Learning Specialist

WVU Medicine Learning And Development Specialist

This position will partner with hospital leaders to foster employee development, expand organizational capability, and ensure that WVU Medicine employees get the learning support they need. This role will be responsible for assessing, communicating, and delivering on learning needs across the hospital, implementing organizational-wide professional development programs, and supporting local learning strategy to support the growth of a best-in-class workforce. This position will also support the growing needs of our leaders, managers, and supervisors to help further develop their leadership capabilities.

This individual will work with hospital leadership across all departments to develop content and to administer, report, and facilitate training needs.

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

1. Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, communications, education, nursing, or related field AND two (2) years of direct experience in human resources facilitation or organizational development with specific skills in training and education.

OR

Associates degree in human resources, business, communications, education, nursing, or related field AND two (2) years of direct experience in human resources facilitation or organizational development with specific skills in training and education.

Experience:

1. Experience in the coordination and delivery of learning concepts.

2. Experience in report writing and compliance monitoring.

3. Experience with consulting/partnering with departments and leaders to meet their learning and development needs.

The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Consulting and technical coaching

1.1 Builds relationships, establish credibility, and trust with manager, employees, and customers.

Differentiates between training needs and other types of performance concerns.

1.3 Consults with internal customers on learning management needs and structures appropriate components within the learning management system, and other interfacing systems, to meet those needs.

1.4 Consults with subject matter experts on their learning objectives to effectively design/develop learning.

1.4 Serves as facility LMS Administrator for all education and training materials and courses, both live and CBL based.

2. Learning and technology administration

2.1 Serves as facility LMS Administrator for all education and training materials and courses, both live and CBL based.

Facilitates training programs, workshops, and webinars to WVU Medicine employees.

2.2 Builds and test curricula, assignment profiles and other LMS architectural components.

2.3 Administers the mandatory education process, including working with subject matter experts to update content, build curricula and assign courses.

2.4 Serves as facility LMS Administrator for all education and training materials and courses, both live and CBL based.

3. Program Management

3.1 Facilitate training programs, workshops, and webinars to WVU Medicine employees.

3.2 Manages NEO training facilitation, including facility specific course content development for assigned facilities.

3.3 Ensures Joint Commission requirements associated with content and attendance for new employees are met.

3.5 Manages student placements within the facilities, including the management of educational agreements with institutions.

4. Instructional Design

4.1 Develops and manages a content bank of requested employee educational opportunities for assigned facilities.

4.3 Designs, develops, and customizes workshops, job aids, tools, and other development resources to ensure WVU Medicine staff have the human/leadership skills to be effective in their roles.

4.4 Designs and develops eLearning programs utilizing various multi-media and web authoring tools such as:
Articulate 360 Suite, Adobe Captivate, and other applications.

4.5 Develops instructional material, coordinates, writes and edits educational content, and incorporates current technology for educators developing specific curricula.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Sitting and standing for long periods of time; working on a computer

2. Involves regular physical effort such as lifting and transporting materials/equipment of at least 20 pounds, stooping, and pushing heavy carts.

Working Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable…