Role and Responsibilities

The Specialist I, 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 I, Instructional Design will support the development of curriculum and professional development materials for instructor-led delivery platforms and updates of existing course materials to reflect changes in law, regulation, philosophy, or practice and ensure alignment with organizational goals and direction. 

• Identifies training needs, and coordinates with subject matter experts, faculty members, and other collaborators to design and develop learning opportunities for faculty and collaborators.
• Performs cause, knowledge, or gap analyses to help determine appropriate learning delivery options.
• 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.
• Participates in the successful implementation of other functional projects as they arise.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Starting Salary for this role is $70,000.00

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• A Master's degree from an accredited institution an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience; or a Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area of specialization and four years of appropriate experience.
  
• A minimum of two years of experience developing courses in LMS and authoring tools is required.
  
• Demonstrated experience designing assessments within distance learning experiences is required.
  
• Demonstrated understanding of concept-based, competency-based, project-based, and other learning design models is required.
  
• Demonstrated experience contributing to learning design systems with numerous stakeholders and requirements is require.
  
• A minimum of three years of experience gathering and applying peer-reviewed scholarly research and user research is preferred.
  
• Experience in Nursing/Allied Health/Health Sciences Education preferred. 
  
• Experience in micro-credentialing preferred.

This position is required to attend new employee orientation in person in Salt Lake City, Utah.  All travel and lodging accommodations will be paid for by the organization.

Nightingale's commitment to diversity and inclusion is reflected both in our learners and collaborators because we believe the best outcomes for learners from underserved and diverse populations are achieved through collaborators with similar backgrounds and cultures. Nightingale College is an equal opportunity employer.

Our Mission (not just words on the wall, we live it, love it, and daily contribute to it).

At Nightingale College, our Innovative Education model helps transform rural health landscapes through our blended-distance learning platform. Every person involved with Nightingale College helps to change lives of our learners, our communities and ultimately the world by adding to the quality of healthcare. We are proud to have graduated over 1,000 nurses serving communities in need. We are serious about our outcomes and have a little bit of fun getting there.

The professional and personal development of our learners and our collaborators is our company's foundation. Not only do we develop strategies that promote a positive work-life integration, but we also create an environment that invites you to become an expert in your field, be it through higher education or professional development. Put simply, we elevate employment, elevate health, and elevate education. We're so happy that you've found us!