Nursing Professional Development Specialist – Atrium Health Levine Childrens Hospital Position Available In Mecklenburg, North Carolina

Nursing Professional Development Specialist – Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital
Charlotte, NC, United States

Job ID:

155469

Job Family:

Nursing

Status:

Full Time

Shift:

Day

Detailed Shift and Schedule:

This position will primarily work M-F days but may require an occasional evening or weekend shift.

Job Type:

Regular

Department Name:

11011005044041-Education – LCH
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Overview
This position will primarily work M-F days but may require an occasional evening or weekend shift. Candidates must have BSN and either have orpete an MSN within 3 years of hire. Nursing Professional Development certification required within 1 year of eligibility for professional certification exam. Two years of teaching experience required (may be non-academic).
Two years of pediatric clinical experience required. Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital (LCH) has taken themunity to another level of service to provide care for the growing population of children in our region. At 247 beds, LCH is the largest children’s hospital between Atlanta and Washington DC. It serves high acuity patients as the flagship children’s hospital within the innovative Atrium Health and offers a fullplement of over 125 pediatric subspecialists in over 30 different pediatric specialties. We have 4 pediatric hospitalist teams, a 10 bed PICU, a 10 bed Cardiac ICU (expanding to 24 bed PICU and 20 bed CVICU by the end of 2024), an 85-bed Level IV NICU, and an inpatient pediatric rehabilitation floor. Levine Children’s Hospital is also Charlotte’s only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center. LCH has been named a Best Children’s Hospital by U.S. News & World for 17 consecutive years and is nationally ranked in 10 pediatric specialties. Currently, LCH is ranked as the #1 children’s hospital in North Carolina and tied for #1 in the southeastern United States. Additionally, Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center and Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital have earned Magnet re-designation from The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. Magnet designated health careanizations showcase excellence in nursing practice and patient oues. Job Summary
The Nursing Professional Development Specialist is a Registered Nurse who influences
professional rolepetence and professional growth of learners in a variety of settings and
supports lifelong learners in an interprofessional environment that facilitates continuous learning
and development. By serving in roles including Learning Facilitator, Change Agent, Mentor,
Leader, Champion for Scientific Inquiry, Advocate for the NPD specialty, and Partner for
Practice Transitions, the NPD Specialist contributes to the protection of the public by influencing
learning, change, professional rolepetence and growth to stimulate optimal patient care
and health promotion. Responsibilities of the NPD Specialist include onboarding/orientation;petency
management; education; role development; collaborative partnerships; and research, evidence based
practice, and quality Improvement at the enterprise level. A registered nurse’s practice is guided by the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.
Essential Functions
The Nursing Professional Development Specialist will:

• Assess practice gaps.
• Identify learning needs.
• Identify desired oues.
• Establish a plan that prescribes strategies, alternatives, and resources to achieve expected oues.
• Implement the plan, coordinate educational initiatives and actives, and facilitate positive learning and practice environment.
• Evaluate progress toward attainment of oues.
• Integrate ethics in all areas of practice.
• Maintain current knowledge andpetency in nursing and professional development practice.
• Be a champion of scientific inquiry, generating new knowledge and integrating best available evidence into practice.
• Systematically enhance the quality and effectiveness of nursing professional development practice.
• Act as a change agent.
• Provide leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.
• Collaborate with interprofessional teams, leaders, stakeholders and others to facilitate nursing practice and positive oues for consumers.
• Evaluates personal practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, and relevant statutes, rules, and regulation.
• Considers factors related to quality, safety, effectiveness and cost regarding professional development activities and expected oues.
• Advance the profession and the specialty through mentoring and contributions to the professional development of others.
• Influences structures, processes and behaviors to improve health and social equity in all interprofessional practice and learning environments.
• Models Atrium Health mission, vision, and values.
  Education, Experience and Certifications
• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.

BLS required per policy guidelines. Current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner in the state in which you work and reside or; if declaring a National License Compact (NLC) state as your primary state of residency, meet the licensure requirements in your home state; or for Non-National License Compact states, current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner required in the state w the RN works.

• Master’s in nursing, nursing education or health-related program required.

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with emphasis in education is preferred. Must have orplete MSN if undergraduate degree is not BSN. Must be enrolled in the appropriate
Master’s program upon hire/transfer date and mustplete program within 3 years of enrollment in the program. If undergraduate degree is BSN, a degree from a health related program or MBA is acceptable.

• Appropriate professional certification (Nursing Professional Development or related
  clinical or educational certification) required within 1 year of eligibility for professional certification exam.
• Two years of teaching experience preferred.
• Knowledge of adult learning principles, curriculum and program development, program
  evaluation.