Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Practitioner - Pediatric - Ambulatory

Responsibilities

• Uses the educational design process to bridge knowledge, skills, and/or practice gaps identified through a needs assessment.
• Sustains change and supports transformation of processes.
• Generates new ideas, identifies problems and solutions, assesses readiness and barriers for change, and communicates the vision for change.
• Advances the profession by supporting the professional development of others and supporting life-long learning as individuals develop across practice, professional, and educational settings.
• Models behavioral standards that advance the inter professional practice, the learning environment, the NPD specialty, and the profession of nursing and healthcare.
• Supports the dissemination of new knowledge and the use of evidence to advance NPD practice, guide clinical practice, and improve patient care.
• Supports nursing professional development as a nursing practice specialty by modeling expert practice.
• Supports the transition of nurses and other health care team members across learning and practice environments, roles, and professional stages.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Nursing.
• Two years of nursing experience.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Utah, or obtain one within 90 days of hire under the interstate compact if switching residency to State of Utah.
• Maintain current Interstate Compact (multi-state) license if residency is not being changed to Utah.
• Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.

Skills

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above.
• Demonstrated availability to work variable and rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays, in a 24/7 patient care environment.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and the ability to speak effectively before groups and/or teach classes.
• Proficiency in relevant software applications.
• Provides care to the population served.
• Manages and prioritizes workload efficiently.
• Collaborates with other departments to achieve desired outcomes.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in education or related and approved field (preferred).
• Two years in clinical specialty (preferred).
• Certification in clinical specialty (preferred).
• Certification in Nurse Professional Development (preferred).
• Provider and/or instructor certification relevant to area of specialty (preferred).