Clinical Professional Development Specialist - PICU

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh seeks a Clinical Professional Development Specialist to lead onboarding, orientation, and ongoing education for nursing staff. You will mentor frontline clinicians, collaborate with leaders, and drive quality and performance improvement initiatives to improve patient outcomes.

The role emphasizes teaching, coaching, and engagement across shifts, with a schedule largely weekdays but flexible to meet educational needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• RN license active and in good standing.
• Minimum 2 years of clinical experience; teaching experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Onboards and orients clinical staff on unit practices and care standards.
• Mentors new staff and preceptors; supports professional development.
• Collaborates with frontline teams and leaders on education initiatives.
• Contributes to quality and performance improvement projects.
• Delivers education and coaching across shifts as needed.

Skills

Mentoring

Teaching

Communication

Collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

RN license

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

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience required
• Relevant teaching experience preferred
• Previous experience as a preceptor, charge nurse or clinical leader preferred
• Ability to build collaborative relationships
• Ability to work independently, adapt to changing priorities and support staff across varying shifts and locations

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances

• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
• UPMC approved certification preferred
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Registered Nurse (RN)*
• Act 33 / Act 34 / Act 73 with renewal
• Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran