Location: Kent Campus HospitalStatus: Full Time 80 Hours
Shift: Days
SALARY RANGE: 82,950.40 - 128,564.80 YEARLY
General Summary:The Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Practitioner is a Registered Nurse (RN) who influences professional role competence and professional growth in an interprofessional environment that facilitates continuous development and learning for the healthcare professionals. The NPD Practitioner implements the tools, skills, and knowledge of the specialty to improve healthcare practice of learners through seven distinct roles: learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for scientific-inquiry, advocate for role development, and partner for collaboration and practice transitions.
Responsibilities:1. Facilitator of Learninga. Develop and evaluate core curriculab. Assess learning needs through assessment and analysis of feedback outcomesc. Lead experiential learning activities through innovative teaching and learning methods.
2. Change Agent - Foster acceptance, adoption, and action toward change.
3. Mentor and Leadera. Validates clinical performanceb. Establish effective communication networks with unit and organizational leadership.
4. Champion Scientific Inquiry - Create a supportive environment for nursing research, evidence-based practice, quality improvement and integrating into clinical practice.
5. Advocate for role development a. Facilitate orientation processes, nurse residency program, and role transitions with a focus on retention and growth.'Develops, coordinates, and evaluates competency programs and identifies deficiencies in staff competency.
6. Partner for Collaboration and Practice Transitions a. Collaborates with interprofessional teams, leaders, stakeholders and others to facilitate nursing practice and positive outcomes both internally and within the community.b. Partners with shared governance councils at the unit and system level to effect nursing practice and generate positive outcomes.
7. All other duties as assigned within the scope and range of job responsibilities
Required Education, Credential(s) and Experience:- Education: Bachelor Degree Nursing BSN
- Credential(s): Registered Nurse RN
Basic Life Support BLS
Certification related to the position, if applicable. - Experience: 3 years of relevant clinical RN nursing / preceptor experience
Preferred Education, Credential(s) and Experience:- Education: Master Degree Nursing
- Credential(s): Nursing Professional Development board certification
- Experience: 5 years of relevant clinical nursing experience with 3 years of experience of relevant teaching experience
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