Clinical Professional Development Specialist - Emergency Dept

UPMC; Pittsburgh, Northern (Allegheny County, KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Children's Hospital seeks a Clinical Professional Development Specialist to shape nursing staff education through onboarding, orientation, education mentoring and professional development. The role collaborates with frontline teams and leaders to improve quality and patient care outcomes.

You will mentor staff, lead unit-based onboarding, and participate in Performance Improvement initiatives across shifts.

Qualifications

• Experience as a registered nurse with a passion for education and coaching.
• Ability to mentor staff and support professional development.
• Experience with onboarding, orientation, and performance improvement.

Responsibilities

• Builds relationships with frontline staff to support education.
• Delivers onboarding and orientation for new clinical staff.
• Mentors new preceptors and coaches clinical teams.
• Teaches care management and interdisciplinary planning.
• Participates in Performance Improvement projects.
• Supports patient education initiatives and engagement.

Job description

The Clinical Professional Development Specialist offers the opportunity to shape the development of nursing staff at UPMC Children's Hospital through onboarding, orientation, education mentoring and professional development. The position provides a high level of collaboration with frontline teams and leaders, involvement in quality and performance improvement initiatives, support professional growth and organizational engagement. The schedule is primarily Monday - Friday, with flexibility to meet educational needs across shifts. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced nurse who is passionate about education, coaching and influencing patient care outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by building teams and relationships through mentoring, support and positive communication working directly with frontline clinical staff
• Conveys information and ideas clearly through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
• Serve as a formal and informal mentor for new clinical staff members and mentor new preceptors to be successful in their role.
• Responsible for unit-based onboarding and orientation.
• Teach staff how to manage the care of patients including assessment, interdisciplinary planning, implementation, evaluation of patient care, teaching and discharge planning. Identify, communicate and respond to meet the learning needs of clinical staff.
• Serves as a resource/consultant for patients, nursing staff and other disciplines in area of specialty.
• Promotes patient education needs for frontline clinical staff
• Participate in department-based Performance Improvement projects.
• Participate in professional and community organizations.
• Develops professional coaching and feedback skills to support and validate UPMC Experience initiatives not limited to Bedside Shift Report, Hourly Rounding, AIDET, etc.
• Training/education of clinical staff during non-traditional work hours may be required based on the needs of assigned unit