Description
Nursing Professional Development Specialists are responsible for the centralized orientation continuing education professional development and mandatory training of the UVA Health System nursing staff. Specifically this includes assessment of needs the design marketing delivery and evaluation of learning programs.
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In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
NPDS and other departments:
Education: Graduate of accredited Nursing program required. Master?s Degree required within 1 year of hire. Master?s in Nursing or Master?s in Education strongly preferred.
Experience: 3 years clinical nursing experience required. 2 years educational experience preferred.
Licensure: Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia required. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required. Certification in an associated specialty is expected within 2–3 years upon reaching eligibility requirement.
Operating Room Only:
Education: Graduate of accredited Nursing program required. Master?s Degree required within 1 year of hire. Master?s in Nursing or Master?s in Education strongly preferred.
Experience: 4 years OR Nurse experience; 2 years OR Nurse Educator experience preferred.
Licensure: CNOR certification required. Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in Commonwealth of Virginia required. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.
The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician?s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.
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