Job Details

Scope of Position: The Nursing Professional Development (NPD) practitioner provides ongoing support to the transforming healthcare landscape. The NPD practitioner functions as a nurse leader in an interprofessional environment, applying evidence-based practice, clinical expertise, and patient values to improve patient outcomes. The NPD practitioner engages in environmental scanning to assess potential professional practice gaps. Using various data sources, the NPD practitioner identifies learning needs, including emerging issues, updated evidence-based guidelines, and performance comparisons with national data. (Harper & Maloney, 2016, p.7)

Position Summary: The NPD practitioner is a master's prepared registered nurse who influences professional role competence and growth of learners in various settings. This practitioner maintains lifelong learners in an interprofessional environment that promotes continuous development for the healthcare team. The NPD practitioner demonstrates expertise as a learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for scientific inquiry, advocate for the NPD specialty, and partner for practice transitions. Responsibilities include onboarding, competency management, education, professional development, collaborative partnerships, research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement. (Harper & Maloney, 2016, pp.12-13)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Masters degree (Nursing preferred)
• Current clinical or clinical instruction experience
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Interest in learning and teaching new skills
• Recent teaching experience through employment or community activities
• Experience with, commitment to, and competence in working with diverse adult populations
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills