Professional Development Specialist

Vail Valley Medical Center is an independent, non-profit medical center that has served the Vail Valley and its visitors since 1965.

The Professional Development Specialist designs, implements, and evaluates clinical and non-clinical orientation programs and continuous learning programs for all classifications of staff in partnership with the department leadership teams.

* Partners with human resources, clinical educators/preceptors, and department leaders to develop consistent organization-wide standards for education and professional development. * Develops, implements, and oversees an educational plan that will evaluate achievement of learning goals and functions in acknowledgement of adult learning principles. * Enhances the new hire onboarding experience by assisting with new hire training and establishing best practices/standards to assist leaders in developing department-specific orientation programs. * Remains up-to-date on regulatory and compliance mandates in order to regularly evaluate whether the organization is compliant with educational requirements. Manages a system to make sure all training is properly tracked and documented. * Manages the e-learning/LMS system for the organization, and provides education to managers and educators on the system to allow them to independently manage compliance or development of content. * Promotes the clinical simulation program by assisting in content development and running simulation training exercises. * Demonstrates exceptional written and verbal communication skills, instructional design/training skills, and an understanding of adult learning theory. * Demonstrates a high level of clinical/nursing competency and expertise. * Promotes educational offerings through the development of effective communication tools.

* Nursing degree required. Master's degree in nursing preferred. * Experience in a Professional Development/educational role strongly preferred. * Must demonstrate current acute care nursing competency. * Strong understanding of regulatory/compliance/Joint Commission standards required. * Ability to obtain and maintain a State of Colorado RN license. BLS required. * Must demonstrates exceptional written and verbal communication skills, instructional design/training skills, and an understanding of adult learning theory. * Must be comfortable facilitating training or presenting information in front of a group. * Hands-on experience managing a hospital's online learning system strongly preferred.