ER Nurse Educator: Onboarding, Education & Practice Leadership

HCA Healthcare; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 99,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Prescription drug coverage

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Retirement plan

Job summary

HCA Healthcare is seeking a Nurse Educator to enhance professional practice and quality patient care by delivering evidence-based educational programs for nursing and staff at the assigned facility.

Responsibilities include onboarding and orientation, staff competency development, and collaboration with Clinical Professional Development. Requires RN licensure, BLS, and travel up to 25%. Master’s preferred, 2+ years in clinical education and acute care setting.

Qualifications

• 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 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
• Basic Life Saving (BLS) Required
• Ability to Travel up to 25%

Responsibilities

• Participates in the development, coordination, managing, facilitating, conducting, and evaluating of 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 the development, coordination, and management of facilitating, conducting, and evaluating competency.
• Designs and identifies 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.
• Develops activities to achieve specific outcomes related to identified deficits or opportunities for improvement in knowledge, skill and practice. Plans educational content delivery that encourages learner engagement.
• Promotes and integrates the EBP in order to continuously improve practice. Conducts, encourages, facilitates, and/or participates in research, EBP, and QI in patient care settings.
• Identifies and develops strategies to facilitate a continuous process of maturation through lifelong learning.
• Utilizes novice-to-expert continuum when developing staff. Identifies and provides opportunities for skill enhancement and mastery.

Skills

Educational program design

Onboarding & orientation facilitation

Employee retention strategies

Research & evidence-based practice

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Master’s degree in nursing (Preferred)

Tools

BLS Certification

Job description

HCA Healthcare is seeking a Nurse Educator to enhance professional practice and quality patient care by delivering evidence-based educational programs for nursing and staff at the assigned facility.

Responsibilities include onboarding and orientation, staff competency development, and collaboration with Clinical Professional Development. Requires RN licensure, BLS, and travel up to 25%. Master’s preferred, 2+ years in clinical education and acute care setting.