Nurse Educator Critical Care

HCA Healthcare; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental benefits

401(k) Plan with a match

Tuition assistance and student loan support

Job summary

HCA Healthcare in Round Rock, Texas, is seeking a Nurse Educator to enhance professional practice and quality patient care. The role involves developing evidence-based educational programs for nursing and clinical staff.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in nursing, relevant experience, and a current RN license. Benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and education support.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in clinical education or leadership is preferred.
• Currently licensed as an RN in the state of practice or has an active compact state license is required.
• Nationally Recognized Specialty certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and conduct onboarding and orientation programs for nurses.
• Collaborate with management on educational program evaluations.
• Design educational activities to address skill deficits and improve practices.

Skills

Clinical education

Nursing competence

Educational program development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Master’s degree in nursing

Tools

Basic Life Saving (BLS)

Job description

As the nation’s largest private employer of Registered Nurses, we’re honored by the trust of over 100,000 nurses and committed to supporting safe, high-quality care for which they can practice. That’s why more than 80% of our hospitals earn an A or B Leapfrog safety grade, rank in the top 5% nationally for patient outcomes through Health Grades, or are recognized as Magnet or Pathway to Excellence facilities. Join us!

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.

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.

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%

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
• Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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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.