Position Summary(Basic Job Function)
This is a temporary or an on-call position. Provides professional support. Responsibilities may include general business, science, medical, agricultural or other professional support functions. Term: Temps can work two (2) nine (9) month terms with a week break in service in between and at the end of the second term terminate for three (3) months or switch to an on-call. On-Call allowed to work 1039 hours in any twelve (12) month period.
Unit Position Summary
The Michigan State University College of Nursing is seeking applications for a full time temporary Nursing Professional Development Nurse Planner for fall 2024, starting August 2024. The NPD Nurse Planner will work with others in the NPD department to provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of continuing nursing professional development activities, in alignment with CON inclusive excellence practices and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accreditation guidelines, with supervision by the NPD Coordinator.
Duties include:
- Serve as a Nurse Planner (NP) as described by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for continuing nursing professional development
- Identify and assess professional knowledge, inclusive awareness, skill and/or practice gaps that can be addressed through evidence-based educational activities following ANCC
- Learn and follow required ANCC processes for identification, mitigation, and disclosure of relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control content of learning
- Ensure alignment of processes and activities with the Michigan State University College of Nursing’s overall strategic and inclusive excellence plan and accreditation standards, including dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Work in a flexible work setting that includes flexible hours and a hybrid remote work
In the College of Nursing, we believe Inclusive Excellence and Health and Community Engagement are central to all the work that we do. We seek to understand and appreciate peoples and cultures that are different than our own. We believe in advocacy to support and empower individuals and populations through honest and respectful communication that is evidence-driven, respecting and being inclusive of all the experiences they bring. Given this belief, all team members in the College of Nursing carry a leadership role that fosters a sense of inclusion, belonging and servant leadership. This includes:
- Demonstrate a commitment to long term, sustained action that increases inclusive practices in health equity across the CON
- Intentionally create an environment that encourages a sense of belonging, inclusive learning, work, and clinical service environments that enable everyone to reach their full potential
- Recognize that inclusion is a journey and strive to move along the continuum of embracing experiences and resources that address anti-racist and anti-oppressive ideas while acknowledging the inward and outward systems that influence bias and cultural awareness
- Strive to be a champion of inclusive practices that lead and transform others and creates initiatives that change structural systems within nursing education which have historically inhibited, disenfranchised, marginalized, and unintentionally excluded underrepresented communities
Minimum requirements include:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree
- Unrestricted RN license (or eligible) in Michigan
- Experience with educational design and delivery that may include professional development, organizational/ hospital educator, or academic nursing education roles such as clinical, laboratory, simulation and/or didactic areas
- Experience with Microsoft Office applications such as Word, PowerPoint and Excel and ability to learn new processes as needed
- Must demonstrate excellent communication and organizational skills
- Must be able to work independently and collaboratively within a team-oriented hybrid work environment
- Must be willing to learn and follow the CON DEI mission and values and implement them in this role
Desired Qualifications
- Direct experience in nursing professional development
- NPD Specialist (graduate degree and current NPD certification)
- Experience with accreditation standards and processes
- MSN, Master's degree, DNP or PhD in Nursing or a related area
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Required Application Materials
Resume and cover letter
Work Hours
STANDARD 8-5
Website
www.nursing.msu.edu
Remote Work Statement
MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.
