Nursing Professional Development Specialist – New Nurse Success Coach

Cleveland Clinic

Nursing Professional Development Specialist responsible for educational offerings and success coaching at Cleveland Clinic. Collaborating with nursing staff to ensure optimal patient outcomes through evidence-based practices.

Posted 4/24/2026full-timeMayfield Heights • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, direct, implement, and evaluate educational offerings based on knowledge, skills and learning levels of nursing staff
Identify learning needs and desires of nursing personnel
Develop and utilize appropriate evaluation systems to determine the effectiveness of educational activities
Consult with individuals within the Nursing Institute and Ambulatory Nursing, CCF and the community regarding professional nursing practice and roles
Assist in the development of department specific orientation and competencies
Assist departments in orientation of staff
Develop and maintain a cataloging system for tracking and retrieval of all available teaching-learning resources

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Nursing
Current state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN)
Two years of recent nursing experience with demonstrated clinical expertise
Demonstrated knowledge of education methodology such as needs assessment, curriculum development, instructional design, and principles of adult learning
Presentation skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

curriculum developmentinstructional designneeds assessmentadult learning principlesevaluation systems

Soft Skills

presentation skills

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in NursingRegistered Nurse (RN) licensure