Nursing Professional Development Specialist

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Job Title

Nursing Professional Development Specialist

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Lutheran Hospital

Department

Nursing Education-Nursing Institute

Job Code

T27020

Shift

Days

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.    

Cleveland Clinic’s Nursing Education team is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Nursing Professional Development Specialist (NPDS) to support the growth and development of entry-level nursing support caregivers. In this impactful role, you will help ensure caregivers are equipped to deliver safe, high-quality patient care through education, guidance and professional support. By investing in the success of entry-level caregivers, NPDSs play an important role in shaping career growth opportunities within Cleveland Clinic while also contributing to positive patient outcomes. This position will support both Lutheran and Fairview Hospitals.

A caregiver in this position works days| full-time| 8:00am—4:30pm. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Design, direct, implement, and evaluate educational offerings based on knowledge, skills and learning levels of nursing staff. 

• Identify learning needs and desires of nursing personnel. 

• Develop and utilize appropriate evaluation systems to determine the effectiveness of educational activities. 

• Consult with individuals within the Nursing Institute and Ambulatory Nursing, CCF and the community regarding professional nursing practice and roles. 

• Assist in the development of department specific orientation and competencies.  

• Assist departments in orientation of staff. 

• Develop and maintain a cataloging system for tracking and retrieval of all available teaching-learning resources. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) 

• Current state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN) 

• 2 years of recent nursing experience with demonstrated clinical expertise required, including hands-on clinical practice and experience serving as a preceptor and/or BCLS or ACLS instructor 

• Knowledge of education methodology such as needs assessment, curriculum development, instructional design, and principles of adult learning 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Master's Degree (Master’s degree in Nursing with a non-nursing Bachelor’s degree is acceptable) 

• Teaching experience beyond preceptor 

• Med/Surg experience either in unit, as a preceptor/ instructor 

• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in supporting the evolving needs of caregivers across multiple locations 

• Certification in specialty 

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of motion; manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.
• Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.
• Note: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.