Nursing Professional Development Specialist
About the role
The Nursing Professional Development Specialist is responsible for facilitating the development of clinical excellence in assigned areas through active participation in system, campus, and unit based orientation, training, on-going staff development, and competency validation. Designs, organizes, implements, and evaluates learning programs that facilitate the professional growth, skill development, initial and ongoing competence, and attainment of standards of care for direct care providers for assigned units. Learning programs will be developed, implemented, and evaluated using nursing theory, nursing clinical expertise, standards of practice, and the principles of pedagogy and andragogy theory. Actively participates and collaborates in multi-disciplinary unit, campus, and system wide performance improvement teams to enhance safety, patient and staff satisfaction, staff clinical competence, and standards of care.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate clinical excellence through orientation, training, staff development, and competency validation
- Design, organize, implement, and evaluate learning programs for professional growth and skill development
- Develop programs using nursing theory, clinical expertise, standards of practice, and pedagogy/andragogy principles
- Collaborate in multi-disciplinary performance improvement teams to enhance safety, satisfaction, and standards of care
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required; Master's degree in nursing (MSN) preferred
- Experience: Minimum three years full-time clinical nursing experience required, preferably in the assigned setting; one year full-time nursing education experience in a formal education role preferred
- License: Current Florida RN licensure
- Certification: Nursing Professional Development (NPD-BC) or Certified Nursing Education (CNE) preferred; BLS (American Heart Association) required, current for at least the first 90 days of employment
- Other: Commitment to life-long learning; membership in national professional organizations (e.g., ANPD) preferred; advanced computer/software skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher); competency in various education modalities and presentation methods
Pay
$35.04 – $47.30 per hour (minimum to midpoint)
Schedule
Full-time, Shift 1
Location
Cape Coral Hospital, 636 Del Prado Blvd, Cape Coral, FL 33990