Specialist II, Instructional Design

The Specialist II, Instructional Design supports the creation, refinement, development, and implementation of learning products for the organization. The incumbent will design and implement programs to ensure institutional compliance with federal, state, and Nightingale College policies and best practices. The Specialist II, Instructional Design will support the development of curriculum and professional development materials in conjunction with Specialists I and III, Instructional Designers.

• Performs cause, knowledge, or gap analyses to help determine appropriate learning delivery options

• Develops course guides for curriculum or EvolvEd courses to support facilitation of courses

• Determines the suitable instructional design method, media selection, and facilitation style for the implementation of organizational interventions and solutions

• Constructs supportive materials to enhance performance improvement strategies

• Aligns new and existing course content with optimum instructional methods including instructor-led, e-learning, and blended approaches

• Maintains a current understanding of nursing and healthcare professions curriculum or professional development research and trends related to online teaching and learning practices

• Designs and executes online course assembly, creation, and packaging within the Learning Management System (LMS) and authoring tools in partnership with internal and external subject matter experts

• Develops and refines tests, scoring guides, and curriculum

• Maps course topics, objectives, and assignments into program designs to demonstrate that standards are met, and assessment is achievable

• Liaise with Nightingale Education Group committees as appropriate

• Participates in the successful implementation of other functional projects as they arise

• Devise new processes, or refine existing ones, to optimize training development process

• Perform other duties as assigned