Description
UCLA HEALTH
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Description
UCLA Health is seeking a Nursing Professional Development Specialist (NPDS)
to lead and inspire professional growth among our Critical
Care nursing team at West
Valley Medical Center (WVMC). If you’re passionate about
empowering clinicians through education, advancing evidence-based practice, and
elevating patient care standards, this is your opportunity to make a lasting
impact within one of the nation’s most respected academic health systems.
As the NPDS for WVMC
Critical Care, you will:
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Champion
required education, clinical training, and ongoing professional development for
ICU nursing staff
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Design
and deliver dynamic learning experiences grounded in adult learning principles
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Foster
clinical excellence through competency validation, skill enhancement, and
evidence-based best practices
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Partner
with nursing leadership and interdisciplinary teams to align educational
strategies with patient care priorities and system-wide goals
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Promote
a culture of inquiry, innovation, and lifelong learning within a high-acuity,
collaborative environment
This role is ideal for a skilled clinical educator with a deep
understanding of critical care nursing
and a passion for developing others through mentorship, education, and
professional advancement-while upholding UCLA Health’s mission of healing
humankind and its values of compassion, integrity, and excellence.
Salary (CNE4): $128,500 – $298,100 Annually
Salary (CNE3): $116,300 – $264,600 Annually
Note: This position is eligible for an annual bonus.
Qualifications
- BLS through AHA
or ARC – Required - Current/active
CA RN – Required - MSN in Nursing
Education or Master’s degree in Nursing with post certificate in Nursing
Education – Required - This position
may be filled at the CNE3 level for candidates who are actively
completing the educational requirements necessary to meet the minimum
qualifications for the role. - 3 years of
recent acute care experience – Required - Certified
within area of specialty – Preferred - Advanced
knowledge of developing and delivering clinical nursing education and
training material for orientation, class training and skills/competency
learning and leadership development - Advanced
interpersonal skills to participate in the development and delivery of new
education and training programs and to develop positive working
relationships with nursing staff and leadership - Advanced
organizational and project management skill to lead a team, prioritize
tasks, and see projects through from inception to completion on schedule - Advanced skills
in written and verbal communication to convey the most complex clinical,
technical, and education and training information in a clear and concise
manner to produce high quality reports, documentation, and presentations - Advanced
knowledge of a broad spectrum of professional nursing practices and issues
and in-depth knowledge in a clinical nursing specialty area - Advanced
knowledge of methodology for conducting evidence-based research, data
collection, analysis, and reporting - Advanced
critical thinking and problem-solving skills to manage multiple levels of
information and responsibilities - Advanced
critical thinking and problem-solving skills to quickly assess
highly-complex and urgent problems to develop and expedient path of
resolution