Clinical Professional Development Specialist - Emergency Department, UPMC McKeesport

UPMC is searching for a Clinical Professional Development Specialist to support our UPMC McKeesport Emergency Department! 

This full-time salaried role will primarily oversee McKeesport's Emergency Department educational needs and assist with other classroom trainings as needed. You'll be working 5 daylight Monday-Friday shifts, with the very occasional off-shift or weekend shift to help with trainings. Preference given to experienced nurses who have greater than 3 years of nursing experience in an Emergency Department with their BSN (minimum of 2 years of total nursing experience is required.) If you also have previous experience with precepting or teaching, we invite you to apply to join our team! The Education Department has their very own career ladder to reward you as you gain experience and grow! 

This role is focused on improving patient outcomes within our Emergency Department by leading orientation programs, providing ongoing education, and implementing effective learning experiences to foster clinical excellence. 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.

Title and salary will be determined based off experience and education level. 

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.

• Bachelor’s degree required
• RN Licensure preferred
• Master’s or MSN degree preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience required
• 3 or more years of nursing experience within the Emergency Department strongly preferred.
• Relevant teaching experience preferred

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
• UPMC approved certification preferred
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 1 year of hire date
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIH) required within 6 months of hire date
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 1 year of hire date
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

*Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Job Details
Primary Location: USA-PA-Monroeville
Work Locations: Monroeville Demarco Durzo, 2735 Mosside Boulevard, 15146
Business Unit: UPMC East
Schedule: Regular, Full-Time
Shift: Day Job, 5, 8 hour daylight shifts with flexibility
Union: No
Salary Range: 37.16, 56.74