Nightingale College is hiring a Specialist II, Assessment Development to join our team. In this critical role, you will design, develop, and continuously improve valid, reliable, and secure assessments aligned with program-level outcomes and institutional learning goals. You will apply advanced knowledge of concept-based curriculum and competency-based education (CBE) to directly shape the educational experience for our nursing learners.
What You'll Do
- Design and develop concept-based, competency-driven assessments that support outcomes across prelicensure and graduate nursing programs.
- Create varied assessment types, including traditional items, authentic assessments, adaptive tests, and technology-enhanced items.
- Develop detailed scoring rubrics and performance evaluation criteria to ensure fair and consistent grading.
- Map assessments to learning outcomes, program competencies, and relevant clinical or simulation experiences.
- Integrate UDL principles and accessibility standards into all assessment tools and deliverables.
- Partner with SMEs, faculty, psychometricians, and curriculum design teams to validate and pilot new assessments.
- Participate in blueprinting sessions and assessment mapping reviews to support alignment with content.
- Incorporate feedback from peer reviews, data analytics, and learner performance to iteratively improve assessment quality.
- Ensure all assessments meet internal standards for quality, rigor, and defensibility, including alignment with accreditation standards.
- Apply item analysis and post-assessment review processes to monitor performance and inform continuous improvement.
- Maintain compliance with assessment security protocols for secure item banks and high-stakes assessments.
- Contribute to faculty and curriculum team training on assessment design, rubric calibration, and data-informed evaluation.
- Develop tools, templates, and guides to support assessment literacy and alignment across programs.
What We're Looking For
- Master’s degree in Educational Assessment, Curriculum & Instruction, Psychometrics, Instructional & Assessment Design, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of three years of progressive experience in assessment design and development, ideally in higher education, nursing, or CBE.
- Demonstrated expertise in designing concept- and competency-based assessments aligned to program outcomes using backward design and UDL.
- Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent assessment projects across development cycles.
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with faculty, SMEs, instructional designers, and assessment directors.
- Familiarity with item-level psychometric analysis, such as item difficulty and discrimination.
- Skilled in analyzing assessment data to evaluate learner performance and drive continuous improvement.
Nice to Have
- Experience prototyping and validating new assessment types, including adaptive testing and simulation-based assessments.
- Working knowledge of assessment-related standards from accrediting bodies like NWCCU, CCNE, ACEN, QSEN, and AACN Essentials.
- Proficiency in using Learning Management Systems, particularly Canvas, to implement and analyze assessments.
- Familiarity with exam platforms such as ExamSoft and Respondus.
Technical Stack
- Canvas
- ExamSoft
- Respondus
Team & Environment
You will collaborate with academic leadership, faculty, subject matter experts (SMEs), curriculum designers, and psychometricians.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $80,000 to $87,000 per year.
Work Mode
This is an onsite position located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Nightingale College is an equal opportunity employer.
