What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nursing Professional Development Specialist/Residency Coordinator - NICU position at Christiana Care Health Services, Inc.?
Job Details
We seek a Nursing Professional Development Specialist (NPDS)/Nurse Residency Coordinator to work with our NICU team as a member of the health care team and Nursing Professional Development & Education department. Our NPDS will provide oversight of education for staff & interprofessional teams, support for role transition, professional development, and evidence-based quality nursing practice through support of ChristianaCare, Department of Nursing, Service Line, and local department strategic goals. Additionally, the NPDS serves as the Nurse Residency Coordinator.
This position reports to the Manager of Nursing Professional Development and is imbedded in the in Christiana Hospital’s Level III NICU.
Highlights: Why work at ChristianaCare?
- Healthcare Benefits at Day One!
- Professional Growth Opportunities
- Tuition Assistance, Generous Paid Time Off, 403b with defined contribution
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Promotes clinical inquiry through participation in nursing research, dissemination of
research findings, and integration of new evidence into practice.
• Mentors caregiver in coordination of quality improvement projects that align with
organizational goals.
• Develops, coordinates, and evaluates systemwide and individualized orientation plans
and competencies for caregivers that guide the caregiver toward achieving and maintaining job competency.
• Develops, coordinates, and evaluates competency programs and identifies deficiencies
in caregiver competency.
• Identifies and validates developmental/educational priorities through data-driven analysis of learning needs.
• Utilizes adult learning principles and instructional design standards to develop and implement quality curriculum, focused on achievement of excellent outcomes.
• Utilizes valid and reliable methods to measure performance outcomes and quality indicators to revise educational content and delivery methods as evidenced by achieved.
optimal outcomes.
• Collaborates with interprofessional teams, leaders, stakeholders, and others to facilitate
excellence and positive outcomes.
• Partners with Nursing Professional Governance councils to effect change and generate
positive outcomes.
• Participates in activities to promote the specialty of Nursing Professional Development.
Qualifications:
BSN required, MS/MSN required or to become enrolled in MS/MSN program with completion within three years.
BLS certification.
Specialty certification of Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Certification required.
NRP strongly preferred.
NICU experience required within the last 3 years. NICU level 3 or 4 preferred.
Couplet care experience preferred.
Interprofessional experience to include direct involvement in performance improvement, regulatory compliance, and the development and delivery of quality educational programming in a hospital-based system.
Post End Date
Mar 7, 2025EEO Posting Statement
Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
