Nurse Educator

Trumen Physicians and Associates; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Trumen Physicians and Associates is seeking a Nurse Educator to enhance professional practice by delivering evidence-based educational programs for nursing, inter-professional, and non-licensed clinical staff at post-acute facilities. You will collaborate with leadership to design, implement, and evaluate learning activities that address practice gaps and improve patient care outcomes.

The role involves traveling throughout the Greater Houston area to support clinical staff, serving as a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Nursing.
• RN license in Texas or LVN with 4+ years post-acute experience.
• At least four years of nursing clinical experience.
• Nursing professional development experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Chief Medical Officer to refine the program based on evaluation results.
• Design educational activities to address practice gaps for target audiences including licensed and non-licensed staff.
• Develop activities to improve knowledge, skills and practice outcomes.
• Engage stakeholders to drive professional development initiatives.
• Deliver core entity-wide learning activities and collaborate with teams.
• Communicate with patients, physicians, families and staff with customer-service focus.
• Serve as a clinical resource using effective communication.
• Travel across the Greater Houston area to support post-acute facilities.
• Act as an effective change agent.

Skills

Nursing clinical experience

Professional development

Customer service communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Nursing

RN licensure in Texas (or LVN with 4+ years post-acute experience)

Job description

Position Summary

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 post-acute care facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the Trumen Chief Medical Officer to create and adjust the program based on evaluation results.
• Designs and identifies educational activities to address practice gaps for identified target audiences, including licensed and non-licensed healthcare personnel
• 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.
• Engages in collaborative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to drive professional development initiatives and achieve optimal results.
• Participates in the delivery of core, entity-wide learning activities, and may collaborate with other practitioners or interdisciplinary team members.
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles
• Serves as a clinical resource utilizing effective communication skills.
• Travel throughout the Greater Houston area to support clinical staff at post-acute facilities that are serviced by Trumen Physicians and Associates.
• Acts as an effective change agent

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited school of Nursing
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Texas State Licensure OR LVN with at least 4 years of post-acute experience
• At least four years of nursing clinical experience
• Nursing professional development experience is preferred