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Nursing Professional Development Specialist – Ambulatory

Stuart, FL, US


req#: 297394
Location: Stuart, FL

Facilities: CC Martin Health North,

Professional Area: Nursing Non Patient Care

Department: 6012 CRP Clinical Educators-Cleveland Clinic Martin Health

Job Code: 000627

Schedule: Full Time

Shift: Days

Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital is a fully integrated, state-of-the-art medical campus that includes Diagnostic Centers, Outpatient Surgery and a 24-hour Emergency Department. Martin North Hospital is part of the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic, a nonprofit, multispecialty, academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. 

As a Nursing Professional Development Specialist of Ambulatory Operations, you support our mission to provide world-class care by educating caregivers in the latest evidence-based practices. In this role, you will assist in planning, implementing and evaluating orientations and maintaining the ongoing, professional development of ambulatory caregivers. Your efforts are essential to our groundbreaking and innovative healthcare programs, helping pave the way for the future of comprehensive medical services across the region. You will also gain access to professional development resources to strengthen your skills, learn new techniques and complete additional certifications.  

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 as required.  
  • Make recommendations regarding employment, performance appraisals, promotions and terminations.  
  • Develop and maintain a cataloging system for tracking and retrieval of all available teaching-learning resources.  
  • Collaborate with clinical instructors, preceptors and project managers in setting educational goals for the individual student.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:   

  • Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) 
  • Current state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN)  
  • Three years of Ambulatory experience OR five years of recent nursing experience with demonstrated clinical expertise, such as an ICU Clinical Nurse, Preceptor or BCLS/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 
  • Certification in specialty  
  • Experience as an Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) or Nurse Manager
  • Three years of education experience

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/  

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.

Must have Critical Care experience and position will be for all MICU and stepdown unit

Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.

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 tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System’s Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
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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