About this role
Overview:
Hours are flexible
Job Description Summary:
Job Description:
- Supports and fosters academic partnerships through the coordination of preceptorships for all neonatal provider students.
- Coordinates and offers formal education and training through proctored skills reviews, in-services, lectures, preceptor training, and other continuing education opportunities for neonatal advanced practice providers.
- Promotes professional development, role transition, integration, and initial and ongoing competency for all neonatal AHPs and other providers caring for neonates.
- Engages in and promotes research, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and scholarship.
- Serves as a liaison with internal and external education, safety, and evidence-based committees to ensure congruency and currency.
- Assists with compiling quality and safety metrics for neonatal AHPs including Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE) and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE).
Education Requirement:
- Master's Degree in Nursing or related field, required.
- Doctorate of Nursing Practice, preferred.
Licensure Requirement:
Licensed as an AHP in the State of Ohio, required.
Certifications:
Certification as an AHP in the State of Ohio, required.
Skills:
- Educational leadership skill in curriculum design and implementation at the organizational level.
- Ability to adapt teaching methods for various types of learners, including classroom teaching competency and group facilitation skills.
- Effective communication skills for relating to all levels of personnel and disciplines.
- Leadership ability as demonstrated by high level of initiative, decision-making and organizational skills.
- Competency in neonatal AHP clinical practice and professional development.
Experience:
Experience with national educational, professional and/or accrediting organizations (such as ANCC, NDNQI, NNSDO, SPN), required.
Physical Requirements:
OCCASIONALLY: Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Standing, Walking
FREQUENTLY: Decision Making
CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Color vision, Computer skills, Depth perception, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing – Far/near, Sitting
Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:
(not specified)
"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"
Other facts
About Nationwide Children's Hospital
Nationwide Children’s is one of America's largest pediatric hospitals, an international leader in research and is ranked in all 10 specialties on U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” list. Our staff, comprised of 1,600 medical professionals and over 16,000 employees, provides state-of-the-art pediatric care for 1.8 million patient visits annually. And, according to the Children’s Hospital Association, Nationwide Children's is the #1 provider of pediatric surgery in the country.
Our doctors represent every major pediatric sub-specialty. With over 50 locations throughout Ohio, signature programs include heart, cancer, gastroenterology and neonatology care, all of which are internationally recognized. Tim Robinson is CEO of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, which includes the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation and The Center for Family Safety and Healing at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities. Nationwide Children’s remains true to the original mission since its founding in 1892 of providing care regardless of a family’s ability to pay. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.
What you'll do
- Oversees the onboarding process and educational development of Allied Health Practitioner staff in Neonatology. Coordinates education and training opportunities while promoting professional development and competency for neonatal providers.
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