Professional Development Specialist: Transition to Practice Coordinator

Directs onboarding and transition-to-practice programs for newly licensed nurses; develops curriculum, orientation pathways, competency plans, and learning activities; facilitates classroom instruction, simulation, clinical workshops, competency validation, debriefing, and reflective learning while integrating evidence-based practice, patient safety principles, clinical judgment development, and transition-to-practice standards. Collaborates with nursing leadership, educators, preceptors, mentors, HR, and academic partners to strengthen onboarding; supports preceptor/mentor development, monitors learner progression, provides coaching and remediation, and promotes professional skills such as communication, prioritization, delegation, leadership, resilience, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Maintains educational records, competency tracking, accreditation readiness, orientation resources, and alignment with Magnet concepts and organizational goals; evaluates program effectiveness through data analysis, retention and engagement metrics, and quality indicators; contributes to accreditation processes, quality improvement, shared governance, workforce initiatives, and evidence-based practice projects; fosters psychological safety and a supportive learning environment to promote clinical practice success and long-term workforce retention.