Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

All employees are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans. Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.

Why Shriners?

4 locations ranked on U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Children’s Hospitals for pediatric orthopedics
Winner of 9 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Awards and 5 Pinnacle of Excellence Awards for Patient Experience (2023)
$20 million in annual funding for innovative research in genomics, clinical motional analysis, and other forms of translational research.

About Shriners Children’s Philadelphia

Shriners Children’s Philadelphia is where hope and healing meet. Our team of highly specialized physicians provides comprehensive care for children with fractures, sports injuries, orthopedic conditions, scoliosis, spinal cord conditions, and spine injuries.

• 49-bed inpatient facility with an outpatient clinic and walk-in fracture clinic located in North Philadelphia
• Outreach clinics in Doylestown, PA and San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Joint Commission accredited
• EMR: Cerner (OR), Epic (Clinic), Fully transitioning to EPIC in 2025
• Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award winner for Inpatient Pediatric Patient Experience (2023 & 2024) 
  • The HX Guardian of Excellence Award® honors organizations who have reached the 95th percentile for patient experience, employee or physician engagement, or clinical quality performance awarded annually based on one year of data.
• Press Ganey Pinnacle of Excellence Award (2024)
  • The HX Pinnacle of Excellence Award® is given to the four top-performing organizations in each category based on extraordinary achievement. The award recognizes those who have maintained consistently high levels of excellence over three years in patient experience, employee engagement, physician engagement, or clinical quality performance.
• Partnerships with Temple University, Thomas Jefferson University, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University, and the University of Pennsylvania

The Clinical Educator/Nurse Professional Development (NPD) Generalist works collaboratively to assess, identify, plan, implement, coordinate, facilitate and evaluate educational activities through a systems model. This includes the tools, theories, skills, and knowledge of professional development to improve healthcare practice of learners based on the Association of Nurse Professional Development (ANPD) Practice Model.

Using expertise in education and professional development practices, the Clinical Educator/NPD Generalist collaborates with Talent Development and Nursing Leadership to implement and evaluate professional development programs that influence professional role competence, continuous learning and growth, promotes interprofessional collaboration practices throughout the organization, and advances the NPD practice in accordance with ANPD Scope and Standards of Professional Nursing Practice.

Roles will include that of learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for scientific inquiry, advocate for nursing professional development, and a partner in practice transition.

• Provide support in the areas of orientation and onboarding, education, role development, competency and performance management.
•  Support the needs of the clinical learner and the organization, beginning with newly hired clinical employees and continuing on through the expert clinician.
• Model the application of evidence-based practice in all areas of teaching and learning.
• Provide direction and support through strategic planning to meet employees’ educational needs as identified through needs assessments, regulatory agency requirements, quality outcomes data, and leadership direction.
• Serve as a role model and expert for clinical educators and advocates for their continued growth and professional development.

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Required
• 3 years of nursing experience required