Nursing Professional Development Specialist - Emergency Department

Join Cleveland Clinic's Mercy Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Nursing Professional Development Specialist, you will plan, implement and evaluate nursing orientation as well as the ongoing professional development of nurses in the Emergency Department.

A caregiver in this position works varying shifts from 7:00am - 3:30pm.

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 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).

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).

• Two years of recent nursing experience with demonstrated clinical expertise including clinical nursing experience, preceptor, BCLS or ACLS instructor.

• Emergency department experience.

• 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 of science in nursing (MSN). If this is obtained, you are not required to have a BSN.

• Specialty certification.

• Teaching experience.

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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.

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