • Expected certification in an associated specialty within 2-3 years

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate learning programs for nursing staff
  • Design and market educational offerings
  • Assess training needs of nursing professionals
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of learning initiatives
  • Act as a change agent and mentor
  • Champion scientific inquiry and practice transitions

Benefits

  • Comprehensive orientation and training programs
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Support for obtaining required certifications
  • Collaborative work environment
  • Flexibility with occasional travel for meetings
Full Job Description
Nursing Professional Development Specialists are responsible for the centralized orientation continuing education professional development and mandatory training of the UVA Health System nursing staff. Specifically this includes assessment of needs the design marketing delivery and evaluation of learning programs.

  • Learning Facilitator Change Agent Mentor Leader Champion for Scientific Inquiry Advocate for NPD Specialty Partner for Practice Transition.
  • In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.


MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Graduate of accredited Nursing program required. Master's Degree required within 12 months of hire . Master's in Nursing or Master's in Education strongly preferred.
Experience: 3 years clinical nursing experience required. 2 years educational experience preferred
Licensure: Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia required. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required. Certification in an associated specialty is expected within 2-3 years upon reaching eligibility requirement.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The starting base rate for this role is $57.00 hourly. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.

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