Overview of Professional Development Levels of Expertise

Education and Continuing Career advancement Level Experience training in staff education opportunities development opportunities Novice None None Professional Preceptors Shows an interest in journals Assisting with just- and aptitude for Books in-time training educating others Learning activities Assisting with in- (All focused on the service education educator role) Advanced Dealt with enough BSN in nursing or In addition to those Facilitate pursuit of beginner “real life” situations related field of the novice, graduate education to identify importantReceived some should be Involve them in components of a training in relation encouraged to gathering evidence learning activity to unit-based role pursue graduate and begin to teach and should be re- education as well as basics of data quired to earn earn a specific evaluation continuing number of contact Facilitate transition education in the hours in the staff into nursing staff development development field professional field to advance in development (NPD) the specialty role Competent Has been in the Possesses graduate Pursue leadership Link with mentors same job or worked degree in nursing or learning activities Facilitate in similar situations related field; if Pursue learning participation in staff for two to three graduate degree is inactivities related to development years a related field, must research, evidence- research; staff Can independently possess a based practice development EBP, carry out basic baccalaureate (EBP), and committee needs assessment degree in nursing correlating evidence chairpersonships and plan and to positive changes Pursue publishing implement programs in job performance and presenting and patient opportunities outcomes Earn professional development certification Join professional associations focused on staff development Proficient A general minimum Certification in Pursuit of additional Successfully of 5 years of NPD graduate-level function as mentor

Copyright HCPro, 2016 experience courses in staff Assume more Perceives situations development responsibility for as a whole rather Pursuit of learning leadership, budget than components activities that will process, recruitment Serves as mentor help them to initiate and retention of Assumes committee staff development NPD specialists, and chairpersonship research long-range planning Automatically Is active in Publishing and performs in a staff professional presenting are development EBP associations focusedexpected manner on staff development Expert A minimum of Possesses doctorate Focus on Develop and about 10 years of degree in nursing, administrative and oversee mentor experience in the adult education, or managerial programs specialty related field or is in education Pursue the manager Functions on an pursuit of such a Seek to increase role in staff intuitive, instinctive degree knowledge of development or level and is able to research to conduct research quickly grasp the and guide staff Pursue leadership essentials of any development roles in professional staff development research associations focused situation on staff Often functions as development manager of staff Assume leadership development or roles in promoting research staff development departments research