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Cleveland Clinic Nursing Professional Development Specialist, Perioperative Services. in Stuart, Florida
Join Cleveland Clinic's Martin North Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. This downtown Stuart hospital provides top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Martin County on the beautiful Indian River. The caregivers at Martin North Hospital have made it not only an excellent medical facility, but also a home away from home.
As a Nursing Professional Development Specialist (NPDS), you will plan, implement and evaluate nursing orientation as well as ongoing, professional development of nurses. Nursing Professional Development Specialists are constantly learning new skills and information in order to facilitate ever-changing educational programming.
The ideal future caregiver is someone who:
Is an experienced educator.
Is flexible.
Thrives in a team environment.
Is flexible and able to work on multiple projects at once.
At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare.
Ideal Candidate:
5 years of experience in the OR and scrubbing at minimum
Experience as an educator or preceptor
Trainer of the Scrub Techs. Flexible Schedule, Autonomous, Self Driven, Train at all three hospitals, Team environment, Group / Dept. Project Participation, Experience with training others a must.
Responsibilities:
Designs, directs, implements and evaluates educational offerings based on knowledge, skills and learning levels of nursing staff.
Identifies learning needs and desires of nursing personnel.
Develops and utilizes appropriate evaluation systems to determine the effectiveness of educational activities.
Consults with individuals within the Nursing Institute and Ambulatory Nursing, CCF and the community regarding professional nursing practice and roles.
Assists in the development of department specific orientation and competencies. Assists departments in orientation of staff.
Develops and maintains a cataloging system for tracking and retrieval of all available teaching-learning resources.
Other duties as assigned.
Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required.
Master's Degree strongly preferred.
Master's Degree in Nursing with a non-nursing bachelor's degree is acceptable.
Certifications:
Current state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN).
Certification in specialty preferred.
Complexity of Work:
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Work Experience:
Minimum two years recent nursing experience required with demonstrated clinical expertise to include clinical nursing experience, 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 required.
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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