Nursing Professional Development Practitioner - Women and Children's

Nursing Professional Development Practitioner

Women & Children's Service Line Ball Memorial Hospital 0.9 FTE | Days | Weekdays Only

Overview

The Nursing Professional Development Practitioner (NPD Practitioner) supports the professional growth and development of nursing staff across the Women & Children's Service Line at Ball Memorial Hospital, including Labor & Delivery, Mother Baby, NICU, Pediatrics, and related patient care areas. This role partners closely with clinical leaders, interdisciplinary teams, and key stakeholders to enhance nursing practice, foster professional development, and support exceptional patient outcomes.

This 0.9 FTE position offers a weekday, day-shift schedule with no weekends or holidays required. The schedule consists of five 8-hour shifts during one week of the pay period and four 8-hour shifts during the second week.

The Practitioner-Nursing Professional Development utilizes NPD practice judgment and expertise to improve and influence professional role competence and growth of learners in a variety of settings, with the desired outcome of supporting the IU Health Way. This role functions primarily at the unit, department, and facility level while collaborating with leaders and stakeholders to achieve strategic initiatives and organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities

Onboarding and Orientation

• Coordinate and facilitate onboarding and orientation programs for newly hired nursing team members.
• Create meaningful learning experiences that support successful transition into specialty practice areas.
• Evaluate orientation outcomes and partner with leaders to address learning needs.

Competency Management

• Assess, develop, implement, and evaluate clinical competency programs.
• Ensure staff competency validation aligns with regulatory, accreditation, and organizational standards.
• Support annual competency assessments and specialty-specific education requirements.

Education

• Design, deliver, and evaluate evidence-based educational programs for nursing staff.
• Incorporate adult learning principles into formal and informal learning opportunities.
• Support ongoing professional development and continuing education initiatives.

Role Development

• Foster professional growth among nurses across all stages of practice.
• Support career progression, specialty certification, leadership development, and professional advancement opportunities.
• Mentor staff to promote clinical excellence and lifelong learning.

Collaborative Partnerships

• Partner with nursing leaders, physicians, interdisciplinary teams, and system stakeholders to support strategic priorities.
• Contribute to quality, safety, patient experience, and workforce development initiatives.
• Serve as a resource for best practices and clinical education needs within Women & Children's services.

Inquiry and Evidence-Based Practice

• Promote a culture of evidence-based practice, clinical inquiry, and continuous improvement.
• Support staff participation in quality improvement projects and practice change initiatives.
• Utilize outcomes data to evaluate educational effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree of Nursing (BSN) required.
• Masters Degree of Nursing (MSN) preferred.
• Requires an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license.
• Requires Basic Life Support certification through the AHA. Other advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department/specialty according to patient care policies.
• Requires that the RN has graduated from a nationally accredited nursing program.
• Two years experience preferred, preferably in women's health, neonatal, pediatric, maternal-child, or professional development practice.
• Must have the ability and willingness to travel as needed to meet the system educational needs.
• Must have the ability to display knowledge and utilization of principles of adult learning.

Why Join Our Team?

This role provides the opportunity to directly influence the development of nurses who care for some of our most vulnerable patient populations. The NPD Practitioner serves as a key partner in advancing clinical excellence, professional growth, evidence-based practice, and outstanding patient outcomes throughout the Women & Children's Service Line at Ball Memorial Hospital.

• Indiana University Health has nearly 40,000 team members, including more than 3,600 physicians and 1,200 advanced practice providers, and we’re home to the largest nursing network in Indiana with more than 9,000 nursing team members at over 800 sites of care.
• IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report, Riley Children's Health is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
• A unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine – one of the nation’s largest medical schools – gives patients access to groundbreaking research and innovative treatments, and it offers team members access to the latest science and the very best training – advancing healthcare for all.
• With 15 hospitals, including seven with Magnet designation and eight with Pathways to Excellence designation, our team members are leading the way through excellence.
• At Indiana University Health, your personal and professional growth is a top priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.
• Indiana University Health is invested in the lives of Hoosiers, leading the transformation of healthcare to make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.