Nurse Educator - NICU

Providence Health Plan Group; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 109,572,926 - 170,089,516; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with e

health care benefits (medical, dental,

life insurance

disability insurance

time off benefits (paid parental leave

voluntary benefits

well-being resources

much more

Job summary

Providence Covenant Jobs in Texas seek a Nursing Professional Development specialist to advance nursing practice and caregiver growth at Covenant Children’s Hospital. You will lead orientation, competency management, education, and role development while partnering with clinical teams to support practice transitions and population health goals.

Required TX RN license, NCLEX eligibility, BLS, and 3 years related experience, including 1 year in acute care.

Qualifications

• Must meet criteria to sit for NCLEX and license in Texas.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Texas Registered Nurse License upon hire.
• National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire.
• 3 years related experience.
• 1 year recent clinical experience in an acute care hospital.

Responsibilities

• Orientation and onboarding
• Competency management
• Education
• Role development
• Collaborative partnerships
• Inquiry.

Skills

NCLEX eligibility

Texas RN License

BLS - American Heart Association

3 years related experience

1 year acute care experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Master's Degree in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Description

Nursing professional development (NPD) is a nursing practice specialty that improves the professional practice and role competence of nurses and other healthcare personnel by facilitating ongoing learning, change, and role competence and growth with the intention of improving population health through indirect care. The role of the NPD practitioner is multi-faceted and includes serving as a change agent, mentor, learning facilitator and partner for practice transitions. Areas of NPD responsibility are: 1) orientation and onboarding; 2) competency management; 3) education; 4) role development; 5) collaborative partnerships; and (6) inquiry.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Covenant Children's Hosp (Methodist Children's Hosp) and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications

• Must meet the criteria to sit for the NCLEX examination and become licensed in the state of Texas.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Upon hire: Texas Registered Nurse License.
• Upon hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association.
• 3 years related experience.
• 1 year recent clinical experience in an acute care hospital.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Nursing.
• 1 year Clinical experience in area of specialty, if applicable
• Experience with ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation Program.
• Experience as a nurse planner in an ANCC approved provider unit

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

About the Team

Since 1918, Covenant has been driven by a mission of providing a Christian ministry of healing and caring for the whole person through our integrated health network in West Texas/eastern New Mexico. As an expression of our mission, we believe we hold an important Covenant with our patients and try and treat every interaction as Sacred Encounters.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are located in the cities of Lubbock, Levelland, Plainview and Hobbs. Our not-for-profit network also provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, outreach programs, hospice and home care, and even schools for nursing and radiography.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Benefits

• retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching
• health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues)
• voluntary benefits
• well-being resources
• much more

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Requsition ID

447054

Company

Covenant Jobs

Job Category

Clinical Education

Job Function

Clinical Support

Job Schedule

Full time

Job Shift

Day

Career Track

Nursing

Department

8006 INSERVICE EDU NURSING

Address

TX Lubbock 4000 24th St

Work Location

Covenant Children's Hospital

Workplace Type

On-site

Pay Range

$38.24 - $59.36 The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.