Nursing Professional Development Specialist - Levine Children's Hospital

Department:

35129 Carolinas Medical Center - LCH: Education

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

• This position will primarily work M-F days but may require an occasional evening or weekend shift.
• Candidates must have BSN and either have or compete 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 the community 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 full complement 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 Report 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 care organizations showcase excellence in nursing practice and patient outcomes.

Job Summary
The Nursing Professional Development Specialist is a Registered Nurse who influences
professional role competence 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 role competence and growth to stimulate optimal patient care
and health promotion. Responsibilities of the NPD Specialist include onboarding/orientation; competency
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 outcomes.
• Establish a plan that prescribes strategies, alternatives, and resources to achieve expected outcomes.
• Implement the plan, coordinate educational initiatives and actives, and facilitate positive learning and practice environment.
• Evaluate progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Integrate ethics in all areas of practice.
• Maintain current knowledge and competency 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 outcomes 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, effectivenes