Clinical Professional Development Specialist (RN) - OR (Community Osteopathic)

UPMC; Colonial Park (PA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC is seeking a Clinical Professional Development Specialist to lead education initiatives for operating room staff. You will oversee onboarding, ongoing training, and professional coaching to ensure high-quality patient care and superior patient experience.

The role emphasizes collaboration with frontline teams, mentorship of new staff, and participation in performance improvement projects. Travel within the Central PA region is required, with a flexible, autonomous team environment.

Qualifications

• Develops and delivers clinical education curricula to frontline staff.
• Mentors new staff and preceptors for successful onboarding.
• Promotes patient education through staff training and coaching.

Responsibilities

• Builds productive relationships with clinical teams and external partners.
• Conveys information clearly using diverse media to engage learners.
• Mentors staff and preceptors to ensure competency and confidence.

Skills

Curriculum design

Mentoring

Clinical education

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in healthcare

Tools

Teaching methods

Job description

Position Detail:

• Full-time, 40 hours per week, salaried position
• Travel within UPMC Central PA region
• Work Schedule:
  • Monday - Friday, Day Shift
  • No weekends and/or holidays expected
  • Some recruiting efforts occur in off shifts and weekends. Minimal expectation and often rotated throughout team. These events are planned in advance.
• Oversee education opportunities for operating room staff at UPMC Community Osteopathic
• Specialty Certification preferred
• Flexible work environment
• Autonomous role with a team-oriented atmosphere

Purpose:

The Clinical Professional Development Specialist has the authority, responsibility and accountability for delivery of clinical education curriculum to clinical staff. Orientation and ongoing clinical education are the main objectives of this position. The Clinical Professional Development Specialist ensures clinical staff in assigned area of responsibility receive ongoing training/education to provide high-quality patient care and the UPMC Patient Experience to patients.

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, communication 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*Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
• *Performs other duties as assigned.