Nurse Educator Critical Care Unit Acute Care Unit

HCA Healthcare; Lehigh Acres (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) match

Education assistance

Paid time off

Life insurance

Job summary

HCA Florida Englewood Hospital is seeking a Nurse Educator to enhance professional nursing practice and provide evidence-based education for nursing and clinical staff at the facility.

The role involves onboarding, competency development, and collaboration with the Director of Clinical Professional Development to tailor programs. Requires RN licensure, BLS, and 25% travel; MSN preferred for advancement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing required.
• Master’s degree in nursing preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in clinical education or leadership preferred.
• RN license in state of practice or compact state license required.
• BLS required.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Participates in onboarding and orientation program development and evaluation.
• Provides onboarding programs to promote retention.
• Collaborates with Director of Clinical Professional Development to adjust programs.
• Develops and manages competency activities for staff.
• Designs educational activities to address practice gaps for licensed and non-licensed staff.
• Plans content delivery to engage learners and improve outcomes.
• Promotes evidence-based practice and participates in research and quality improvement.
• Supports lifelong learning and staff skill maturation.
• Identifies opportunities for staff skill enhancement.

Skills

Clinical education

Nursing leadership

Evidence-based practice

Onboarding & training

Education

BSN

MSN preferred

Tools

LMS

Epic Systems

MS Office

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.

In this role you will:

• 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.

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 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

HCA Florida Englewood Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• 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

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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Be a part of an organization that leverages our size to make a real impact in our industry! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Nurse Educator Critical Care Unit Acute Care Unit opening.

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