Clinical Practice Education Specialist (CPES) - Inpatient Acute / Oncology
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 specialist will float to and cover other departments as needed. The CPES supports nursing staff across inpatient acute oncology, hematology/oncology, intensive care, and other high-acuity cancer care settings. The position provides clinical mentorship and bedside education, contributes to clinical practice improvement and evidence-based initiatives, and helps incorporate current evidence, emerging research, new cancer therapies, technology, and evolving standards into clinical practice and education. The role also collaborates with interdisciplinary partners and evaluates the effectiveness of education and competency programs.
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 of experience in education.
Responsibilities
- Develop, coordinate, implement, and evaluate orientation, onboarding, competency validation, and ongoing professional development programs for nursing staff across inpatient acute oncology, hematology/oncology, intensive care, and other high-acuity cancer care settings.
- Assess clinical education needs and identify practice gaps using quality and patient safety data, clinical outcomes, competency assessments, direct observation, regulatory requirements, and collaboration with nurse leaders and frontline staff.
- Design and deliver evidence-based clinical education programs supporting safe, high-quality oncology nursing practice, professional standards, quality improvement initiatives, patient safety, and regulatory and accreditation requirements.
- Provide clinical mentorship, coaching, and bedside education to nurses and other clinical staff, strengthening clinical judgment, critical thinking, assessment skills, and management of complex and rapidly changing oncology patients.
- Serve as a clinical practice resource and subject matter expert for complex inpatient oncology care, including hematologic malignancies, oncologic emergencies, high-risk therapies, treatment-related toxicities, symptom management, infection prevention, transfusion support, and acute clinical deterioration.
- Support integration of current evidence, emerging oncology research, new cancer therapies, technology, and evolving standards of care into clinical practice, education, and competency requirements.
- Lead or support evidence-based practice and clinical practice improvement initiatives designed to enhance patient outcomes, care delivery, staff competency, clinical effectiveness, and the patient and family experience.
- Collaborate with nursing leaders, physicians, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, and other interdisciplinary partners to promote clinical excellence, patient safety, quality improvement, and innovation across inpatient oncology services.
- Participate in developing, reviewing, revising, implementing, and disseminating evidence-based policies, procedures, clinical practice guidelines, protocols, and educational resources for inpatient oncology care.
- Promote professional development, specialty certification, continuing education, and lifelong learning among inpatient oncology nursing staff, identifying opportunities to advance specialty knowledge and clinical expertise.
- Develop and facilitate simulation-based education, mock codes, rapid-response training, and high-risk/low-frequency event education to strengthen staff readiness for oncologic emergencies, clinical deterioration, and other critical events.
- Evaluate educational interventions and competency programs through learner feedback, performance data, clinical outcomes, and quality and safety metrics, and use findings to drive continuous improvement.
- Engage in scholarly and professional activities, including evidence-based practice, quality improvement, research, conference presentations, professional education, and publication or dissemination of clinical and educational outcomes, as appropriate.
- Float to and cover other departments as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
