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Cynthia Taylor
Nursing Professional Development Specialist
Garner,NC
Summary
Professional development specialist with proven track record in creating impactful training programs. Known for commitment to team collaboration and consistently achieving measurable results. Highly adaptable and skilled in needs assessment, instructional design, and coaching, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Part-time EMT-Intermediate
Wake County Emergency Medical Services
01.1997 - 01.1999
6th grade social studies and math teacher
St. Timothy's - Hale School
01.1994 - 01.1999
Nursing Professional Development Specialist
WakeMed Health and Hospitals
10.2016 - Current
- Develop and evaluate professional development programs for improved employee performance.
- Conduct needs assessments to identify training material improvements.
- Collaborate with experts to create engaging instructional content.
- Facilitate instructor-led sessions using lectures, discussions, and activities.
- Assist in developing online courses with various e-Learning tools.
- Create assessment strategies to measure learner outcomes against goals.
- Maintain records on attendance, completion rates, and program outcomes.
- Nurse Planner for SHINE Conference; coordinate speakers, poster presenters, vendors and registration; lead multidisciplinary planning committee.
- Utilize project management techniques to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously.
- Key member of taskforce to redesign Nursing Division SharePoint site; trained leadership on site management.
- Oversaw project to update Nursing Mandatory Training Table to meet regulatory requirements and simplify management.
- Led a team to enhance nursing orientation skills checklist with holistic assessments.
- Currently transforming nursing skills checklists from paper to electronic format.
Clinical Nurse, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
WakeMed Health and Hospitals
01.2010 - 10.2016
- Preceptor
- Charge Nurse
- Education Committee Chair (May 2012 – April 2015)
Clinical Nurse, Chest Pain Unit
WakeMed Health and Hospitals
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Quality Committee Chair (2009-2010)
- Staff Nurse Council Representative and Unit Council Chair (2007-2009)
EMT-Paramedic
Apex Emergency Medical Services
01.2006 - 07.2007
EMT-Paramedic
Wake County Emergency Medical Services
04.1999 - 01.2007
Part-time Clinical Secretary, Nursing Assistant II
Chest Pain Unit and Observation II
01.2006 - 01.2007
Eighth grade teacher
Cleveland Middle School
02.2001 - 06.2005
Part-time clinical secretary
Cary Emergency Department
01.1996 - 01.2001
EMT-Paramedic
Apex Emergency Medical Services
01.1999 - 05.2000
Part-time instructor
Wake Technical Community College
01.1999 - 01.2000
- Part-time instructor for EMT-B, EMT-I and EMT-P adult continuing education classes.
EMT-Intermediate
Apex Emergency Medical Services
01.1997 - 01.1998
EMT-Basic
Apex Emergency Medical Services
01.1996 - 01.1997
7th grade social studies and language arts teacher
Ligon GT Middle School
01.1993 - 01.1994
Teacher of English as a Foreign Language
Berzeviczy Economics High School
01.1992 - 01.1993
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NC05.2014
Associate Degree in Applied Science - Nursing
Johnston Community College
Smithfield, NC05.2007
Master of Teaching - Elementary Education
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA05.1992
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA05.1992
Skills
- Adult learning theory
- Facilitation techniques
- Training delivery
- E-learning design
- Organizational development
- Project management
- Effective communication
- Team leadership
- Time management
Affiliations
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses
- Association of Nursing Professional Development
Certification
- Registered Nurse
- CCRN
- NPD-BC
- BLS Instructor
- ACLS Instructor
- PALS Instructor
Awards
- WakeMed Professional Nursing Excellence Award 2018
- WakeMed Pyramid Society Award 2021
Presentations
- The Road to Bringing Creative Education Ideas to the Unit Level, June 23, 2017 at the Cardinal Affiliate, ANPD meeting, May 17, 2018. Webinar for ANPD/Lippincott, and July 16-19, 2018. Poster Presentation at ANPD Annual Convention
- Aspire to Include Everyone by Adding SPICE to Remote Learning, National Virtual ANPD Annual Convention August 3-6, 2021
- Large Scale Simulation on a Small Scale Budget, scheduled for South Eastern Nurse Educator Symposium (SENSES) October 23-24, 2025
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Software
Cornerstone LMS
PowerPoint
SharePoint
Excel
TEAMS
Video Editing
Accomplishments
- Key member of taskforce to redesign Nursing Division SharePoint site; trained leadership on site management.
- Oversaw project to update Nursing Mandatory Training Table to meet regulatory requirements and simplify management.
- Led a team to enhance nursing orientation skills checklist with holistic assessments.
Timeline
Nursing Professional Development Specialist
WakeMed Health and Hospitals
10.2016 - Current
Clinical Nurse, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
WakeMed Health and Hospitals
01.2010 - 10.2016
Clinical Nurse, Chest Pain Unit
WakeMed Health and Hospitals
01.2007 - 01.2010
EMT-Paramedic
Apex Emergency Medical Services
01.2006 - 07.2007
Part-time Clinical Secretary, Nursing Assistant II
Chest Pain Unit and Observation II
01.2006 - 01.2007
Eighth grade teacher
Cleveland Middle School
02.2001 - 06.2005
EMT-Paramedic
Wake County Emergency Medical Services
04.1999 - 01.2007
EMT-Paramedic
Apex Emergency Medical Services
01.1999 - 05.2000
Part-time instructor
Wake Technical Community College
01.1999 - 01.2000
Part-time EMT-Intermediate
Wake County Emergency Medical Services
01.1997 - 01.1999
EMT-Intermediate
Apex Emergency Medical Services
01.1997 - 01.1998
Part-time clinical secretary
Cary Emergency Department
01.1996 - 01.2001
EMT-Basic
Apex Emergency Medical Services
01.1996 - 01.1997
6th grade social studies and math teacher
St. Timothy's - Hale School
01.1994 - 01.1999
7th grade social studies and language arts teacher
Ligon GT Middle School
01.1993 - 01.1994
Teacher of English as a Foreign Language
Berzeviczy Economics High School
01.1992 - 01.1993
Associate Degree in Applied Science - Nursing
Johnston Community College
Master of Teaching - Elementary Education
University of Virginia
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Virginia
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Winston-Salem State University
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