Clinical Professional Development Specialist

Join the UPMC Somerset team as a Clinical Professional Development Specialist and help shape the future of nursing!

Are you experienced in the Operating Room or PACU and love teaching, mentoring, and empowering others? This is a unique opportunity to step into a visible, hands‑on educational role where you’ll make a real impact every day.
As a Clinical Professional Development Specialist, you’ll work directly on the unit, providing real‑time coaching, support, and skill development for our nursing staff. You’ll be a trusted resource and partner—helping elevate clinical practice, strengthen confidence, and enhance patient outcomes.

What You Can Expect:

• Part-time schedule of 20 hours/week - 

  Enjoy flexibility with variable daylight/evening shifts.

• No weekends or holidays - Maintain work-life balance while influencing clinical excellence.

• Opportunities for professional growth - 

  Take advantage of our newly enhanced career ladder—placement based on your education and experience.

• A rewarding educational role - 

  Perfect for nurses passionate about teaching, guiding, and serving as a clinical resource.

   

Who We’re Looking For:

Experienced OR nurses and those with previous teaching or mentorship experience are strongly encouraged to apply! If you enjoy supporting others and shaping clinical practice, this role is an excellent fit.

What You'll Do:

• Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by building teams and relationships through mentoring, support and positive communication working directly with frontline clinical staff

• Conveys 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.

• Serves as a resource/consultant for patients, nursing staff and other disciplines in area of specialty. Promotes patient education needs for frontline clinical staff

• Participate in department-based Performance Improvement projects.

• Participate in professional and community organizations.

• Develops 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

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience required
• Relevant teaching experience preferred
• OR PACU experience strongly preferred

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

• UPMC-approved certification preferred

   

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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran