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Job Description
HealthPartners is hiring an Instructional Designer. The Instructional Designer provides comprehensive support and coordination to ensure the successful implementation of learning and development programs and solutions. The instructional designer is responsible for creating compelling learning activities and course content, working with department/site educators and specialists to apply instructional design theories or methods, and utilizing multimedia tools to enhance the learning process and successfully implement educational programs. The instructional designer will conduct track instructional research and longitudinal outcomes, collaborate with assessment review, and maintain project documentation for effective course development or specialist from design through implementation.
Primarily Monday-Friday day schedule, with occasional evening hours depending on project needs. This is a hybrid position in Hudson, WI.
Responsibilities include managing HP education portfolio as part of learning strategy & operations team, program logistics, learning management system (LMS) administration, content and materials management, and data reporting. The Instructional Designer plays a critical role in supporting the organizational goal of achieving improved quality and outcomes for education, leadership development, and colleague development across HealthPartners.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:
- Bachelor’s degree in education, information systems & technology, instructional design, educational technology or related discipline.
Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Proven working experience in instructional design and with instructional technology, construction, and adult learning methodologies.
- Demonstrated competence in project management and managing competing priorities.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Strong knowledge of adult learning theories and instructional design methods.
- Basic HTML and Flash programming knowledge.
- Demonstrated knowledge of course development software; experience with deploying an LMS application, content authoring system.
- Visual design skills.
- Ability to present complex information and data in a simple and easy to understand manner.
- Ability to present complex information and data in a simple and easy to understand manner.
- Ability to collaborate and partner effectively with leaders and staff across the region and enterprise.
- Ability and interest to keep current on the use of technologies for learning and development.
- May require occasional travel to various sites across the organization to perform responsibilities and participates in system-wide meetings.
- Proficiency researching a multitude of topics internally and externally to an organization.
- Proficiency gathering, organizing, and articulating information clearly and concisely.
- Expertise assessing the learning audience.
- Proficiency utilizing several tools to create and publish coursework and other documentation (e.g., Captive, Macromedia, Snag-it, Flash, UCM, Html, RoboHelp, Adobe Pro, etc.).
- Knowledge of copyright and confidentiality laws.
- Experience performing content analysis to determine communication vehicles.
- Communicate effectively with all levels of leadership.
- Regulatory knowledge and/or experience (HIPAA, SOX, GLBA, WCAG)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:
- Master’s degree in instructional design, educational technology, or similar program.
Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Essential Duties:
% Of Time (minimum 5% increments)
- Provides program management for key learning programs/solutions including registration, scheduling, coordination, communications, and reporting.
- Develops creative and unique e-learning and blended learning programs, web-based training, and asynchronous learning content.
- Partners with content experts to create and update clinical and nursing education programs/content for the LMS.
- Incorporate competency-based learning outcomes and/or skills assessments into online learning programs.
- Maintains records of learning and development programs/activities to ensure compliance and accuracy.
- Manages program materials and supplies for HP learning programs.
- Partners with local site liaisons to schedule required classroom/learning facility or space.
- Partners with Communications, organizational leaders, and instructors to market/communicate Learning and Development offerings.
- Trains leaders and staff at local sites to utilize critical functions of the LMS.
- Creates learning progress and completion reports for leaders and surveyors, as necessary.
- Partners with all members of Learning Strategy & Operations team, as well as all members of Learning CoE team to organize and manage online library of learning and development content and resources.
- Assesses effectiveness of online programs on a regular basis, to continually improve the quality and impact of online learning offerings.
- Partners with enterprise Learning Operations Committee to determine best strategic method for utilizing and leveraging our LMS.
- Facilitate, partner, and represent HP learning designers across the system to maintain collaborative of designers to maintain best practices.
- Other duties as assigned.
100%
*Job description rankings/percentages are intended to reflect normal averages over an extended period of time, and are subject to daily variances. Quality and efficiency standards should at no time be compromised to meet the average expectations expressed above. Job descriptions are subject to change to accommodate organization or department needs.
About Us
At HealthPartners we believe in the power of good – good deeds and good people working together. As part of our team, you’ll find an inclusive environment that encourages new ways of thinking, celebrates differences, and recognizes hard work.
We’re a nonprofit, integrated health care organization, providing health insurance in six states and high-quality care at more than 90 locations, including hospitals and clinics in Minnesota and Wisconsin. We bring together research and education through HealthPartners Institute, training medical professionals across the region and conducting innovative research that improve lives around the world.
At HealthPartners, everyone is welcome, included and valued. We’re working together to increase diversity and inclusion in our workplace, advance health equity in care and coverage, and partner with the community as advocates for change.
Benefits Designed to Support Your Total Health As a HealthPartners colleague, we’re committed to nurturing your diverse talents, valuing your dedication, and supporting your work-life balance. We offer a comprehensive range of benefits to support every aspect of your life, including health, time off, retirement planning, and continuous learning opportunities. Our goal is to help you thrive physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially, so you can continue delivering exceptional care.
Join us in our mission to improve the health and well-being of our patients, members, and communities.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identify, status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.



