NPD Specialist Manager-BH, Rehab, Birthing Center

SUMMARY

Reporting to the Senior Director, RN Education, the Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Specialist designs, delivers, and evaluates education across the continuum of care, ensuring alignment with evidence-based practice, regulatory standards, and system priorities. The NPD Specialist supports onboarding, competency management, and ongoing professional development by applying adult learning principles and leveraging innovative modalities. Through data-informed strategies, the NPD Specialist fosters a culture of inquiry, continuous improvement, and professional growth, ultimately enhancing clinical practice and patient outcomes.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND 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, develops, implements, and evaluates onboarding programs for new hires and role transitions, ensuring seamless integration from classroom to clinical practice.
• Designs and delivers service line programs that increase Brown University Health’s quality and standards of care.
• Defines, assesses, evaluates, and validates initial and ongoing clinical competencies to meet standards of care and regulatory requirements.
• In partnership with system leaders, evaluates clinical performance and creates action plans as necessary to drive improved system performance.
• Provides group teaching, individualized coaching, evaluation, and builds preceptor capacity to support professional development.
• Promotes and translates evidence-based practice into clinical care.
• Supports policy development, EBP projects, and initiatives.
• Maintains accurate records of competencies, attendance, evaluations, and outcomes.
• Ensures educational activities adhere to accreditation criteria and regulatory standards.
• 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.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) required; Master’s in Nursing (MSN) required.
• Current RN license in applicable state(s); in good standing.
• BLS certification required; ACLS/PALS certification and AHA instructor certification(s) preferred. NPD specialty or other professional certification required within 1 year of hire.

EXPERIENCE

• Experience: 3–5 years of nursing experience required; prior experience in education required.

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 RANGE

$105,705.60-$211,369.60

LOCATION

Rhode Island Hospital - 593 Eddy Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903

WORK TYPE

M-F 8:00am-5:00pm

WORK SHIFT

Day

DAILY HOURS

8 hours

DRIVING REQUIRED

Yes