Clinical Professional Development Specialist - Surgical Services (Carlisle)

UPMC; Carlisle (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Carlisle seeks a Clinical Professional Development Specialist to oversee education for surgical services departments, including Perianesthesia and OR staff in the inpatient hospital setting and surgery center.

The role focuses on delivering ongoing clinical education, orientation, and staff development to ensure high-quality patient care and a positive patient experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical education or staff development.
• Ability to coordinate onboarding and orientation.
• Strong communication and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains productive working relationships with frontline clinical staff and teams.
• Conveys information clearly and engages audiences through various media.
• Mentors new clinical staff and preceptors to ensure successful roles.
• Oversees unit-based onboarding and orientation processes.
• Delivers education on patient care, assessment, planning, and discharge planning.
• Participates in department Performance Improvement projects and professional organizations.

Job description

Position Detail

• Full-time, 40 hours per week, salaried position
• Travel within Central PA expected
• Work Schedule
  • Monday - Friday, primarily dayshift
  • No holidays, minimal weekends
    • Any needs are planned out in advance and related to staff education needs or orientation and onboarding
• Specialty Certification preferred
• New graduates will not be considered
• Flexible work environment, team-oriented atmosphere, autonomous role
• Career ladder available for growth and promotional opportunities

This position will oversee education opportunities for surgical services departments at UPMC Carlisle. This includes Perianesthesia and Operating Room staff in the inpatient hospital setting and surgery center.

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.