Clinical Education & Development Specialist

Northwestern Medicine; Wheaton (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine seeks a Professional Development Specialist to design, implement, and evaluate education for caregiving staff across units. You will lead orientation programs, develop evidence-based activities, and measure learning impact on patient care.

Collaboration with unit leadership and CNS partners is key, with a focus on competency, safety, and cost-conscious education strategies. The role requires 5+ years in a clinical specialty, a BSN, and active Illinois RN licensure, with

Qualifications

• At least 5 years in clinical specialty.
• BSN required.
• Currently enrolled in a Master’s degree in Nursing or Education and able to complete within 3 years of hire.
• Cert BLS.
• Licensed RN in State of Illinois.

Responsibilities

• Uses organizational and unit/department resources efficiently.
• Manages work schedule efficiently, completing tasks and assignments on time.
• Contributes to opportunities and processes for continuous improvement.
• Participates in efforts to reduce costs, streamline work processes, improve and grow services we provide.
• Collects pertinent information related to potential education needs of unit/department they support utilizing a variety of appropriate assessment techniques.
• Analyzes assessment data to determine the target audience and learner needs.
• Identifies the purpose, objectives and expected outcome for each learning activity.
• Collaborates with content experts and unit leadership to develop activities to facilitate learners' achievement of educational objectives.
• Implements evidence-based educational activities that are varied, interactive, and designed to meet the needs of the adult learner.
• Conducts a comprehensive criterion-based evaluation of each educational activity including impact of learning on patient care practice.
• Provides educational consultation at the unit and organizational level through participation in committees, councils and administrative teams.
• Evaluates his/her own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards, relevant regulatory requirements, and maintenance of continuing professional competence.
• Acquires and maintains current knowledge and competency in nursing professional development by collaborating at the institutional, local, regional, state, national or international levels.
• Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and other health care providers as colleagues.
• Demonstrates actions and decisions that are based on ethical principles and support learner diversity.
• Supports, conducts, disseminates and uses research and evidenced-based practice to identify strategies for improving nursing practice and patient outcomes.
• Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, and cost in delivering and managing staff development activities.
• Actively participates in the orientation of new unit staff including weekly collaboration with orientee, preceptors, and manager to assess progress and develop goals/plans.
• Maintains daily unit visibility and communicates efficiently and effectively using critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Participates in assurance of constant regulatory readiness on units/departments served.
• Continuously seeks feedback from unit/department partners to assure customer needs are being met.
• Partners with Advanced Practice Partner/CNS to develop, implement and evaluate specialty certification programs.
• Oversees unit/division competency assessment process (orientation, annual and advanced).
• Performs other duties as assigned

Job description

Northwestern Medicine seeks a Professional Development Specialist to design, implement, and evaluate education for caregiving staff across units. You will lead orientation programs, develop evidence-based activities, and measure learning impact on patient care.

Collaboration with unit leadership and CNS partners is key, with a focus on competency, safety, and cost-conscious education strategies. The role requires 5+ years in a clinical specialty, a BSN, and active Illinois RN licensure, with