Clinical Practice Education Specialist - Ambulatory / Outpatient

City of Hope•Irvine, CA

75d

About The Position

The Clinical Practice Education Specialist (CPES) serves as an expert resource, educator, and change agent supporting the professional development and clinical practice of nursing staff. The role plans, implements, and evaluates evidence-based educational programs and clinical competency activities to enhance patient outcomes, nursing practice, and quality of care. The position will float to and cover other departments as needed. The specialist supports ambulatory oncology, infusion, procedural, and other outpatient care settings. The role assesses education and practice needs, develops and delivers learning programs, provides clinical consultation and mentorship, and collaborates with interdisciplinary partners to promote safe, high-quality, patient-centered oncology care. It also supports clinical practice improvement, regulatory compliance, emergency preparedness, and professional growth among nursing staff.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Nursing.
Current California RN license.
Minimum of three years of oncology experience or applicable experience in the area of specialty.
Specialty Nursing Certification, ANCC Magnet-recognized certifications as updated in the ANCC Demographic Data Collection Tool® (DDCT).

Nice To Haves

Minimum of one year in education.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and evaluate orientation, onboarding, competency validation, and ongoing professional development programs for nursing staff across ambulatory oncology, infusion, procedural, and other outpatient care settings.
Assess clinical education and practice needs through observation, competency assessment, quality and safety data, patient outcomes, regulatory requirements, and collaboration with nursing leaders and frontline clinicians; develop targeted educational strategies to address identified gaps.
Design, deliver, and evaluate evidence-based clinical education through in-services, workshops, case-based learning, simulation, skills validation, and other modalities.
Serve as a clinical practice resource and educator in ambulatory oncology nursing, including cancer treatment delivery, infusion therapy, symptom and toxicity management, patient and caregiver education, treatment-related complications, care coordination, and transitions across the cancer care continuum.
Provide clinical consultation, mentorship, and coaching to nurses and other clinical staff to strengthen clinical judgment, critical thinking, evidence-based practice, professional development, and confidence in managing complex oncology patients.
Partner with nursing and interdisciplinary leaders to identify practice-improvement opportunities and lead or support initiatives advancing patient safety, quality outcomes, clinical effectiveness, regulatory compliance, and consistency of care.
Lead development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical practice changes, educational initiatives, and competency programs to improve patient outcomes and experience, operational effectiveness, and staff engagement.
Collaborate with subject matter experts and interdisciplinary partners to develop, review, standardize, and disseminate evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, policies, procedures, protocols, and educational resources.
Serve as a subject matter expert in ambulatory oncology nursing and translate current evidence, clinical standards, and emerging cancer treatments into frontline practice.
Promote professional growth, specialty certification, continuing education, and lifelong learning among ambulatory nursing staff.
Develop and facilitate emergency preparedness, high-risk/low-frequency event training, mock codes, simulation-based education, and competency validation relevant to ambulatory oncology.
Use educational, clinical, quality, safety, and performance data to evaluate learning interventions and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
Participate in professional and scholarly activities, including evidence-based practice initiatives, quality improvement, research, presentations, conference activities, and dissemination or publication of clinical and educational outcomes.
Float to and cover other departments as needed.