Emergency Department Nursing Professional Development Generalist

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Overview:

Emergency Department Nursing Professional Development Generalist
Location: Sentara Obici Hospital - Suffolk, VA (Emergency Department)

Job Summary:
The Emergency Department Nursing Professional Development Generalist is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering education for nursing staff within the Sentara Obici Emergency Department. This role supports orientation, practice transitions, and ongoing professional development to ensure nurses gain the knowledge and skills needed to provide safe, high-quality care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement education and training programs for Emergency Department nursing staff at Sentara Obici.

• Serve as a learning facilitator during orientation and throughout the transition to practice.

• Validate competencies and core skills to support nurses progressing from novice to competent practitioners.

• Support continuing education, staff development, and initiatives that improve patient safety, quality, and outcomes.

• Participate in system and hospital performance improvement projects and evidence-based practice initiatives.

Required Qualifications:

• Active RN license in the state(s) of practice.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required upon hire.

• Advanced or specialty life support certifications required upon hire, including:

  • ACLS & PALS for Emergency Department

  • Other specialty certifications as needed per department standards

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Sentara Obici Hospital, a 175-bed state-of-the-art facility, is located on Godwin Boulevard in Suffolk, VA. Our full-service hospital continues a legacy of providing residents of Western Tidewater with high-quality, patient-centered care. As a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, the hospital specializes in orthopedic and spine, heart and vascular, advanced imaging, gynecological and comprehensive breast services, behavioral health, maternity, weight loss surgery, and a heartburn treatment center.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.