Nursing Professional Development RN Manager
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Temple
Posted on: February 27, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Title: Nursing Professional Development
(NPD) Nurse Manager Region: Central Texas Region- Temple, TX
Department: Nursing Professional Development Schedule: Full Time,
40 hrs per week JOB SUMMARY The Manager, Nursing Professional
Development, is responsible for developing, coordinating and
evaluating Hospital-wide education programs for Nursing and other
professionals. Works within Association Nursing Professional
Development (ANPD) Scope and Standards in the development of
educational strategies aligned with current practice trends,
quality initiatives, and regulatory requirements. Leads education,
research, and performance improvement activities to drive improved
patient, staff and organizational outcome. Collaborates with Human
Resources and other hospital departments to ensure onboarding,
competencies and continuing education is updated to reflect current
evidence and trends. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE Oversee the
operational and personnel management of Nursing Professional
Development, including activities such as establishing goals,
monitoring statistics, developing work plans, and supervising on a
day-to-day basis. Provides input with Education Budget and provides
fiscal management to meet Education budget targets. Evaluates and
facilitates the onboarding, hospital-wide education programs,
continuing education and BSWH integration education initiatives for
nursing and other disciplines as designated by facility. Helps
create, foster and sustain a healthy work environment in support of
an evidence-based nursing education, professional development,
nursing research and scholarly activities. Assists with the
professional development of the Generalists and Specialists,
succession planning and recruitment. Ensures department activities
and records adhere to regulatory requirements; maintains clinical
skills and knowledge necessary to support the assigned professional
development team. Facilitates Staff learning to promote optimal
patient/family learning initiatives including discharge
instructions and service line learning such as diabetes, oncology,
Heart Failure, etc. Collaborates with Nurse Leaders to develop best
practice staff competency methodology to assure compliance with all
regulatory requirements. Provides for coordination of undergraduate
and graduate student nurse clinical rotations. Participates in
review of current research findings/best practices to identify
potential improvements in patient care. KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
Knowledge and understanding of the ANCC scope and standards of the
professional registered nurse and the professional development
educator/specialist. Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations;
standards and guidelines of certifying and accrediting bodies;
hospital and department/unit standards, protocols, policies and
procedures governing the provision of nursing care applicable to
the area of assignment. Leadership and management expertise
including behavioral based interviewing, team dynamics/building and
strong interpersonal and communication skills. Knowledge of quality
outcome measures related to assigned areas and strategies to drive
improved outcomes through evidenced based adult learning principles
and competency assessment. Use both summative and formative
evaluation to determine and communicate effectiveness of programs
to create change at the individual, service-line, and department
level as appropriate. Teach, coach and mentor others in program
planning and development. Ability to make operational decisions
around how work gets done - quality and productivity standards,
measurable goals for employees and project teams, etc. Ability to
use broader objectives to determine how best to use resources to
meet schedules and goals. Ability to make or approve effective
hiring and termination decisions. Ability to evaluate and recommend
changes to policies, and establish procedures that affect the
managed organization. Basic business knowledge, including but not
limited to: annual planning and goal setting, adherence to budgets,
employee compensation, compliance and risk management. General
computer skills, including but not limited to: Microsoft Office,
information security, scheduling and payroll systems, electronic
medical documentation, and email. BENEFITS Our competitive benefits
package includes the following - Immediate eligibility for health
and welfare benefits - 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar
match up to 5% - Tuition Reimbursement - PTO accrual beginning Day
1 Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level
QUALIFICATIONS - EDUCATION - Masters' - MAJOR - Nursing -
EXPERIENCE - 5 Years of Experience -
CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION - Registered Nurse (RN) Basic
Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or
transfer.
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