Professional Development Specialist, Days
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The Professional Development Specialist at Baptist Health serves as a transformational leader, enhancing patient care and staff performance through education, consultation, and leadership. The role assesses learning needs, develops orientation and training programs, evaluates effectiveness, and collaborates with educators and staff to achieve organizational goals.
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Skills
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Full job description
Experience Required
3 years
Minimum Education Required
Bachelor's Degree
Compensation
$7.25 / hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Work Schedule and Shift Requirements
First (Day)
Job Description
Summary
Job Description:
Days: Monday-Friday; hours may vary based on department needs
The Professional Development Specialist serves as a transformational leader who enhances patient care and staff performance through education, consultation, and leadership. This role identifies learning needs and develops orientation programs, mandatory training, in-service education, and continuing education opportunities to support hospital staff excellence and organizational goals.
Job Duties
Assesses learning needs and develops evidence-based education programs, including orientation, in-service training, mandatory education, and continuing education for hospital staff.
Coordinates and delivers educational activities using adult learning principles and innovative instructional methods to enhance staff knowledge, performance, and patient outcomes.
Evaluates program effectiveness, communicates results, maintains required documentation, and manages continuing education accreditation and compliance records.
Serves on and leads committees, teams, and projects to support organizational initiatives and drive evidence-based practice improvements.
Provides consultation, education, and clinical support to staff, integrating and disseminating research findings and best practices into clinical standards, policies, and patient care.
Maintains current knowledge in clinical education and area of specialty.
Collaborates with other educators, department directors, staff, and others to facilitate achievement of identified goals for interdisciplinary staff education & competency assessment/ maintenance.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree is required or must be obtained within 3 years of hire.
Three (3) years of acute care clinical experience within the last five years.
Current RN licensure by the Kentucky Board of Nursing or comparable clinical licensure with ACLS and PALS included within the scope of practice.
Benefits
Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
Company paid Maternity and Paternity leave
Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
Paid Time Off available upon hire
Employee Assistance Program
Retirement plans with company match
If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
"EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to r ace, color, national origin, gender, s exual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES
Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056."
Job Type
Full time
Benefits Offered
Not specified
Veteran Preference
No
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
R26106957
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