Cardiovascular ICU – NPD Specialist

Job Location

601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, New York, USA 14642

Full‑time Clinical Nurse Specialist, Clinical Nurse Leader, or Nurse Educator (NPD Specialist) for the Cardiac ICU. Responsible for coordinating orientation, in‑services, competency development, documentation, and ensuring compliance with all regulatory and care standards.

• Complete defined scope and standards of practice.
• Engage in environmental scanning to identify practice gaps and collaborate with others to improve practice and health outcomes.
• Act as a learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for scientific inquiry, and advocate for Nursing Professional Development (NPD) specialty.
• Support learning, change, and professional role competence and growth to achieve optimal patient care, population health, and public protection.
• Coordinate activities for orientation and in‑service training for all nursing levels, from novice to expert.
• Design, develop, implement, and evaluate educational programs to meet regulatory and organizational standards.
• Assist with the established CICU orientation program and plan in‑services conducted by internal and external professionals.
• Serve as a resource for staff and collaborate with the CICU Nurse Manager, Assistant Nurse Managers, Advanced Practice Providers, Physician Leaders, and staff nurses.

• 5 years of experience in critical care with advanced therapies.
• Strong computer skills.
• MS Nursing or current matriculation.
• Experience in advanced heart failure therapies, including mechanical circulatory support, highly desired.
• Strong clinical base and background in quality assurance, care management, patient safety, orientation, continuing education, and customer service.

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