Nursing Professional Development Specialist

Company Description

Chamberlain

With more than 135 years of history in healthcare education and as the largest nursing school in the country, Chamberlain University is committed to delivering a high-value education that prepares students to thrive as healthcare professionals. We call this commitment Chamberlain Care®—our dedication to providing students with the tools and resources to succeed while immersed in a community of care. By living Chamberlain Care®, we graduate healthcare professionals who transform the health of people worldwide.

Chamberlain is comprised of the College of Nursing and the College of Health Professions. The College of Nursing offers a three-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program and flexible post-licensure programs, such as the RN to BSN option, Master of Science in Nursing degree program, Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program and graduate certificates. The College of Health Professions also offers the Master in Public Health, Master of Social Work and Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree programs.

Chamberlain is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Learn more about Chamberlain at , and follow Chamberlain on Instagram , Facebook and LinkedIn .

Job Description

Opportunity at a Glance
Collaborating with academic partners, faculty and staff, the Specialist provides strategies and academic reinforcement to students throughout their academic program and as they prepare for success with the NCLEX-RN exam. Working with students individually and in small groups, the Specialist assesses learning styles, identifies strengths, and discovers opportunities for academic development. Specialists create and implement personalized remediation plans for our students as they prepare for academic and professional success. In addition, the Specialist supports all clinical learning lab and simulated patient care learning experiences for students.

Responsibilities

• Facilitation of simulation-based experiences (SBE) and labs to include equipment maintenance, ordering supplies, set-up and clean-up

• Demonstrates current, detailed, accurate knowledge of concepts tested by the NCLEX-RN as well as currency in nursing practice to provide academic support

•  Assists in the creation of Next Generation NCLEX activities/workshops

• Demonstrates effective behaviors and accountability in meeting the following standards of service excellence to students, fellow team members, and external agencies: Friendliness and courtesy, professional environment, effective communication, and first-class service

• Communicates and documents (reporting) students’ academic and co-curricular progress toward achievement of student and program learning outcomes to academic leadership (i.e., retention committee)

• Assists in developing and implementing detailed clinically based scenarios for the simulated learning experiences, including use of high-fidelity patient simulators

• Coordinates and supervises lab experiences to ensure that students have the opportunity to meet course objectives

• Staffs open lab; Provides individual oversight to students during practice and/or remediation of technical nursing skills as required by course objectives

• Individual or group tutoring

• Participates in outreach to students with at-risk referrals

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in nursing Required and
• Master's Degree Nursing Preferred
• 1+ year experience in an academic environment supporting classroom instruction or specialized tutoring support Preferred
• Excellent communication skills with proven ability to communicate via telephone, computer, and in person.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must have excellent attention to detail and proofreading skills.
• Ability to work with individuals from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Must be a team player, willing to share and exchange.
• Maintenance of a current, unencumbered RN license Required and
• BLS CPR Required 
• BLS CPR instructor certification
• ACLS and /or PALS Preferred

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Additional Information

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $75,000.00 and $85,000.00. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Covista offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Covista’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays
• 100% discount on tuition (MSN/DNP) after 90 days of employement
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