Nursing Professional Development Specialist (NPDS) - Medical & Behavioral Health

Nursing Professional Development Specialist

We seek a Nursing Professional Development Specialist (NPDS) to work with our Behavioral Health/Psych Crisis Unit (7N) and our Medical Unit (5N) as a member of our 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.

This position reports to the Manager of Nursing Professional Development and is imbedded within these teams. The selected candidate for this position will work in staffing occasionally. The successful candidate will be qualified and deliver care across the lifespan in team members' assigned clinical area.

Highlights: Why work at ChristianaCare?

• Healthcare Benefits at Day One!
• Tuition Assistance, Generous Paid Time Off, 403b with defined contribution and more!
• Professional Development and growth opportunities

Qualifications:

• BSN required, MS/MSN required or current enrollment in MS/MSN program with completion within three years.
• Professional specialty board certification required.
• 2 years' acute care experience required. Behavioral Health and/or Medical Unit experience preferred.
• BLS certification.

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.

Travel to both Newark and Wilmington campuses required.