Cardiovascular ICU RN Educator — Mentor & Educate

UT Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX seeks an RN Unit Based Educator for the Cardiovascular ICU to coordinate unit-based education for professional clinical staff and unlicensed personnel, focusing on orientation and ongoing competency development.

The role emphasizes real-time training, clinical practice excellence, and collaboration with unit leadership to identify educational needs and sustain high standards of patient care. Requires BSN and active Texas RN license, plus BLS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Nursing and RN licensure required.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a clinical specialty.
• Current BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provides orientation, ongoing education and skills training for staff, including new hires and agency staff.
• Provides real-time input and just-in-time training on new and current staff's clinical practice.
• Regarded as clinical expert and role model in applying nursing processes and evidence-based practice to manage complex patient populations.
• Facilitates preceptor training, resident assignment, and preceptor competencies for specific unit.
• Assists unit leadership in initial and annual competencies for new and current clinical staff.
• Performs annual unit-specific needs assessment and ongoing educational gap analysis.
• Serves as a facilitator to nurse and patient care technician residents and mentors their growth.

Skills

Clinical Education

Mentoring

Preceptor Training

Evidence-Based Practice

Education

Bachelor's Degree of Science in Nursing

Job description

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX seeks an RN Unit Based Educator for the Cardiovascular ICU to coordinate unit-based education for professional clinical staff and unlicensed personnel, focusing on orientation and ongoing competency development.

The role emphasizes real-time training, clinical practice excellence, and collaboration with unit leadership to identify educational needs and sustain high standards of patient care. Requires BSN and active Texas RN license, plus BLS.