Nurse Educator ED and Behavioral Health

Mission Hospital; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Student loan assistance

Certification support

Dependent scholarships

401(k) match

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

Job summary

Mission Hospital seeks a Nurse Educator to lead onboarding and orientation for nursing and healthcare staff, promote retention, and collaborate with Clinical Professional Development to enhance competency and lifelong learning across units.

The role emphasizes evidence-based practice, research, and quality improvement in patient care, with travel up to 25% and a focus on staff development in a fast-paced hospital 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
• RN license in state of practice or active compact license required
• Nationally recognized specialty certification preferred
• BLS required
• Travel up to 25%

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate, manage onboarding and orientation programs for nursing and healthcare personnel
• Provide orientation to promote employee retention
• Collaborate with the Director of Clinical Professional Development to adjust programs based on evaluation results
• Develop, coordinate and manage competency activities
• Design educational activities to address practice gaps for licensed and non-licensed personnel
• Develop activities to achieve outcomes related to identified deficits
• Plan educational content delivery to engage learners
• Promote evidence-based practice to improve care
• Conduct research, EBP, and quality improvement in patient care settings
• Identify opportunities for lifelong learning and staff mastery
• Utilize novice-to-expert continuum for staff development

Skills

Onboarding

Orientation

Employee retention

Competency development

Facilitation

Educational delivery

EBP integration

Research & QI

Lifelong learning

Staff development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Master’s degree in nursing

RN licensure (state or compact)

BLS certification

Nationally recognized specialty certification

Job description

Ready for a role that supports your unique calling in patient care and fits your life? AtMission Hospital,you’llfind clear pathwaysto advance backed by our unmatched nationwide transfer policy that lets you grow your career when the time is right for you. With mentorship opportunities, clinical education courses, professional certificationsupport,and educationalassistance,youwillhaveallthe resourcesyou needtobuild the career of a lifetime.

Job Summary and Qualifications

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

Mission Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine servicesWellbeing support,including free counseling and referral servicesTime away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absenceSavings 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 counselingEducation supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of NursingAdditional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discountsLearn more about Employee BenefitsNote: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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is a critical part of HCA Healthcare’s strategy. Our focus is to improve performance and reduce costs. We do this by joining non-clinical and administrative functions. HealthTrust Supply Chain best practice methodologies. We develop, apply and monitor cost-efficient initiatives and programs for HCA Healthcare. By improving facility efficiency, medical professionals can focus on our mission - patient care. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."
Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive HCA Healthcare

HCA HealthcareJoin a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our Nurse Educator ED and Behavioral Health opening.

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.