Nursing Professional Development Specialists are responsible for the centralized orientation continuing education professional development and mandatory training of the UVA Health System nursing staff. Specifically this includes assessment of needs the design marketing delivery and evaluation of learning programs. + Learning Facilitator Change Agent Mentor Leader Champion for Scientific Inquiry Advocate for NPD Specialty Partner for Practice Transition. + In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned. Position Compensation Range: $74,900.80 - $119,849.60 Annual MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS **NPDS and other departments:** Education: Graduate of accredited Nursing program required. Master’s Degree required within 1 year of hire. Master’s in Nursing or Master’s in Education strongly preferred. Experience: 3 years clinical nursing experience required. 2 years educational experience preferred. Licensure: Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia required. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required. Certification in an associated specialty is expected within 2-3 years upon reaching eligibility requirement. PHYSICAL DEMANDS This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs. _The University of Virginia, i_ _ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library,_ _are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information._