Clinical Education Specialist

Trinityhealth; United States; On-site; USD 50,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Health seeks a Clinical Education Specialist to design, deliver, and evaluate educational programs that support quality, safety, and patient and colleague outcomes. You will collaborate with department leaders and educate staff through lectures, seminars, and online formats.

In this role you will coordinate with leaders, participate in performance improvement, apply evidence-based practice, maintain records, and keep clinical competencies up to date, while promoting research and

Qualifications

• RN license issued in the primary work state prior to hire date.
• Minimum BSN in nursing.
• Three years of clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Develops, designs, and delivers educational programs and onboarding for staff.
• Delivers lectures, seminars, and teaching materials for in-person and online formats.
• Promotes adult learning principles to design curricula that boost competence and clinical skills.
• Coordinates with department leaders to ensure ongoing staff competence and education.
• Participates in performance improvement activities to meet quality and regulatory standards.
• Keeps records of educational offerings and maintains clinical skills for staff development.

Education

RN license

BSN in nursing

Three years of clinical experience

Job description

Employment Type

Full time

Shift: Day Shift

Description

The Clinical Education Specialist is responsible for assessing, developing, conducting, and evaluating educational programs and activities to support quality, safety, and patient and colleague outcomes. Other activities may include participation in nursing research projects, evidence-based practice (EBP) projects, administrative functions, community education and health promotion activities. The Clinical Education Specialist maintains relationships with department leaders and provides direction and guidance to other education staff.

Essential Functions

• Develops, designs, and delivers educational programs, training, onboarding, and orientation for new and existing colleagues.
• Delivers lectures, conducts seminars, and develops teaching materials for both in‑person and online/virtual formats.
• Promotes a learning environment using principles of education and adult learning to design curricula and educational activities in a manner that enhances learner's competence to provide quality healthcare and to enhance clinical skills through group activities, individual instruction, or the general use of role model and mentoring concepts.
• Demonstrates an integration of knowledge, skills, experience and attitude needed to coordinate the educational offering needed by clinicians, managers and others engaged in direct patient care, certification, accreditation, compliance standards and risk management.
• Participates in service‑wide educational needs assessments as needed to support quality, safety, and patient and colleague outcomes.
• Coordinates with department leaders to ensure ongoing competence of staff.
• Participates in performance improvement activities, ensuring criteria meet compliance, quality, and regulatory standards.
• Serves as a resource person and consultant related to educational needs
• Collaborates with peers in the identification and conduction of research to further knowledge of clinical practice or staff development.
• Integrates research and current literature into educational activities using the EBP process.
• Maintains records of educational offerings.
• Maintains own clinical skills and competence related to clinical practice and staff development.
• Performs continuous quality improvement to existing programs, regularly assessing Return on Investment and relevance for continued offering.

Our Trinity Health Culture

Knows, understands, incorporates & Demonstrates our Trinity Health Mission, Values, Vision, Actions & Promise in behaviors, practices & decisions. Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Organizational Mission, Core Values, and Vision in behaviors, practices, policies and decisions.

Maintains a Working Knowledge of applicable federal, state & local laws / regulations, Trinity Health Integrity & Compliance Program & Code of Conduct, as well as other policies & procedures & guidelines to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical & professional behavior & safe work practices.

Minimum Qualifications

• Colleague must have an RN license, as defined by their primary work state (Illinois), issued prior to hire date.
• Those colleagues hired before January 1, 2020, must provide licensure or proof of application in the process in their secondary state by August 28, 2020.
• Individuals hired in this role after January 1, 2020, must provide licensure or proof of application in their secondary state by August 28, 2020, or within six months of hire, whichever date is later.
• Minimum BSN in nursing.
• Three years of clinical experience

Additional Qualifications (preferred qualifications)

• Master's degree in nursing or a related field preferred
• Minimum of 1 to 2 years in nursing education/nursing professional development
• Certification in a specialty area or in nursing professional development

Compensation

$35.89 - $62.91 per hour

Actual compensation will fall within the range but may vary based on factors such as experience, qualifications, education, location, licensure, certification requirements, and comparisons to colleagues in similar roles.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person‑centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.