Clinical Professional Development Specialist

UPMC Horizon is hiring a Clinical Professional Development Specialist to join the Educational Services Team! This part‑time role will work varying days and shifts Monday through Friday with travel between the UPMC Horizon and Jameson locations required. No on‑call, weekend, or holiday work is required. Candidates with obstetric experience, including labor and delivery, newborn, and postpartum care, are encouraged to apply!

The role includes key instructional responsibilities such as serving as a Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor and BLS Instructor.

The Clinical Professional Development Specialist has the authority, responsibility, and accountability for delivery of clinical education curriculum to clinical staff. Orientation and ongoing clinical education are the main objectives of this position. The Clinical Professional Development Specialist ensures clinical staff in assigned areas of responsibility receive ongoing training and education to provide high quality patient care and the UPMC Patient Experience to patients.

• Develop and maintain productive working relationships internally and externally by building teams and relationships through mentoring, support, and positive communication working directly with frontline clinical staff.
• Convey information and ideas clearly through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
• Serve as a formal and informal mentor for new clinical staff members and mentor new preceptors to be successful in their role.
• Responsible for unit‑based onboarding and orientation.
• Teach staff how to manage the care of patients including assessment, interdisciplinary planning, implementation, evaluation of patient care, teaching, and discharge planning.
• Identify, communicate, and respond to meet the learning needs of clinical staff.
• Serve as a resource/consultant for patients, nursing staff, and other disciplines in area of specialty.
• Promote patient education needs for frontline clinical staff.
• Participate in department‑based Performance Improvement projects.
• Participate in professional and community organizations.
• Develop professional coaching and feedback skills to support and validate UPMC Experience initiatives not limited to Bedside Shift Report, Hourly Rounding, AIDET, etc.
• Training/education of clinical staff during non‑traditional work hours may be required based on the needs of assigned unit.
• Perform in accordance with system‑wide competencies/behaviors.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree required;
Master's degree preferred. Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience required. Relevant teaching experience preferred.

CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. UPMC approved certification preferred.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran