About the role
Hours of Work : 8hr a day
Days Of Week : Monday thru Friday
Work Shift : 8X5 Day (United States of America)
Job Description : Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Specialist – Clinical Educator Women and Children Services
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 Richardson Medical Center is a 443-bed, full-service, acute care hospital that serves Richardson, Garland, Plano, and surrounding areas in Dallas and Collin counties. We are a Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center as well as the nation’s first hospital to receive The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval
® for Pancreatic/Hepatic/Biliary Cancer Certification. We also provide services at Methodist Richardson Medical Center – Campus for Continuing Care, which include a behavioral health and addiction recovery unit, inpatient rehabilitation, long-term acute care, and more.
We strive to have a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcomes the skills and talents of all groups.
Our reputation as an award-winning employer shows in the distinctions we’ve earned:
Magnet®-designated hospital
150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare by
Becker’s Hospital Review , 2023
Top 10 Military Friendly® Employer, Gold Designation, 2023
Top 10 Military Spouse Friendly® Employer, 2023
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