We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture
Ascend Learning is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning.
Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers.
We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.
Ascend Learning leads the way in innovation and solution creation to improve outcomes and deliver results for students, educators, and healthcare workers in the ever-changing field of healthcare. We offer advanced resources that drive nursing success, empower front-line certified allied health workers, help physicians pass boards and stay current, and provide education management tools for medical education programs.
Ascend Learning’s Nursing Segment is fueled by a commitment to excellence in nursing education. Our nursing brands — ATI, APEA, and NursingCE — offer evidence-based solutions designed to develop practice-ready nurses who are prepared for board certification and clinical practice. We use data analytics and engaging learning tools to help nursing students master core content. And we provide nursing education programs and professionals with best-in-class support and expertise from some of the sharpest minds in nursing education. We aid nurse educators in understanding students’ comprehension based on nearly two decades of data — including more than 12 million proctored assessments — that detail student learning and performance. The result is customers who are confident in the advice and guidance we provide with our quality-focused assessments and positive outcomes.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
In the role of a Part Time Nurse Practitioner Educator, you may prepare and deliver engaging live Nurse Practitioner Certification Review courses. These courses occur both in-person and online, utilizing developed content to masterfully deliver engaging and dynamic material. Speakers will use adult pedagogy to engage the learner, and support retention of content leading to success on the national certification exam. Other duties may include supporting APRN programs with integration of APEA solutions, and/or providing support with content development as a subject matter expert.
WHERE YOU’LL WORK
This is a remote position. Review course delivery requires presenting two to four review courses online or in-person per year. For in-person events, this includes traveling to present the course onsite. Product integration, support, and content development will be remote.
HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME
- Embody industry knowledge of nurse practitioner practice
- Prepare for and deliver dynamic NP exam prep content to students preparing for the certification exam
- Utilize adult pedagogy to engage students while interacting with content.
- Utilize technology to provide live instruction to support participants preparing for NP certification exam
- Understand APEA products and solutions to assist customers
- Implement a consistent process to optimally deliver high-quality reviews
- Have a computer with reliable internet access
- Embrace meaningful feedback from clients to improve presentation delivery
- Provide integration support of APRN programs with APEA solutions
- Utilize data to guide advance practice program faculty with evidence-based remediation strategies while integrating APEA solutions
- Support content development as a subject matter expert
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
- Masters or Higher Degree in Nursing
- Mastery knowledge of the Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam Blueprint
- Current unrestricted Advanced Practice Registered Nurse License
- Minimum 2 years’ experience teaching or presenting at conferences as a podium presenter, 5+ years preferred
- Experience as a family, psychiatric mental health, or adult geriatric acute care nurse practitioner preferred
- Maintain NP certification exam expertise
- Consistently maintain and improve evidence-based knowledge of advanced practice
- Demonstrate an enthusiastic and engaging presentation style
- Exhibit professionalism
- Demonstrate technological competence with a variety of applications
- Create a collaborative atmosphere with faculty and students
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Guide students to identify their personal learning needs
- Challenge and support students to exercise critical-thinking skills
- Creatively provide and clarify essential content
- Utilize adult pedagogy to engage leaners
- Ability to travel and present two to four review courses per year
Fostering A Sense of Belonging
We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued and be their authentic selves. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging.
About Ascend Learning
As a tech-enabled services company, Ascend Learning is a national leader in developing and delivering data-driven online educational content, software, assessments, analytics, and simulations serving institutions, students and employers across healthcare, fitness and wellness, public and workplace safety, skilled trades, insurance, financial services, cybersecurity, and higher education. We're committed to accelerating the learning pathways that can move people into careers where they have the knowledge and skills to have an impact and help change lives in the communities they serve. Headquartered in Burlington, MA with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America's 2023 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.
Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S. based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
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