POSITION SUMMARY
Clinical Education Specialist will collaborate with leadership and other educators across the system to develop, coordinate, and implement evidence-based education and Professional Development Programs to promote safe and effective customer/patient-centered care. Responsibilities will be primarily focused on one of the following areas: Cardiology/Critical Care, Neurologic/Orthopedic Care, Labor & Delivery/Mother-Baby/Pediatrics, Medical/Surgical/Oncology, Medical/Surgical/PCU, Emergency/Trauma Care, Surgical/Perioperative Care, and Residency Programs as assigned based on business needs.
PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Lead education initiatives for large-scale implementations and practice changes.
- Oversee Evidence Based Practice updates for our nursing care delivery model as Subject Matter Experts.
- Manage multiple education projects including EHR enhancements and clinical projects.
- Serve as consultants for leaders regarding clinical practice, clinical products, and care delivery.
- Prepare reports as needed to reflect associate training.
- Develop, support, and advise education plans for areas outside of nursing.
- Ensure competencies reflect best practice and are compliant with organizational policy and procedures.
- Analyze and disseminate current medical and nursing literature for utilization in the expansion and improvement of patient care outcomes.
- Function as a Change Agent and Leader to support change.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of Lean and practices in Lean projects.
- Evaluate organizational effectiveness in education and integrate innovative, creative perspectives into the educator role.
- Perform learning needs assessments by using a variety of strategies and tools to facilitate practice and process changes in area of expertise.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: BSN required and Master’s degree in Nursing, Education, or other health-related field required.
- Work Experience: Three (3) years of clinical experience in specialty area.
- Licensure: Current Florida License as a Registered Nurse.
- Certification: Board certification in clinical specialty area or must obtain within 24 months of hire.
- Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP), Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) based on specialty.
- Use of MS Office and other systems and platforms related to role.
- Communication – oral, auditory, and written skills; facilitate in a group or one-on-one setting.
- Problem Solve issues and challenges that may surface to achieve desired outcome.
- Time Management – prioritize and plan work and projects to meet deadlines.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: Master’s degree in Nursing, Education or other health-related field.
- Work Experience: Five (5) years of clinical experience in specialty area.
- Three (3) years of clinical experience in specialty area
(Must be in Women’s and Children's areas)
- Licensure: N/A
- Certification: Verified Board certification in clinical specialty area.
- Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: N/A
- Inpatient Obstetrics – RNC-OB would be the managers first choice – this covers all areas of obstetrics, including initial newborn care.
- Neonatal Intensive Care RNC-NIC
- Low-Risk Neonatal Intensive Care – RNC-LRN
- Maternal Newborn – RNC-MNN
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS (ADA, Travel, Environment, Noise)
- Physically agile; may require walking, standing running, bending, stooping, kneeling, climbing, or crouching frequently.
- Medium work that may include lifting or moving objects up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, with or without assistance.
- May require moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces, including reaching out and above shoulders or over head.
- May lift, turn, pull, push, or ambulate people and/or equipment with or without assistance up to 90% of the assigned shift.
- May be exposed to inside and outside environments with varied temperatures, air quality, lighting, and/or low to loud noise.
- May require working with biohazards such as blood/body fluids and airborne particles following OSHA and CDC Guidelines.
- Communicating with others to exchange information.
- Visual acuity and hand-eye coordination to perform tasks.
- Workspace may vary from open to confined, on-site or remote.
- May require travel to various facilities within and beyond county perimeter; may require use of personal vehicle.