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Req #: 245821

Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER-MONTLAKE - NURSING STAFF DEVELOP

Posting Date: 05/21/2025

Closing Info:

Open Until Filled

Salary: $9,111 - $15,606 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes:

As a UW Medicine employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on the benefits for this position, click here (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230119\_a11y.pdf) .

**UW Medical Center - Montlake** has an outstanding opportunity for a Nursing Professional Development Specialist (NPDS), CLINICAL NURSE EDUCATOR to join our Nursing Staff Development Team.

The Nursing Professional Development Specialist (NPDS)) for Workplace Violence (WPV) Prevention leads the development, delivery, and evaluation of training programs aimed at preventing and mitigating workplace violence in the healthcare setting. This role leverages an evidence-based, trauma-informed national WPV prevention curriculum to promote staff safety and relationship-based care across all care settings.

SCHEDULE

Day Shift

40 hours per week

RESPONSIBILITIES

+ Education and TrainingDesign, implement, and facilitate education on workplace violence prevention using an evidence-based, trauma-informed national WPV prevention curriculum. Coordinate a team of instructors to provide ongoing training to nurses and inter-professional staff on de-escalation, behavioral crisis response, and safe intervention techniques.

+ Program Development, Support and EvaluationCollaborate with Public Safety, the Behavioral Health Intervention Specialists (BHISs), CNSs and CNEs, and employee health teams to align education with organizational violence prevention strategies. Communicate with vendor of WPV prevention program to ensure compliance with standards and organize regular cadence of instructor training

+ Support and ConsultationAct as an education resource to support WPV prevention via collaboration with BHISs, Nurse/Department Managers, staff, and other members of the health care team. Serve as a subject matter expert and resource for managing escalating patient behaviors. **REQUIREMENTS**

+ Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Washington

+ Master’s Degree in Nursing

+ 5 years of clinical nursing experience **ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-MONTLAKE** UW Medical Center is an acute care academic medical center located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in seven specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.The UW Medical Center-Montlake campus is located on the edge of the beautiful UW campus which includes many amenities available to our staff as well as very convenient public transit options including the Sound Transit’s light rail station across the street. **Excellence. Exploration. Education. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/uw-medical-center-montlake)** Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community. **ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER** UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest. **Find your place at Washington’s only integrated health system devoted to improving the health of all people. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/jobs)** Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.The NPDS-WPV collaborates with interprofessional teams to foster a culture of psychological safety, de-escalation, and trauma-informed approaches in the clinical environment.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.