Job Description - Clinical Development Specialist

　　Shift hours: Day/Evening; 7am-3pm and 3pm-11pm

　　SUMMARY:

　　Function: Serves as a clinical nursing expert in various modalities. Assesses patient care and the clinical competency of nurses and provides education, development and quality improvement initiatives for a department.

　　Scope: Impacts the clinical competency of the nursing staff.

　　Essential Job Functions:

　　· Assesses patient care provided in a variety of patient care areas and clinical competency of nursing staff.

　　· In collaboration with area management and the nursing educator, designs tools and methodologies to identify needs and gaps in knowledge, skills and competencies of nursing staff.

　　· Provides educational opportunities to the nursing staff which fosters professional growth, strengthens problem solving and critical thinking skills.

　　· Incorporates oncology nursing standards, and institutional policy and procedures into practice.

　　· Evaluates outcome driven interventions.

　　· Collaborates with staff and the interdisciplinary team to improve patient care.

　　· Participates in organizational initiatives directed at improving clinical practice and patient outcomes.

　　· Other duties as assigned.

　　SUPERVISION:

　　Received: Director.

　　Given: Supervises nursing staff as assigned.

　　REQUIREMENTS:

　　Education Required: Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing.

　　Education Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Nursing.

　　Experience Required: Five years registered nursing experience.

　　Experience Preferred: Five years of clinical nursing experience to include two years of staff development or formal clinical education.

　　Licensure/Certification Required: All of the following: Current State of Texas Professional Nursing license (RN) Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.

　　Licensure/Certification Preferred: American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS), ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) or PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification as required by patient care area. Any of the following: Board certified (RN-BC) in Professional Development by the American Credentialing Center. Certified as an Oncology certified Nurse (OCN) by the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation.

　　Other Required: None.

　　Education Required: Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing.

　　Experience Required: Five years registered nursing experience.

　　Licenses Required: All of the following: Current State of Texas Professional Nursing license (RN) Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification. Preferred: American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS),- ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) or PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification as required by patient care area.

　　It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html

　　Additional Information

　　Requisition ID: 163322

　　Employment Status: Full-Time

　　Employee Status: Regular

　　Work Week: Day/Evening

　　Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 98,500

　　Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 123,000

　　Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 147,500

　　FLSA: exempt and eligible for overtime, paid at a straight rate

　　Fund Type: Hard

　　Work Location: Onsite

　　Pivotal Position: Yes

　　Referral Bonus Available?: Yes

　　Relocation Assistance Available?: Yes

　　Science Jobs: No

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