NPD Practitioner (Congenital Cardiac) - Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU) - 10-Hours Days - $5,000 Hiring Incentive!
Location: Los Angeles, California
Job ID 19183 Job Category Nursing Date posted 07/29/2026
Overview
Make a difference in Nursing at Cedars-Sinai. Use your compassion, expertise and dedication in work that truly matters – improving the lives of our patients in their most vulnerable times. As a Nurse at Cedars-Sinai, you'll work alongside some of the most talented staff in the industry and be exposed to innovative research and technology. Nurses at Cedars-Sinai are expected to be among the best in the industry and are given support to do something incredible – for yourself and for others.
- Job Type: Full-time regular
- Job Shift: Day
- Shift Duration: 10 hour
Job Description
Make a difference every single day!
At Cedars-Sinai, the work you do every day directly affects others' lives. Our passionate and dedicated culture has earned us six Magnet designations for nursing excellence. Join us and experience why U.S. News & World Report recognizes us as one of America's Best Hospitals.
This Nurse Professional Development (NPD) Practitioner role provides overall outputs the practices of learning, change, professional role competence and growth, which supports the optimal patient care, population health, and protection of the public within a unit/department, inter-departmental, or house-wide level in select cases. As a learning facilitator, the NPD practitioner uses the educational design process to bridge the knowledge, skills, and/or practice gaps identified through needs assessment. As a change agent, the NPD practitioner actively works to transform processes at micro and mesosystem levels through inspiration, initiation, adoption, and sustainment of and adaptation to change using project management and improvement processes. As a mentor to clinical nurses and other inter-professionals, the NPD practitioner advances the profession by contributing to the professional development of others and supporting life-long learning as individuals develop across practice, professional and educational settings. As a leader, the NPD practitioner influences the interprofessional practice and learning environments, the NPD specialty, the profession of nursing, and healthcare.
The NPD practitioner is a champion for scientific inquiry, promoting the generation and dissemination of new knowledge and the use of evidence to advance NPD practice, guide clinical practice, and improve patient care. The NPD practitioner is an advocate for NPD specialty actively supporting, promoting, and demonstrating nursing professional development as a nursing practice specialty. Additionally, the NPD practitioner is a partner for practice transitions, supporting the transition of nurses and other healthcare team members across learning and practice environments, roles, and professional stages.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's Degree Accredited nursing program, Bachelor of Science in Nursing - minimum
- Master's Degree Accredited nursing program, Master of Science in Nursing - preferred
Experience
- 3 years minimum of three(3) years clinical experience and demonstrated progressive leadership activities including certification in nursing specialty area. - minimum
- Congenital Cardiac experience strongly preferred
Licenses and Certifications
- RN State License - minimum California RN License
- ANCC Specialty Certification - minimum
- Cert Nursing Prof Development - preferred
- ACLS and PALS from American Heart Association or American Red Cross
Req ID 19183 Working Title NPD Practitioner (Congenital Cardiac) - Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU) - 10-Hours Days - $5,000 Hiring Incentive! Department Pediatric Intensive Care 1 Business Entity Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Job Category Nursing Job Specialty Nursing Education Additional Locations CA,United States Overtime Status EXEMPT Primary Shift Day Shift Duration 10 hour Base Pay $68.88 - $110.21
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