Nurse Educator Surgical Services

HCA Healthcare; Portsmouth (NH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical benefits

401(k) plan with match

Tuition assistance

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

HCA Healthcare is looking for a Clinical Nurse Educator in Portsmouth, NH, to enhance nursing professional practice through educational programs and collaboration. Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s in Nursing, possess clinical education experience, and be licensed in the state.

The position includes developing onboarding programs, promoting evidence-based practices, and continuous learning opportunities. Comprehensive benefits include medical, retirement plans, and education support.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in clinical education or nursing leadership preferred.
• Currently licensed as an RN in the state of practice required.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate, and evaluate onboarding programs for nursing staff.
• Design educational activities to improve clinical staff competencies.
• Promote evidence-based practice in patient care settings.

Skills

Clinical education

Leadership

Evidence-based practice

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Master's degree in nursing

Job description

As a Clinical Nurse Educator, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You’ll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Nurse Educator enhances professional practice and the provision of quality patient care by providing evidence-based quality educational programs and activities that promote professional competency for nursing, inter-professional, and non-licensed clinical staff at the assigned facility.

In this role you will:

• Participate in the development, coordination, managing, facilitating, conducting, and evaluating onboarding and orientation programs for nursing and other healthcare personnel.
• Provide orientation/onboarding programs to promote employee retention.
• Collaborate with the Director of Clinical Professional Development to adjust the program based on evaluation results.
• Participate in the development, coordination, and management of facilitating, conducting, and evaluating competency.
• Design and identify educational activities to address practice gaps for identified target audiences, including licensed and non-licensed healthcare personnel, in alignment with HCA and division clinical education request and development processes.
• Develop activities to achieve specific outcomes related to identified deficits or opportunities for improvement in knowledge, skill and practice. Plan educational content delivery that encourages learner engagement.
• Promote and integrate EBP in order to continuously improve practice. Conduct, encourage, facilitate, and/or participate in research, EBP, and QI in patient care settings.
• Identify and develop strategies to facilitate a continuous process of maturation through lifelong learning.
• Utilize novice-to-expert continuum when developing staff. Identify and provide opportunities for skill enhancement and mastery.

What experience and education is needed for this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing required.
• Master’s degree in nursing preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in clinical education, CSC, academia or leadership preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in an acute care hospital preferred.
• Currently licensed as an RN in the state of practice or has an active compact state license in accordance with law and regulation required.
• Nationally Recognized Specialty certification preferred.
• BLS required.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.