Nurse Educator Emergency Room

HCA Healthcare; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Time away from work

401(k) with match

Education support

Job summary

HCA Florida West Hospital in Pensacola, FL, seeks a Nurse Educator Emergency Room to lead evidence-based education initiatives for nursing and allied staff. The role collaborates with leadership to shape professional development and patient care outcomes.

The position emphasizes onboarding, competency development, and ongoing learning, with travel up to 25%. RN license in good standing and BLS are required; a Bachelor’s in Nursing is necessary, with a Master’s preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing is required.
• Active RN license in the state of practice or a valid compact state license required.
• 2+ years in clinical education, CSC, academia or leadership preferred.
• 2+ years in acute care hospital preferred.
• Basic Life Saving (BLS) required.

Responsibilities

• Participates in onboarding and orientation for nursing and other healthcare personnel.
• Provides orientation/onboarding programs to promote employee retention.
• Collaborates with Director of Clinical Professional Development to adjust the program based on evaluation results.
• Participates in development, coordination, and management of competency activities.
• Designs and identifies educational activities to address practice gaps for identified audiences.
• Develops activities to achieve outcomes related to knowledge and skill gaps.
• Promotes evidence-based practice and supports research, EBP, and quality improvement.
• Identifies strategies to foster lifelong learning and professional maturation.
• Utilizes novice-to-expert continuum to guide staff development.

Skills

Educational design

Onboarding programs

Clinical education

Research & QI

Lifelong learning

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Master's degree in nursing

Job description

As aNurse Educator Emergency Room, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empoweredat every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives.You'llhelp shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

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 West 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 services
• Wellbeing support, includingfree counselingand referral services
• Time away from workprograms 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
• Educationsupport through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note:Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our Nurse Educator Emergency Room 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.