ICU Clinical Practice Educator & Nurse Leader

Northwesternmedicine; DeKalb (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine seeks a Clinical Practice Specialist to lead frontline education, quality initiatives, and professional development across ICU/CVIS/RRT/VAT and tele tech education.

The role supports staff in pursuing specialty certifications, participates in unit dashboards, and collaborates with leadership to improve patient care through evidence-based practice and shared governance.

Qualifications

• Experience building and leading staff education programs.
• Ability to monitor quality metrics and drive improvement initiatives.
• Proven skills in coordinating across clinical teams.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements education opportunities for staff identified through needs assessments, departmental and system goals and new/expanded clinical programs.
• Supports staff to seek/maintain specialty certification including monitoring progress and completion.
• Participates in review of unit/division dashboard through LDOC and assesses for opportunities to improve in quality and practice areas; develops corresponding action as needed with key unit/division stakeholders.
• Monitors & trends quality report data with operational manager for clinical quality/safety issues and develops associated action plans as needed.
• Leads/facilitates inter-professional teams for unit/division based and house-wide clinical process improvement.
• Plans, implements, evaluates division specific learning activities to improve safety.

Skills

Staff education

Quality improvement

Interprofessional collaboration

Clinical leadership

Job description

Northwestern Medicine seeks a Clinical Practice Specialist to lead frontline education, quality initiatives, and professional development across ICU/CVIS/RRT/VAT and tele tech education.

The role supports staff in pursuing specialty certifications, participates in unit dashboards, and collaborates with leadership to improve patient care through evidence-based practice and shared governance.