Registered Nurse (RN) - Nursing Professional Development Specialist (Wage)

About the role

Nursing Professional Development Specialists are responsible for the centralized orientation, continuing education, professional development, and mandatory training of the UVA Health System nursing staff. This includes assessment of needs, the design, marketing, delivery, and evaluation of learning programs. Specialists serve as Learning Facilitator, Change Agent, Mentor, Leader, Champion for Scientific Inquiry, Advocate for NPD Specialty, and Partner for Practice Transition.

Responsibilities

• Centralized orientation, continuing education, professional development, and mandatory training of nursing staff
• Assessment of needs, design, marketing, delivery, and evaluation of learning programs
• Serve as Learning Facilitator, Change Agent, Mentor, Leader, Champion for Scientific Inquiry, Advocate for NPD Specialty, and Partner for Practice Transition
• Other duties may be assigned

Requirements

• Graduate of accredited Nursing program required
• Master's Degree required within 12 months of hire
• Master's in Nursing or Master's in Education strongly preferred
• 3 years clinical nursing experience required
• 2 years educational experience preferred
• Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia required
• American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required
• Certification in an associated specialty is expected within 2-3 years upon reaching eligibility requirement

Pay

$41.37 – $66.19 hourly. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.