Clinical Education Specialist

Medical University of South Carolina•Charleston, SC

About The Position

The Clinical Education Specialist is responsible for advancing clinical practice, professional development, and education for infusion nurses and ancillary staff. This role serves as a clinical expert, educator, mentor, and resource to promote safe, evidence-based, and patient-centered care across the infusion setting. The Clinical Education Specialist provides hands-on training in chemotherapy/biotherapy administration, central line care, symptom management, and infusion safety practices. Collaborates with nursing leadership, physicians, and interprofessional team members to support staff competency, orientation, continuing education, and quality improvement initiatives. Develops, implements, and evaluates comprehensive orientation programs for new oncology infusion nurses and ancillary staff. Serves as a content expert for oncology infusion best practices, emerging therapies, and new technologies. Mentors and coaches staff toward career advancement, certification (e.g., OCN®, BMTCN®), and engagement in professional organizations. Responsible for the implementation and utilization of information systems required for patient care initiatives. Evaluates applications or vendors to best meet the needs of the organization. Provides technical training and support to end users.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing
Minimum of three years of applied clinical experience as an RN.
Current South Carolina licensure as a registered nurse or compact state.
Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required.
Other certifications may be required to maintain employment for a respective department.
Extensive knowledge of the unit’s patient population, health care trends, community and regional resources and service availability to these populations.
An ability to establish comparative working relationships with diverse groups and individuals, medical staff, and other health care disciplines.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree from an accredited school of nursing preferred.
A Masters Degree in Nursing may be substituted for 1 year of required experience.

Responsibilities

Advancing clinical practice, professional development, and education for infusion nurses and ancillary staff.
Serving as a clinical expert, educator, mentor, and resource to promote safe, evidence-based, and patient-centered care across the infusion setting.
Providing hands-on training in chemotherapy/biotherapy administration, central line care, symptom management, and infusion safety practices.
Collaborating with nursing leadership, physicians, and interprofessional team members to support staff competency, orientation, continuing education, and quality improvement initiatives.
Developing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive orientation programs for new oncology infusion nurses and ancillary staff.
Serving as a content expert for oncology infusion best practices, emerging therapies, and new technologies.
Mentoring and coaching staff toward career advancement, certification (e.g., OCN®, BMTCN®), and engagement in professional organizations.
Responsible for the implementation and utilization of information systems required for patient care initiatives.
Evaluating applications or vendors to best meet the needs of the organization.
Providing technical training and support to end users.