Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
Senior Learning & Development Specialist
🇺🇸 Sarasota, FL
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $83K - $98K
💻 Learning & Development
🗓️ December 29th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Design and facilitate leadership development modules in collaboration with organizational leadership.
- Provide coaching at various levels including physician leadership coaching, with preference for candidates with hospital experience.
- Conduct needs assessments to tailor training and development initiatives.
- Registered Nurse background preferred, particularly those with conflict resolution and leadership coaching expertise.
- Must have a master's degree with 5 years relevant experience or bachelor's degree with 7 years related experience in training, organizational development or related fields.
- Strong instructional design and classroom delivery skills required.
- Annual salary range from $82,576 to $98,280 depending on experience and internal equity.
- Emphasis on working independently while adapting to organizational changes.
- Benefits include paid time off, tuition reimbursement, medical and dental plans, retirement savings plan, employee discounts, and wellness programs.
- Part of a nationally recognized health system known for high-quality care and accreditation including Magnet designation.
Senior Learning & Development Specialist Full Description
**Learning & Dev Spec. Sr., @SMH, HR Dept**
- Sarasota, Florida
- Human Resources
- 43693
- leadership coaching, physician leadership coaching, instructional design, rn, registered nurse, conflict resolution experience,
Job Description
Human Resources
Job Summary
Welcome to the Human Resources Department at SMH!
We are currently seeking a Senior Learning & Development Specialist to join our fast-paced HR team. This is an exciting opportunity—especially for candidates with a nursing background who are passionate about education, leadership development, and organizational growth.
The Senior Learning & Development Specialist serves as an instructional designer and professional education and training facilitator. In this role, you will design, develop, and implement concise leadership development modules in collaboration with the Director of Organizational Development and Education. You will also partner with leadership to create strategies that enhance leadership effectiveness, engagement, and the overall health of the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience in instructional design
- Coaching experience across all levels of staff and management
- Strong skills in conducting needs assessments
- The ability to navigate and lead difficult conversations
- The ability to work independently while adapting quickly to change
Experience in Physician Leadership Coaching is a strong plus, and hospital experience is preferred.
Registered Nurses (RNs) with this background and skill set are encouraged to apply.
Required Qualifications
- Require master's degree in training and development, organizational development, instructional technology, adult education or related degree, with 5 years of related experience, to include instructional design methodology and practice, experience developing leadership development courses and modules, and experience in classroom delivery and facilitation of leadership development training in a corporate setting. OR
- A bachelor's degree plus 7 years of related experience will be considered in lieu of master's requirement.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prefer ability to be highly diplomatic in dealing with clients, even in stressful situations.
- Prefer ability to design compact, interactive learning experiences for management staff.
- Prefer ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative and rapidly changing environment.
- Prefer health care experience.
- Prefer strong blend of polished training delivery skills, instructional design expertise and a solution oriented approach.
Reputation. Community. Impact. Growth.
Every day, our patients at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System receive a first-class experience in care from a team on a mission to deliver the highest level of care in America. In the process of rising to that challenge, one by one, our people are finding their purpose and feeling their impact. Now it is your turn to see yourself here.
Sarasota Memorial Hospital was recently recognized again by ranking #1 Hospital in the Region by the U.S. News's Best Hospital report by scoring a Perfect 10! Not only that, but SMH was also designated at a national "standout" hospital for earning top ratings in all evaluated conditions and procedures - an accomplishment achieved by less than 1% of the 4000+ hospitals. Our system has also earned Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), as well as these additional accolades: Gallup Great Workplace 2018; recipient of an "A" grade for Patient Safety. Sarasota Memorial Hospital is Magnet designated and the only provider of Level II trauma services, obstetrical services, and Level III neonatal intensive care in Sarasota County.
The benefits of being the best:
Our commitment to becoming the best community hospital and health care system means providing the best possible benefits to our people. Some highlights:
Total Rewards Package
- Paid Time Off (start earning PTO on day one of employment)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Discounted Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Benefit Plans for Full & Part-Time Employees
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care and Dependent Care) - Pre-Tax Dollars
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Retirement Savings Plan: 403b
- Sarasota Campus for now - Discounted Child Care & Before and After School Program and Summer Camp!
- Bereavement Leave
- Free Parking
- On Campus Dining w/ a 10% discount
- Credit Union w/ teller machines on campus
- Direct Deposit
- Free Wellness Screening
- Free confidential counseling services
- Employee Discount Programs
- Recognition Programs
- Referral Programs
- Tremendous growth opportunities for hard workers!
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