Clinical Professional Development Specialist (RN) - Surgical Services (Lititz)

UPMC; Kissel Hill (PA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Lititz is seeking a Clinical Professional Development Specialist to deliver clinical education curriculum to frontline staff in an inpatient hospital setting. You will oversee education opportunities for Perianesthesia and Operating Room staff, and provide orientation and ongoing training to ensure high-quality patient care and a positive patient experience.

The role emphasizes mentoring, onboarding, and staff coaching, with opportunities for professional development and involvement in

Qualifications

• Provides ongoing clinical education to frontline staff.
• Delivers orientation and onboarding in assigned area.
• Develops staff coaching and feedback to support initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains productive working relationships with frontline clinical staff.
• Conveys information clearly across media to engage and educate audiences.
• Serves as mentor for new staff and preceptors.
• Responsible for unit-based onboarding and orientation.
• Teaches staff how to manage patient care from assessment to discharge planning.
• Participates in Performance Improvement projects and professional organizations.
• Supports UPMC Experience initiatives such as Bedside Shift Report and Hourly Rounding.
• May require training outside traditional hours depending on unit needs.

Skills

Mentoring

Staff education

Communication

Onboarding

Job description

Position Detail:

• Full-time, 40 hours per week, salaried position
• Work Location: Lititz
• Travel within Central PA region expected
• Work Schedule:
  • Monday - Friday, primarily dayshift
  • No holidays and minimal weekends (Any needs are planned out in advance and related to staff education or orientation and onboarding)
• Specialty Certification preferred
• Flexible work environment, team-oriented atmosphere, autonomous role
• Career ladder available for promotional opportunities
• Oversee education opportunities for surgical services departments at UPMC Lititz. This includes Perianesthesia and Operating Room staff in the inpatient hospital setting.

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