Nurse Educator: Med-Surg & Telemetry Excellence

Naples Comprehensive Health - NCH; Naples (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Naples Comprehensive Health - NCH seeks a Clinical Nurse Educator to advance professional practice and learning for nurses and the healthcare team. The role applies adult learning principles and evidence-based methods to close practice gaps, oversee onboarding, and drive competency management.

You will collaborate across disciplines, design and evaluate education initiatives, and coach staff toward high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) or MSN required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional nursing experience; specialty experience preferred.
• Current, unrestricted RN license in Florida, or eligibility to practice in Florida.
• Experience in nursing education, professional development, competency management, precepting, orientation, residency, or transition-to-practice activities preferred.
• Knowledge of adult learning principles, instructional design, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, competency assessment, and professional nursing standards.
• NPD-BC certification preferred.
• BLS and ALS certifications required.
• Proficiency with learning management systems, electronic health records, educational technology, and standard office applications.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates orientation, onboarding, Nurse Residency, fellowship, preceptor development, and other transition-to-practice programs as assigned.
• Supports successful transition to practice for newly licensed nurses, experienced nurses, and nurses transitioning to new specialties or professional roles.
• Supports the Nurse Residency Program for newly licensed nurses within the assigned coverage area or specialty, including collaboration with program leadership and unit-based stakeholders.
• Provides coaching, mentoring, and performance support throughout orientation and onboarding and collaborates with preceptors and clinical leaders to promote role competence, professional growth, engagement, and retention.
• Evaluates orientation and transition-to-practice outcomes and recommends improvements based on learner, leader, quality, and workforce data.

Skills

Adult learning principles

Instructional design

Evidence-based practice

Quality improvement

Competency assessment

Professional nursing standards

Education

Bachelor’s in nursing (BSN) or Master’s degree in nursing (MSN)

Nursing Professional Development Board Certification (NPD-BC) preferred

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Advanced Life Support (ALS) certification

Tools

Learning Management Systems

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Educational technology

Job description

Naples Comprehensive Health - NCH seeks a Clinical Nurse Educator to advance professional practice and learning for nurses and the healthcare team. The role applies adult learning principles and evidence-based methods to close practice gaps, oversee onboarding, and drive competency management.

You will collaborate across disciplines, design and evaluate education initiatives, and coach staff toward high-quality patient care.