Nursing Professional Development Specialist (PRN)

About the Role

Join Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute and become part of one of the world’s most respected healthcare organizations. We are expanding with a new, one-million-square-foot, 15-floor, state-of-the-art facility on Cleveland Clinic Main Campus designed to elevate care for complex neurological conditions — including spine injuries, epileptic seizures, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, and stroke. This advanced building brings every stage of care under one roof, featuring dedicated spaces for outpatient services, surgery, stepdown, ICU, epilepsy monitoring, as well as additional operating rooms and expanded ambulatory, infusion, imaging, EMG, sleep, and rehabilitation services.

As a Nursing Professional Development Specialist, you will plan, implement, and evaluate orientation and the ongoing professional development of nurses. In this role, you will focus your background and skills in education to facilitate a welcoming, encouraging, and supportive environment for all caregivers. Your efforts will help Cleveland Clinic continue pushing the needle forward to deliver effective and world-class patient care across the United States and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Design, direct, implement, and evaluate educational offerings based on the 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 the orientation of staff.
• Make recommendations regarding employment, performance appraisals, promotions, and terminations.
• Collaborate with clinical instructors, preceptors, and project managers in setting educational goals for individual students.
• Develop and maintain a cataloging system for tracking and retrieval of all available teaching-learning resources.

Requirements

• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master’s Degree in Nursing with a non-nursing Bachelor’s degree is acceptable.
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Two years of recent nursing experience with demonstrated clinical expertise, such as clinical nursing, preceptor, 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

• Master's Degree.
• 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 to move objects.

Note: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be physically demanding even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Personal Protective Equipment: Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Pay

The pay range displayed reflects the anticipated range for new hires. The range for this role is a minimum of $45.00 per hour to a maximum of $45.00 per hour. A successful candidate’s actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate’s work history, experience, skill set, and education. The pay range does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.) or the value of Cleveland Clinic’s benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental, vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).

Schedule

A caregiver in this position works PRN (as needed) variable shifts.