Nursing Professional Development Practitioner, Inpatient
Company: Akron Children's Hospital
Location: Akron
Posted on: July 2, 2025
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Job Description:
Part-time, 24 hours/week (3 nights/week) Variable Hours (Between
3pm and 7am) Onsite Summary: The NPD Practitioner will adhere to
the Scope and Standards of NPD practice to improve the practice of
staff. Responsibilities: The NPD Practitioner advances the
profession by contributing to the professional development of
others, supporting collaborative relationships and supporting
life-long learning. Uses the educational design process to bridge
the knowledge, skills and practice gaps identified through needs
assessment. Influences the inter-professional practice and learning
environments, the NPD specialty, and the profession of nursing and
healthcare through collaboration with leadership in planning and
decision making to achieve desired results. Actively works to
transform processes at all levels through inspiration, initiation,
adoption and sustainment of and adaptation to change using project
management and improvement processes. Promotes the generation and
dissemination of new knowledge and the use of evidence to advance
NPD practice, guide clinical practice and improve patient care.
Actively supports, promotes, and demonstrates nursing professional
development as a nursing practice specialty through promotion of
research, EBP, and QI. Supports the transitions of nurses and other
healthcare team members across learning and practice environments,
roles and professional stages. Other duties as required. Other
information: Technical Expertise Experience in project management
with interdisciplinary team is required. Experience in data
analysis and presentations is required. Experience working with all
levels within an organization is required. Experience in healthcare
is preferred. Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or
similar software is required. Education and Experience Education:
Master's degree in Nursing or BSN and in process of attaining
Master's degree in Nursing within three years. Completion of Nurse
Education track of MSN program is preferred. Certification:
Registered Nurse licensure is required; BLS certification is
required; PALS certification may be required by area of service.
Nursing Professional Development certification preferred. Years of
relevant experience: 5 to 7 years is preferred. Years of experience
supervising: None. Part Time FTE: 0.600000 Status: Onsite
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