NPD Education Manager-Pediatric ED

About the Role

The Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Education Manager reports to the Clinical Program Manager RN - Education and Professional Practice and is responsible for designing, delivering, and evaluating education across the continuum of care, ensuring alignment with evidence-based practice, regulatory standards, and system priorities. This role supports onboarding, competency management, and ongoing professional development by applying adult learning principles and leveraging innovative modalities. Through data-informed strategies, the NPD Education Manager fosters a culture of inquiry, continuous improvement, and professional growth, ultimately enhancing clinical practice and patient outcomes. As a key member of the leadership team, this role facilitates learning, practice transitions, and organizational change to advance nursing excellence and promote the organization's mission and values.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates learning needs through formal and informal assessments and provides just-in-time education to address emerging or immediate practice gaps.
• Collaborates with unit, entity, and system leaders to develop and deliver tailored education programs that align with learner needs and practice settings.
• Utilizes adult learning principles and multiple modalities to engage staff and ensure effective knowledge and skill transfer.
• Incorporates innovation and technology to enhance learning experiences.
• Plans, implements, and evaluates onboarding programs for new hires and role transitions, ensuring seamless integration from classroom to clinical practice.
• Defines, assesses, evaluates, and validates initial and ongoing clinical competencies to meet standards of care and regulatory requirements.
• In partnership with leaders, evaluates clinical performance and creates action plans as necessary to drive improved performance.
• Provides individualized coaching, evaluation and builds preceptor capacity to support professional development.
• Encourages certification, career advancement, and lifelong learning to cultivate a continuous-learning culture.
• Promotes and translates evidence-based practice into clinical care.
• Supports policy development, EBP projects, and initiatives.
• Measures impact on clinical outcomes and fosters a culture of inquiry and continuous improvement.
• Participates in quality assessments and improvement programs to evaluate effectiveness of care delivered and makes recommendations for improved individual, unit, and system performance.
• Collaborates on committees and system initiatives to develop/standardize education and implement new practice innovations.
• Serves as a change agent by anticipating barriers and implementing strategies that enhance adoption and sustainment of new practices, technologies, and workflows.
• Partners with leadership to align education with organizational priorities.
• Strengthens interprofessional relationships and collaborates with unit, facility, and system teams to implement educational components of new practice initiatives.
• Aligns education strategies with organizational goals and quality initiatives.
• Uses metrics and feedback to prioritize learning needs, evaluate program effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement.
• Tracks and reports outcomes to support accreditation readiness and leadership decision-making.
• Maintains accurate records of competencies, attendance, evaluations, and outcomes.
• Ensures educational activities adhere to accreditation criteria and regulatory standards.
• Interviews for new hires/transfers and selects applicants in collaboration with Nurse Managers.
• Mentors and coaches clinical teams to support retention, staff engagement, and professional growth, while implementing initiatives that improve job satisfaction and workforce stability.
• Evaluates staff in collaboration with Nurse Managers.
• Performs other related duties as assigned to support departmental operations, organizational priorities, and the evolving needs of nursing education.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) required.
• Current RN license in applicable state(s); in good standing.
• BLS certification required.
• 3–5 years of nursing experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's in Nursing, Education, or related field.
• ACLS/PALS certification and AHA instructor certification(s).
• NPD specialty or other professional certification.
• Prior experience in education, precepting, or leadership.

Skills

• Expertise in adult learning, curriculum design, and evaluation.
• Proficiency with EBP, research utilization, and outcomes measurement.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and change-management skills.
• Comfort with learning technologies/LMS and data-informed decision making.

Supervisory Responsibility

• Provides guidance and direction to team members assigned to specific projects.
• Interviews and selects applicants in conjunction with Nurse Managers.
• Evaluates staff in collaboration with Nurse Managers.

Work Environment and Schedule

• Primarily onsite within assigned entities; travel across Brown University Health sites for system initiatives and education delivery is required.
• Standard business hours with flexibility for off-shift education and unit support as needed.

Pay

$90,334.40-$180,689.60