The Nursing Professional Development Specialist (NPDS) will support and oversee the Patient Education Program. The NPDS collaborates with patients, physicians, nurses, clinical units/departments, marketing, translation services, third party vendors, and others, to ensure all patient-facing communication, education, and consents align with mandated literacy and readability requirements. The NPDS performs routine assessments of individual, focus-specific, and system-wide patient learning needs. The NPDS develops and supports the infrastructure of resources available to address patient education gaps. The role also supports clinician (primarily nursing) education, professional/leadership development, policies, activities, and assessment tools; promotes excellence in patient care, through skill acquisition in evidence based nursing practice and clinical inquiry; collaborates with nursing leadership (Unit Director, Clinical Nurse Specialist, and Nursing Professional Development Specialists) to deliver educational programs and secure resources based on needs assessments and adult learning theory; and meets the diverse requirements of the nursing units, patient populations, regulatory and accreditation and strategic goals of the organization/health system.

Salary Range: $124,600 to $289,400 Annually (budget = $135,720 – $197,775 depending on paid professional experience)