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Job Title
Nursing Professional Development Specialist
Location
Port St Lucie
Facility
Tradition Hospital
Department
Nursing Education-Nursing Institute
Job Code
000627
Shift
Days
Schedule
8:00am-5:00pm
Job Summary
Job Details
Join Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital’s team of caregivers that provide top-quality patient care to the Port St. Lucie area. Opening its doors in 2013 and expanding in 2017, this state-of-the-art acute care facility has 177 patient rooms and offers a wide variety of services to meet community needs. Here, you will be supported as you follow your dreams and find where you belong, here at Tradition Hospital.
As a Nursing Professional Development Specialist, you will plan, develop and facilitate onboarding and ongoing educational sessions as well as the ongoing professional development of nurses at Tradition Hospital. Acting as a mentor to caregivers, you will provide them with support and evaluate them on individual and program outcomes to ensure the highest standards of nursing practice are met. Additionally, you will collaborate with clinical staff, leadership and other educators to create a positive learning environment and address any challenges that arise throughout the system. An ideal candidate for this role should possess a unique combination of clinical expertise, teaching abilities and interpersonal skills as well as a passion for passing their knowledge on to a new generation of nurses.
This role offers the opportunity to be cross-trained in various areas, giving you another avenue in which to thrive. You will also have access to leadership courses and the ability to obtain additional certifications, which can lead to growth opportunities within Cleveland Clinic.
A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00AM – 5:00PM.
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 caregivers.
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 of Science in Nursing (BSN) OR Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN) with a non-nursing Bachelor’s degree
Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Two years of recent nursing experience with demonstrated clinical expertise including clinical nursing experience, preceptor or BCLS or ACLS instructor
Demonstrated knowledge of education methodology such as needs assessment, curriculum development, instructional design and principles of adult learning
Presentation skills
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Master’s Degree
Specialty certification
Three to five years of recent inpatient nursing experience
Two to three years of educational experience or equivalent
Two years of ED, ICU and/or Risk Management experience
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…