NURSE EDUCATOR - RN

Holland America-Princess (Holland America Dawson City Inn); Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center is seeking a Registered Nurse Educator to lead clinical education across the organization. You will coordinate onboarding, competency validation, and workforce development, partnering with departmental leaders to standardize programs and promote best practices in patient care.

The role emphasizes collaboration across Laboratory, Pharmacy, Imaging/X-Ray, Dental, and other care teams, with responsibility for developing education strategies, coaching staff, and

Qualifications

• RN with experience in clinical education across the organization.
• Ability to develop, implement, and evaluate education programs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support organization-wide clinical education, onboarding, orientation, and competency validation.
• Develop and maintain nursing/clinical competency frameworks and training documentation.
• Partner with department leaders to standardize education and improve patient care processes.
• Serve as clinical SME for Relias LMS and provide system training and reporting.

Skills

Clinical education

Training delivery

Coaching

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

RN licensure (BSN preferred)

Tools

Relias LMS

EHR systems

Job description

ABOUT ANCHORAGE NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER:

At ANHC, we believe everyone deserves high-quality, respectful, and compassionate care, regardless of their ability to pay. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, we serve a diverse patient population with a commitment to health equity and community well-being.

Our culture is grounded in our core values: Respect, Compassion, Personal Integrity, Excellence, and Collaborative Spirit. These values guide how we care for our patients and how we treat one another. We foster a supportive, team-orientated environment where every voice is heard, diversity is celebrated, and staff are empowered to grow and make meaningful contributions. At ANHC, you’ll be part of a mission-driven team that shows up every day with purpose, heart, and a deep commitment to the community we serve.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We’re looking for an experienced and passionate Registered Nurse (RN) who enjoys developing others and building strong clinical teams. In this role, you’ll serve as a key leader for clinical education across the organization, providing training, coaching, and professional development for nurses and medical assistants. Beyond individual training, you’ll help create a connected and collaborative learning environment by partnering closely with leadership across the clinical departments- Laboratory, Pharmacy, Imaging/X-Ray, Dental and other care teams. Together, you'll develop and align educational programs, support clinical best practices, and ensure staff have the knowledge and resources needed to deliver exceptional patient care. This position is ideal for a nurse who is energized by collaboration, enjoys building relationships across departments, and is passionate about helping clinical teams grow, learn, and succeed

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Nurse Educator is responsible forcoordinating and supporting the development, implementation, and ongoing management of clinical education, onboarding, orientation, competency validation, and workforce development programs across the organization. This role supports a culture of continuous learning, patient safety, quality improvement, and integrated team-based care consistent with the principles of a Patient-Centered Medical Home and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) model.

Under the direction of the Chief Operations Officer, the Clinical Education Coordinator works collaboratively with operational, clinical, risk, compliance, quality, and human resources leaders to develop and maintain standardized clinical education infrastructure and competency processes that support high-quality, coordinated patient care across departments and disciplines.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Exemplifies the Mission, Vision, Values, and Service Excellence standards of Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center.
• Maintainscurrent knowledge of ambulatory care and FQHC best practices, regulatory and accreditation requirements, Patient-Centered Medical Home principles, chronic disease and population health management strategies, and evidence-based clinical practice; incorporates these principles into clinical education and workforce development initiatives across the organization.
• Coordinates and supports organization-wide clinical education processes, including onboarding, orientation, training assignments, competency tracking, and ongoing workforce development activities for clinical staff.
• Serves as the primary clinical educator for nursing and clinical support staff, with significant responsibility for development, facilitation, and evaluation of education, onboarding, competency validation, workflow training, and professional development activities for CMA, LPN, RN, and RN Case Management roles.
• Responsible for development and maintenance of nursing and clinical supportstaffcompetency frameworks, annual competency validation processes, skills checklists, training documentation, and education tracking systems.
• Provides nursing and clinical skills education related to patient assessment, triage, medication workflows, specimen collection, infection prevention practices, clinical procedures, equipment use, patient safety standards, and regulatory requirements appropriate to role and scope of practice.
• Collaborates with clinical and operational leaders to develop, standardize, implement, and continuously improve interdisciplinary education and competency programs that support safe, high-quality, integrated team-based patient care across departments.
• Assistsleaders inidentifyingdepartment-specific learning needs, skill gaps, workflow improvement opportunities, and regulatory training requirements across clinical and direct care support departments including laboratory, radiology, pharmacy, dietary, behavioral health, outreach and enrollment, patient navigation, patient services, referral coordination, and case management.
• Supports new employee clinical onboarding and orientation processes in partnership with Human Resources, department leaders, preceptors, and subject matter experts.
• Serves as clinical subject matter expert for the Relias learning management platform, including assignment development, reporting, learning pathways, competency tracking, documentation management, and user support.
• Supports training related to Electronic Health Record (EHR)utilization, clinical workflows, and documentation standards; functions as an EHR super-user and collaborates with operational and clinical leadership to support workflow education and optimization.
• Collaborates with Risk Management and Quality departments to support audits, observations, workflow reviews, competency assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives aimed atidentifyingeducation opportunities and strengthening clinical practice, patient safety, and quality outcomes.
• Supports a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, accountability, patient safety, and respectful interdisciplinary teamwork.
• Prepares reports, education metrics, competency tracking data, and training compliance summaries as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Participatesinappropriate meetingsand committees

KNOWLEDGE,SKILLSAND ABILITIES:

ANHC’sMission,Visionand Values: Activelysupports ANHC’s mission,visionand values. Includes using individual skills to add value to themission:To be a trusted partner in every person’s wellness by providing integrated,compassionate, and high-quality health care, regardless of ability to pay;andvision:Accessible care for a healthy Anchorage. Aligns actions around organizationalvaluesofRESPECT, COMPASSION, PERSONAL INTEGRITY, EXCELLENCEandCOLLABORATIVE SPIRITand gives priority to organizational mission, vision and values when making decisions.

Accountability:Takes ownership for delivering on commitments; owns mistakes and uses them as opportunities for learning and development; openly discusses his/her actions and their consequences both good and bad; has an ability to identify strengths and developmental opportunities and leverages insight tomake adjustments into improve their effectiveness; courage to have difficult conversations.

Adapting to Change:Acceptsand adapts to change in a professionallyappropriateand thoughtful manner. Is willing to offer a different perspectiveor approach and yet knows when and how to stand down graciously and accept a well-thought-out decision. Embraces change.

Confidentiality:Maintainsthe highest level of confidentialityregarding ANHC records and information relating to ANHC, itscustomersand employees. Appropriatelyusesinternal confidential information for business purposes only. Responsible for knowledge and compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

Communicating Effectively:Sharesinformation. Listens and involves others. Clearly conveys ideas in a manner that engages others and helps them understand andretainthe message.

Decision Making/Judgment:Approaches problem