Clinical Practice Specialist Nurse Educator-Resource Team

The salary range for this position is $40.50 - $64.80 (Hourly Rate). Placement within the salary range is dependent on factors such as relevant work experience and internal equity. For positions represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range is guided by the rules outlined in the collective bargaining agreement.

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section located .org/benefits to learn more.

Northwestern Medicine is powered by a community of colleagues who are purpose-driven and committed to our mission to deliver world-class care. Here, you ll work alongside some of the best clinical talent in the nation leading the way in medical innovation and breakthrough research with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

We recognize where you ve been, and we support where you re headed. We celebrate diverse perspectives and experiences, which fuel our commitment to equity and culture of service.

Grow your career with comprehensive training and development opportunities, mentorship programs, educational support and student loan repayment.

Create the life you envision for yourself with flexible work options, a Reimbursable Well-Being Fund and a Total Rewards package that support your physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being.

Make a difference through volunteer opportunities we offer in local communities and drive inclusive change through our workforce-led resource groups.

From discovery to delivery, come help us shape the future of medicine.

The Clinical Practice Specialist reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The Clinical Practice Specialist leads efforts to ensure quality clinical practice and professional development at the front-line.

Quality:

• Develops and implements education opportunities for staff identified through needs assessments, departmental and system goals and new/expanded clinical programs.
• Supports staff to seek/maintain specialty certification including monitoring progress and completion.
• Participates in review of unit/division dashboard through LDOC and assesses for opportunities to improve in quality and practice areas; develops corresponding action as needed with key unit/division stakeholders.
• Monitors & trends quality report data with operational manager for clinical quality/safety issues and develops associated action plans as needed.
• Leads/facilitates inter-professional teams for unit/division based and house-wide clinical process improvement.

Culture Of Safety:

• Plans, implements, evaluates division specific learning activities to improve safety (i.e. simulations with support of Professional Practice and Development team members).
• Unit-based clinical policy and procedure review/updating.
• Provides input into staff evaluations as related to clinical competence (quality and practice).
• Rounds on unit with intention of coaching and mentoring.
• Identifies gaps in staff knowledge/skills and remediates.
• Participates in Staff RN Peer Review process.

Evidence-based Practice/Research:

• Identify opportunities/mentor/implement EBP projects, including unit/division order sets and practice guidelines.
• Identify, mentor and/or participate in nursing or inter-professional clinical research projects.
• Assist in interpreting research findings and developing strategies for implementation of results into evidenced based clinical practice guidelines.

Shared Leadership:

• Attend Unit Based Staff Meetings.
• Attend Unit Based Shared Leadership meeting (POC) and Clinical Nurse Leadership Council (CNLC).
• Attend Unit Leadership (LDOC) Meetings.
• Off-unit committee/project team participation as appropriate.

Fiscal Stewardship:

• New product evaluation to make recommendations to value-based purchasing committee.
• Make recommendations for improvements in clinical efficiency in partnership…