Nursing Professional Development Generalist / Emergency

Schedule: Midshift - 36hrs

At Children’s, the region’s only full-service pediatric healthcare center, our people make us the very best for kids. Come cultivate your passion, purpose and professional development in an environment of excellence and inclusion, where team members are supported and deeply valued. Opportunities for career growth abound as we grow our services and spaces, including the cutting-edge Hubbard Center for Children. Join our highly engaged, caring team—and join us in providing brighter, healthier tomorrows for the children we serve.

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A Brief Overview

The Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Generalist leads the onboarding, transition-to-practice, and professional development of newly hired clinical team members, serving as their direct leader throughout the probationary period. This role partners with preceptors, unit leaders, and interdisciplinary teams to advance clinical competency, professional growth, and workforce readiness through evidence-based education, coaching, mentorship, and competency validation. The NPD Generalist serves as a clinical expert and role model who integrates education, clinical practice, quality, safety, and regulatory standards to foster a culture of continuous learning and ensure exceptional patient and organizational outcomes.

Essential Functions

• New Team Member Onboarding and Transition-to-Practice Leadership

• Responsible leader for new hire team members (RNs, LPNS, CNAs, etc.,) who will report directly to the NPD Generalist from hire through transition to practice during the 6-month probationary period.

• Accountable for managing each team member’s unit-based orientation, developing attributes of personal growth, knowledge and skills critical to the profession and practice environment, and enculturation to the unit/organization

• Fosters individual development in partnership with assigned preceptors by coaching professional and clinical competency progression to reach their top potential through sharing of ideas, discussing challenges, developing knowledge, building resources, facilitating skill competencies, and influencing morale in the unit practice environment, while collaborating with unit leaders on status and overall trends

• Responsible for completing all orientation and performance documents during probationary period, including final probationary evaluation. Ensures appropriate record keeping of these activities.

• Leads process for seamless transition of team member reporting structure to unit supervisor post successful probationary performance outcomes

• Patient Care

• Serves as a clinical role model/area expert for bridging the gap between education, clinical practice, innovation and professional identity

• Provides direct patient care

• RN: Conducts individualized age-specific patient/family assessments according to defined unit scope and nursing practice standards, appropriate collaborative problems (CPG’s)/nursing diagnoses (ND’s) and protocols. (Individualization refers to the patients developmental, cognitive, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual and educational/family influences and physical/medical care needs.)

• Develop individualized patient/family plan of care using applicable ND’s, CPG’s and practice guidelines/protocols to meet identified needs. (Plan of care includes current and anticipated actions focused on care, education, discharge needs.)

• Implements and evaluates nursing actions in accordance with the individualized patient/family plan of care and patient condition/needs.

• Documentation reflects assessment/evaluation, modification and patient’s response to therapy, changes in condition and therapeutic interventions/procedures.

• Bedside clinical shifts will be assigned on the day, night, or mid shift assigned to support in the generalist role.

• Professional Development and Clinical Competency

• Aligns unit-based onboarding, orientation, and competency validation processes to ensure team members achieve readiness for safe, independent clinical practice.

• Partners with assigned preceptors to coach and support professional growth and clinical competency progression.

• Fosters individual development through mentorship, resource development, skills validation, reflective practice, and ongoing performance feedback.

• Facilitates competency-based learning experiences that strengthen confidence, critical thinking, clinical judgment, and professional identity.

• Influences positive morale and engagement by supporting team members through challenges and promoting a supportive learning environment.

• Aligns onboarding, orientation, and competency validation processes to ensure readiness for safe, independent clinical practice.

• Preceptor Program Leadership

• Leads unit-based preceptor program, providing preceptors with the essential skills to ensure holistic onboarding, professional competence and unit socialization of new team members when transitioning to independent practice.

• Develops, delivers, and evaluates preceptor education, mentoring and resources to develop preceptor clinical competency development, teaching, coaching, feedback, and evaluation skills and team member socialization.

• Provides consultation and support to preceptors regarding learner progression, performance concerns, and individualized development strategies.

• Establish consistent expectations and best practices for onboarding and competency validation across assigned areas.

• Serves as a clinical resource and role model for both preceptors and team members.

• Education & Continuous Learning

• Fosters a culture of continuous learning through delivering evidence-based education strategies and advocates for scientific inquiry that strengthen individual and unified team professional development growth

• Partners with leaders, other NPD Generalists and interdisciplinary teams to align system education strategies, programs (i.e. PALS, simulation, mentoring), supporting ongoing team member professional development and performance outcomes.

• Integrates and champions evidence-based best practice, quality/safety initiatives, and regulatory compliance/readiness into clinical education/policies to improve sustainable patient outcomes that are aligned with clinical practice excellence

Education Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university (or enrolled within 6 months of hire) Required and

• Master's Degree in Nursing Education Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of pediatric nursing experience, preferably in the applicable specialty Required and

• Minimum of one year of experience in an acute care hospital setting working as a preceptor Required

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated clinical expertise relevant to supported specialty.

• Strong teaching, precepting, and communication skills.

• Ability to analyze clinical trends, identify learning needs and design targeted education.

• Proficiency in competency assessment and feedback delivery.

• Collaborative mindset with the ability to navigate relationships across leadership, frontline and interdisciplinary partners.

• Strong organization and time-management skills with the ability to balance education and clinical responsibilities.

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure Required and

• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association Required and

• Nursing Professional Development Board Certification (NPD-BC) within 3 years of hire Required and

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 180 Days Required or

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program within 180 Days Required and

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor within 1 Year Required or

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor within 1 Year Required and

• Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN) within 1 Year Required or

• Acute/Critical Care Nursing (CCRN) within 1 Year Required or

• Certified Nurse Operating Room within 1 Year Required or

• Inpatient Obstetric Nurse (RNC) within 1 Year Required or

• Pediatric Nurse Board Certified (RN-BC) within 1 Year Required or

• Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse within 1 Year Required

Children’s is the very best for kids and the very best for your career! At Children’s, we put YOU first so together, we can improve the life of every child!

Requisition ID : 24640