Clinical Development Specialist, Renal Urology

Northside Hospital Inc.•Lawrenceville, GA

About The Position

Coordinates the development and implementation of education and training programs to enhance and maintain staff professional growth and high standards of patient care. Serves as a clinical expert and role model for nursing knowledge and practice. Administers staff development programs based on needs assessments, develops training, and maintains standards of care through quality improvement activities. Maintains unit-specific quality, accreditation, and clinical competency programs, and serves as a resource to hospital staff on data collection, clinical guidelines, and evidence-based practice.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited school of nursing or a related field.
Registered Nurse license in good standing without limitations in the State of Georgia.
Two years of experience as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN).
Current certification in the American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).
Visual color acuity, depending on the role in specific units.

Nice To Haves

Additional life support credential (ACLS, PALS, NRP, etc.) or other clinical specialty certifications in specific units.

Responsibilities

Coordinates development and implementation of staff development, orientation, in-service, and other education and training programs, including unit or department new-hire orientation.
Serves as a resource for clinical practice, quality initiatives, and education-related regulatory requirements; researches current requirements and assists staff with interpretation.
Works with department leadership to document staff education and competency, determines competency needs, evaluates staff, and provides performance feedback to unit leadership.
Participates in oversight and ongoing education related to regulatory standards, evidence-based practice, clinical guidelines, policies and procedures, and quality initiatives.
Reports compliance variances to appropriate leadership and facilitates, tracks, and trends improvements to standard processes.
Connects quality improvement and practice guideline management with annual review and competency requirements; assists in developing patient-care documentation tools.
Maintains staff educational resources, including a resource library and audiovisual aids.
Provides resource support to hospital departments on procedure-related evidence-based practice, regulatory requirements, and quality initiatives.
Identifies opportunities to improve clinical care, regulatory and quality compliance, and patient safety; assists with implementing improvement processes and maintaining regulatory readiness.
Participates in root cause analysis; assists in identifying practice patterns and trends, investigating problems and policy variances, and facilitating corrective actions.
Participates in hospital-wide committees, task forces, quality improvement teams, clinical pathway teams, and other assigned group activities.
Provides instruction on data collection, facilitates unit-based quality data collection, and participates in quality indicator and patient outcome data analysis as appropriate.