Professional Development Specialist

The Professional Development Specialist (PDS) utilizes nursing arts and sciences, child development, education, psychosocial, and cultural theories to facilitate the delivery of comprehensive clinical care to patients and families at a systems level. They work independently, and in partnership with multidisciplinary health system teams. The PDS provides expertise in education, educational design, adult learning theory, and scholarly inquiry through the appropriate CHCO professional governance structure. Major role responsibilities include demonstrated leadership in the following: education, clinical practice, consultation, research, publication, fiscal responsibility, and professional development.

Children's Hospital Colorado is a recent recipient of the Colorado Rural Health Transformation grant from the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing. This grant offers funding for up to five years to transform pediatric healthcare delivery across rural Colorado through telehealth-enabled specialty care, workforce development, and regional partnerships designed to impact child health and pediatric healthcare and to keep kids in their communities, growing and thriving, as possible.

This Professional Development Specialist (PDS) will focus on designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating education to address the learning needs of health care professionals in areas of rural Colorado. Workforce development will be supported by:

• Pediatric Skills Days
• Simulation training
• Case-based learning
• Clinical mentoring
• Debriefing opportunities for staff after pediatric morbidity/mortality
• Pediatric readiness assessments
• Evidence-based clinical pathways
• Continuing education

This position includes up to 25% travel and reports to the Manager, Outreach Education.

This position is made possible by and is funded through third party grants and/or restricted funding. The length of the assignment is dependent on the grant program and on funding availability. Current funding extends through June 30, 2027 and is subject to change. It may be eligible to extend annually for up to four additional years, through 2031. This position will be reviewed and may be extended in accordance with the grant. Should this position be discontinued and/or eliminated for any reason, it is not eligible for severance.

• Department
  Professional Development
• Position Status
  40 hours per week, eligible for benefits
• Shift
  Days, Monday-Friday
• Salary Information
  Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.
  Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $100,649.67 to $150,974.51

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assesses learning needs, incorporating adult learning principles, engaging learning strategies, and utilizing scholarly inquiry to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate professional development programs and outcomes.
• Coordinates the assessment, acquisition, evaluation, and management of technology and training equipment.
• Serves as a nurse planner, designer, and educator for department and system-wide education programs.
• Collaborates with key stakeholders within the Professional Development governance structure.
• Maintains effective working relationships with internal and external colleagues in the professional development department and across all divisions including senior leadership.
• Work in partnership with academia and the community to advance curricula and negotiate, plan, coordinate, and evaluate clinical learning experiences for student learners that meet the standards for high-quality patient care.
• Consults with key stakeholders in the development, implementation, and evaluation of departmental, divisional, and organizational goals by participating in scientific inquiry activities including problem identification, data collection, monitoring outcomes, and dissemination of results.
• Acts as a Professional Development role model; demonstrates ongoing commitment to self-assessment and growth as well as provision of support and encouragement for professional development of others.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • Master of Science in Nursing (MSN); or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with a Master's degree in Education; or a BSN with a doctorate (ND, DNP or PhD degree)
• Experience
  • Five (5) years' clinical and pediatric experience required including clinical teaching experience with nursing students, orientees, patients, and families required and three (3) years of experience with education program development and evaluation.
• Licenses & Certifications
  • BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire
  • American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or Magnet approved certification with specialty certification if appropriate
  • Colorado or multi-state RN license

Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

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