Nursing Professional Development Specialist

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8X5 Day (United States of America)Job Description :

Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Specialist – 0442 Exempt
 NPD Specialist (Lawson)

Your Job:
In this highly technical, fast paced, and challenging NPD Specialist position, you will support the changing landscape of healthcare in an inter-professional practice and learning environment.  You will support lifelong learners in an inter-professional environment that facilitates continuous development and learning.

Your Job Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Nursing required
  • Current license to practice professional nursing in the state of Texas
  • Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support certification
  • NPD Certification or Certified Nurse Educator within two years of start date
  • Clinical certification preferred
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in clinical nursing practice and application of adult education theory in a hospital and/or School of Nursing

Your Job Responsibilities:

• Learning Facilitator, uses the educational design process to bridge the knowledge, skills, and/or practice gaps identified through a needs assessment
  • Change agent, actively works to transform process
  • Mentor, advances the profession by contributing to the professional development of others
  • Leader, influences the inter-professional practice and learning environments
  • Champion for scientific inquiry, promotes the generation and dissemination of new knowledge and the use of evidence to advance NPD practice
  • Partner for practice transitions, promotes the culture of lifelong learning

Methodist Celina Medical Center is located on a 40+ acre campus just off of Dallas Parkway, and will serve as the community’s first full-service hospital, serving Celina and surrounding communities. The four-story medical center will open with 51 beds, with plans for expansion, and will feature a range of services including cardiology, women’s services, orthopedics, robotic surgery, and more. The campus will also include a 40,000-square-foot medical office building.

The $237 million facility will be one of Celina’s largest employers in the fastest growing city in the country. We strive to have a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.