Clinical Practice Specialist - Stepdown (Day)

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare; Palos Park (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Loan forgiveness

401(k) matching

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine seeks a Clinical Practice Specialist-Stepdown to lead front-line clinical practice quality and professional development. You will drive education initiatives, support staff certification, and collaborate on quality metrics across divisions.

Requirements include a BSN, a MS in nursing (or progress toward), IL RN license, 3-5 years in a relevant clinical area, and BLS. This full-time role emphasizes safety, leadership, and evidence-based practice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing is required.
• Master's in Science in Nursing or to obtain within 4 years of assuming role.
• Registered Nursing license issued by the State of Illinois.
• 3-5 years’ experience in specific clinical area; BLS through American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements education opportunities for staff identified through needs assessments, departmental and system goals.
• Supports staff to seek/maintain specialty certification including monitoring progress and completion.
• Participates in review of unit/division dashboard through LDOC and assesses for opportunities to improve in quality and practice areas; develops corresponding action as needed.
• Monitors & trends quality report data with operational manager for clinical quality/safety issues and develops associated action plans as needed.
• Leads/facilitates inter-professional teams for unit/division based and house-wide clinical process improvement.
• Plans, implements, evaluates division specific learning activities to improve safety.
• Unit-based clinical policy and procedure review/updating.
• Provides input into staff evaluations as related to clinical competence.
• Rounds on unit with coaching and mentoring.
• Identifies gaps in staff knowledge/skills and remediates.
• Participates in Staff RN Peer Review process.
• Identify opportunities/mentor/implement EBP projects.
• Mentor and/or participate in nursing or inter-professional clinical research projects.
• Assist in interpreting research findings and developing strategies for implementation.
• Attend Unit Based Staff Meetings and leadership meetings.
• Collaborates with NM leadership teams to develop, implement and evaluate strategic plans for quality improvement initiatives.
• Collaborates with physicians to lead changes in clinical practice.
• Promotes health care reform in collaboration with external partners.
• Serves as a consultant to nursing department to advance practice and leadership.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Master's in Science in Nursing

Job description

Northwestern Medicine seeks a Clinical Practice Specialist-Stepdown to lead front-line clinical practice quality and professional development. You will drive education initiatives, support staff certification, and collaborate on quality metrics across divisions.

Requirements include a BSN, a MS in nursing (or progress toward), IL RN license, 3-5 years in a relevant clinical area, and BLS. This full-time role emphasizes safety, leadership, and evidence-based practice.