ER Nurse Educator & Clinical Education Leader

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

HCA Florida West Hospital is seeking an experienced Nurse Educator in the Emergency Room to lead onboarding, orientation, and competency initiatives for nursing and allied staff. You will collaborate with the Director of Clinical Professional Development to tailor education programs based on evaluations and outcomes.

The role focuses on evidence-based practice, lifelong learning, and patient care quality. A BSN is required, an MSN is preferred, and RN licensure or compact license is necessary;

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing required.
• 2+ years of experience in clinical education, CSC, academia or leadership (preferred).
• 2+ years of experience in acute care hospital (preferred).
• Currently licensed as an RN in the state of practice or holds an active compact license.
• Nationally recognized specialty certification preferred.
• Basic Life Saving (BLS) required.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Participates in onboarding and orientation programs for nursing and other healthcare personnel.
• Provides orientation/onboarding programs to promote employee retention.
• Collaborates with the Director of Clinical Professional Development to adjust the program based on evaluation results.
• Participates in development, coordination and management of competency activities.
• Designs educational activities to address practice gaps for licensed and non-licensed staff, in alignment with hospital processes.
• Develops activities to improve knowledge, skill and practice; plans content delivery to engage learners.
• Promotes and integrates evidence-based practice (EBP) to improve practice; participates in research, EBP and quality improvement in patient care settings.
• Identifies strategies to support lifelong learning and staff development.
• Utilizes a novice-to-expert continuum to guide staff skill enhancement.

Skills

BLS Certification

Travel up to 25%

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Master's degree in nursing (preferred)

Nationally Recognized Specialty certification (preferred)

Job description

HCA Florida West Hospital is seeking an experienced Nurse Educator in the Emergency Room to lead onboarding, orientation, and competency initiatives for nursing and allied staff. You will collaborate with the Director of Clinical Professional Development to tailor education programs based on evaluations and outcomes.

The role focuses on evidence-based practice, lifelong learning, and patient care quality. A BSN is required, an MSN is preferred, and RN licensure or compact license is necessary;