Nursing Professional Development Specialist - New Nurse Success Coach
About The Position
The Nursing Professional Development Specialist supports Cleveland Clinic’s mission by using evidence-based practice to provide current education to caregivers. The role creates and teaches educational content at Fairview Hospital and other Cleveland Clinic campuses as needed, and offers a flexible schedule to support off-shift coaching and provide caregivers with professional development and clinical support across different schedules and work environments. The scheduled work hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on days. The specialist designs, directs, implements, and evaluates educational offerings based on nursing staff members’ knowledge, skills, and learning levels. The role identifies learning needs, assesses the effectiveness of educational activities, consults about professional nursing practice and roles, and assists departments with orientation and competency development. The specialist also maintains a cataloging system for teaching and learning resources.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN).
- Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
- Two years of recent nursing experience with demonstrated clinical expertise, including clinical nursing experience, preceptor experience, or BCLS or ACLS instructor experience.
- Demonstrated knowledge of education methodology, including needs assessment, curriculum development, instructional design, and principles of adult learning.
- Presentation skills.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree; a master's degree in Nursing with a non-nursing bachelor's degree is acceptable.
- Certification in a specialty.
- Recent adult acute care hospital experience.
Responsibilities
- Design, direct, implement, and evaluate educational offerings based on nursing staff knowledge, skills, and learning levels.
- Identify learning needs and desires of nursing personnel.
- Develop and use evaluation systems to determine the effectiveness of educational activities.
- Consult with individuals within the Nursing Institute, Ambulatory Nursing, Cleveland Clinic, and the community regarding professional nursing practice and roles.
- Assist in developing department-specific orientation and competencies.
- Assist departments with staff orientation.
- Develop and maintain a cataloging system for tracking and retrieving available teaching-learning resources.
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Job Type
Full-time
