Clinical Educator- Certification and Simulation

Baptist Health; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, Dental, and Pet保险

Life Insurance

Short/Long-term Disability

Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000

Maternity/Paternity Leave

Paid Time Off

Retirement with Company Match

Job summary

Baptist Health in Kentucky seeks a Clinical Nurse Educator specializing in Certification and Simulation to lead education across the organization. This full-time, day-shift role focuses on patient safety, clinical leadership, and development of hospital policies and procedures.

The position collaborates with department directors, educators, HR, and multidisciplinary teams to support orientation, competency verification, and ongoing staff development, while integrating evidence-based practice and

Qualifications

• Current RN license in Kentucky.
• BSN from accredited nursing program.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• ACLS/PALS/NRP/TNCC/ENPC certifications as required by department.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with department directors, nursing staff, and others to identify unit-specific educational needs.
• Collaborates with other educators to prevent redundancies of educational efforts.
• Collaborates with HR, nurse educators, and department directors to facilitate orientation programs.
• Provides ongoing support and coaching to preceptors and new employees.
• Assesses educational needs through formal and informal methods for orientation and continuing education.
• Demonstrates ability to teach programs using adult learning principles and quality audiovisual aids.
• Evaluates achievement of learning objectives.
• Facilitates attainment of required accreditation credits and documents accordingly.
• Participates in patient care delivery and in the department’s area of specialization.
• Acts as a resource for staff for evidence, policies, and protocols; provides clinical consultation.
• Participates in research/evidence-based practice and implements findings into practice guidelines.

Skills

Clinical education

Staff coaching

Evidence-based practice

Adult learning

Interprofessional collaboration

Education

BSN from accredited nursing program

RN license in Kentucky

Certification as Professional Development Specialist (PDS) preferred

Job description

Clinical Educator- Certification and Simulation

life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement

Aug 20, 2026

Summary

Job Description

Clinical Nurse Educator

Certification and Simulation

Full-Time, Days

The Educational Development and Community Education Department provides clinical and non-clinical education, professional development, leadership development, and community education across the organization

The Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) functions to ensure that clinicians are prepared to be responsible for promoting patient safety and high-quality patient care through clinical leadership, education, consultation, modeling, and research . The CNE incorporates evidence-based practice, theory, and research into various patient care settings according to patient needs by collaborating with multi-professional multidisciplinary groups, facilitating the development of hospital and department policies, nursing procedures, and regulatory standards and guidelines. The role also includes functioning as a community resource on topics within scope of practice and providing nursing orientation , education, and ongoing competency verification. The CNE is a role model for caring that honors the patient's mind, body, and spirit.

• Collaborates with department directors, nursing staff, and others to identify unit-specific educational needs.
• Collaborates with other educators to prevent redundancies of educational efforts.
• Collaborates with human resources department, nurse educators, professional development specialists, clinical nurse specialists, and department directors to facilitate the unit/hospital orientation program for area of responsibility.
• Provides ongoing support and coaching to preceptors and/or new employees.
• Assesses educational needs through a variety of methods, both formal and informal, for orientation, in-service education and continuing education to preceptors, new employees, and experienced staff.
• Demonstrates ability to teach programs using adult learning principles, professional presentation skills, and quality audiovisual aids and handout materials.
• Evaluates achievement of learning objectives
• Facilitates attainment of necessary or desired educational credit from accreditation bodies for a given professional category and submits required documentation after the program
• Participates in patient care delivery
• Participates indirectly in the delivery of patient care in area of specialization.
• Acts as a resource for staff in locating answers to questions, best evidence, current policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Provides clinical consultation.
• Participates in research/evidence-based practice
• Incorporates research findings and best practice findings into the development of clinical practice guidelines/ standards/ policies.

Requirements

• Current RN license or work permit in Kentucky.
• Three (3) years of acute care experience in the designated specialty within the last five (5) years
• BSN from accredited nursing program
• Certification as Professional Development Specialist (PDS) preferred
• Basic Life Support certification.
• ACLS/PALS/NRP/TNCC/ENPC certifications as required by department of assignment.

Benefits

• Health, Vision, Dental, and Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long-term Disability and Life Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial assistance
• Retirement with Company Match

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