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Nightingale College

Specialist II, Instructional Design

🇺🇸 Remote - US

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $67K - $75K

💻 Instructional Design

🗓️ May 19th, 2025

LMS

Edtech.com's Summary

Nightingale College is hiring a Specialist II, Instructional Design. This role involves creating, refining, and implementing learning products, as well as designing programs to ensure compliance with various policies. The position also focuses on curriculum development and utilizes a collaborative approach involving different instructional design specialists.
 
Highlights 
  • Supports the creation and implementation of learning products.
  • Designs programs for compliance with federal, state, and college policies.
  • Develops curriculum and professional development materials.
  • Proficient in Learning Management System (LMS) and authoring tools.
  • Compensation: $67,000 - $75,280.
  • Master’s degree in a relevant field is required.
  • Minimum three years of experience in learning technology or environments.
  • Experience in Nursing/Allied Health/Health Sciences Education is preferred.

Specialist II, Instructional Design Full Description

Specialist II, Instructional Design

  • Salt Lake City, UT - Remote (any location)
  • Full-Time
  • Learning Design and Innovation
  • Specialist II, Instructional Design

Specialist II, Instructional Design

The target hiring range for this position is $67,000-$75,280.

Position Summary:
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.

Role and Responsibilities:
  • 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.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:
  • A Master’s degree from an accredited institution in Learning Science, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Assessment, Learning Design, Curriculum Design, or a related field is required.
  • A minimum of three years of participating in the design of learning technology, software, or learning environments is required.
  • 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 required.
  • 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.

All new hires are required to attend New Collaborator Orientation (NCO) in Salt Lake City, Utah. The College will pay for travel and lodging accommodations.

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): With the primary focus on higher learning in healthcare professions, Nightingale College contributes to elevating education, health, and employment systems through facilitation of academic achievement, personal growth, and professional development of its learners, alumni, and collaborators, while serving diverse communities.

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 the lives of our learners, our communities, and ultimately the world by adding to the quality of healthcare. We are proud to have graduated over 3,400 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!