NPD Education Manager - Surgical Services

Nursing Professional Development Education Manager

Reporting to the Clinical Program Manager RN - Education and Professional Practice, the Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Education Manager designs, delivers, and evaluates education across the continuum of care, ensuring alignment with evidence-based practice, regulatory standards, and system priorities. The NPD Education Manager supports onboarding, competency management, and ongoing professional development by applying adult learning principles and leveraging innovative modalities. Through data-informed strategies, the NPD Education Manager fosters a culture of inquiry, continuous improvement, and professional growth, ultimately enhancing clinical practice and patient outcomes.

As a key member of the leadership team, the NPD Education Manager facilitates learning, practice transitions, and organizational change to advance nursing excellence, promote Brown University Health's mission of "Delivering health with care" and guide actions that support Brown University Health's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.

Principal duties and responsibilities include:

• Evaluates learning needs through formal and informal assessments and provides just-in-time education to address emerging or immediate practice gaps.
• Collaborates with unit, entity, and system leaders to develop and deliver tailored education programs that align with learner needs and practice settings.
• Utilizes adult learning principles and multiple modalities to engage staff and ensure effective knowledge and skill transfer.
• Plans, implements, and evaluates onboarding programs for new hires and role transitions, ensuring seamless integration from classroom to clinical practice.
• Defines, assesses, evaluates, and validates initial and ongoing clinical competencies to meet standards of care and regulatory requirements.
• Provides individualized coaching, evaluation and builds preceptor capacity to support professional development.
• Promotes and translates evidence-based practice into clinical care.
• Participates in quality assessments and improvement programs to evaluate effectiveness of care delivered and makes recommendations for improved performance.
• Serves as a change agent by anticipating barriers and implementing strategies that enhance adoption and sustainment of new practices, technologies, and workflows.
• Strengthens interprofessional relationships and collaborates with unit, facility, and system teams to implement educational components of new practice initiatives.
• Uses metrics and feedback to prioritize learning needs, evaluate program effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement.
• Maintains accurate records of competencies, attendance, evaluations, and outcomes. Ensures educational activities adhere to accreditation criteria and regulatory standards.
• Interviews for new hires/transfers and selects applicants in collaboration with Nurse Managers. Mentors and coaches clinical teams to support retention, staff engagement, and professional growth, while implementing initiatives that improve job satisfaction and workforce stability.
• Evaluates staff in collaboration with Nurse Managers.
• Performs other related duties as assigned to support departmental operations, organizational priorities, and the evolving needs of nursing education.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) required; Master's in Nursing, Education, or related field preferred.
• Current RN license in applicable state(s); in good standing.
• BLS certification required; ACLS/PALS certification and AHA instructor certification(s) preferred. NPD specialty or other professional certification preferred.

Experience:

• 35 years of nursing experience required; prior experience in education, precepting, or leadership preferred.

Skills:

• Expertise in adult learning, curriculum design, and evaluation
• Proficiency with EBP, research utilization, and outcomes measurement
• Strong collaboration, communication, and change-management skills
• Comfort with learning technologies/LMS and data-informed decision making

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Provides guidance and direction to team members assigned to specific projects
• Interviews and selects applicants in conjunction with Nurse Managers
• Evaluates staff in collaboration with Nurse Managers

Work Environment and Schedule:

• Primarily onsite within assigned entities; travel across Brown University Health sites for system initiatives and education delivery is required. Standard business hours with flexibility for off-shift education and unit support as needed.

Pay Range:

$90,334.40-$180,689.60

EEO Statement:

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location:

The Miriam Hospital - 164 Summit Ave Providence, Rhode Island 02906

Work Type:

(M-F 8:00am - 4:30 pm)

Work Shift:

Day

Daily Hours:

8 hours

Driving Required:

No