Nursing Professional Development Manager

Reporting directly to the Director of Human Resources, Organizational Development and Learning, the Nursing Professional Development Manager is a highly visible and collaborative full‑time leader responsible for direct supervision of clinical nurse specialists, Nurse Educators and educational specialists, and the Senior Life Education Coordinator and Nurse Onboarding Specialist. The Manager is responsible for identifying nursing professional development training needs and collaboratively developing, guiding implementation, updating, and evaluating educational programs for nurses in the entire health system including nursing students/faculty, and agency/contracted nursing staff to support recruitment and retention efforts.

The Nursing Professional Development Manager is an influential, trusted, transformational and autonomous nursing leader who serves as an education expert consultant to assist leadership in the identification and implementation of programs that foster high engagement and retention of high‑performing staff, increased efficiency, continuous improvement and exceptional outcomes based upon evidence‑based practices. This position is responsible for aligning all services delivered to both PTAP standards and the ANCC Magnet components and the nursing professional practice model and encourages development of new knowledge and innovation in clinical nurses.

• Provides direct daily supervision of Nursing Professional Development staff including: hiring, coaching, developing, managing performance and conducting performance feedback discussions to support growth, retention and engagement of staff to sustain a culture of high performance excellence, innovation, lifelong learning and utilization of evidence.
• Develops, coordinates and implements the activities for new nurse Transition to Practice programming/nurse residency, preceptorship, mentoring, nursing recognition, engagement, retention and continuing education for all nursing staff including oversight and coordination with Vizient.
• Ensures residency program design and evaluation methods meet ANCC PTAP standards.
• Designs, implements and evaluates educational programs using contemporary learning science that reflect organizational vision, mission, and values, the nursing professional practice model, and current healthcare trends.
• Utilizes the educational design process to bridge the knowledge, skills, and/or practice gaps identified through a needs assessment, supporting optimal outcomes that meet and exceed national benchmarks required by ANCC for Magnet designation and/or PTAP accreditation and serves on shared governance councils.
• Adjusts materials and teaching strategies to support diversity, equity, inclusiveness, and belonging. Implementation reflects awareness of scope of practice of different employees and disciplines.
• Contributes to the professional image of nursing and supports life‑long learning as individuals develop across practice settings.
• Supports enculturation of Magnet components, structures and processes to drive outcomes that outperform Magnet benchmarks along with supporting shared governance structures. Assists with capturing data and source of evidence documentation as needed.
• Collects, analyzes and assures regular scorecards and monthly report dissemination that evaluates the effectiveness of professional development programming. Analyzes cost and anticipated return on investment for learning activities, programs, and projects and impact on turnover/retention and nurse engagement.
• Assists with competency management, which includes using tools that capture objective and subjective data regarding an individual's knowledge base and actual performance and designing educational activities to close practice gaps.
• Provides strategies to facilitate a continuous process of lifelong learning which may include role transition, role integration, skill acquisition, and mastery as learners advance from novice to expert in their professions and specialties.
• Develops and implements strategies to promote and support national certification and advanced degrees among professional nursing staff.
• Facilitates learning needs…