Clinical Education Specialist, Heart Transplant

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The Clinical Education Specialist I is an entry-level nursing professional development (NPD) practitioner within the Education and Professional Development Department. This role supports the design, delivery, and evaluation of educational programs that promote clinical competence, safe practice, and professional growth across the organization. Working under the guidance of senior educators and department leadership, the Specialist 1 applies Association of Nursing Professional Development (ANPD) competencies to facilitate learning, support practice transitions, and contribute to regulatory and quality initiatives.

• Required Experience

  • 3 years of relevant clinical nursing experience.

  • Must have Heart Transplant and VAD experience.

  • Prefer Peds ICU and/or Peds Cardiology experience.

  • Demonstrated competence in clinical specialty area.

  • Experience in precepting, charge nursing, or informal educator roles.

• Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.

  • Master's preferred.

• Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification

  • Current, unencumbered nursing license.

  • BLS (American Heart).

  • PALS or NRP.

About Us:

Cook Children's Health Care System

Cook Children's Health Care System offers a unique approach to caring for children because we are one of the country's leading integrated pediatric health care delivery organizations. Patients benefit from the integrated system because it allows Cook Children's to use all of its resources to treat a patient and allows for easy communication between the various companies by physicians with a focus on caring for children and adolescents.

Cook Children's is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children's offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.