Nursing Education Leader & Epic EHR Trainer

Lexington Medical Center; West Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lexington Health in West Columbia, SC seeks a Clinical Educator to lead nursing education and direct care staff development. This role emphasizes teaching excellence, collaboration with nursing leadership, and advancing patient care through structured programs and orientation.

The educator will oversee clinical staff education, implement curriculum, evaluate outcomes, and guide learners across departments using Epic EHR ClinDoc and Stork, ensuring high-quality nursing practice.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Bachelors of Science in Nursing
• Required Certifications/Licensure: Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing; Instructor status in mandatory certification programs (CPR, ACLS, NRP, or PALS) - may be obtained within six months of entering role; Certification in Nursing Professional Development - may be obtained within 3 years of entering role; Epic Credentialed Trainer certification(Inpatient ClinDoc and/or Stork) - may be obtained within 6 months of entering role; Certification in CPR.

Responsibilities

• The Clinical Educator facilitates the direct care clinical nursing staff’s acquisition of knowledge and skills needed to provide cost-effective, quality patient care.
• Develops, coordinates, implements, evaluates and revises patient care and nursing orientation.
• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates educational programs and activities to meet the needs of clinical nursing staff.
• Works effectively with team/work groups to accomplish organizational goals.
• Utilizes principles of Adult Learning Theory in developing educational programs.
• Demonstrates competence in critical thinking and problem solving skills to assist staff in providing care and treatment for the patient populations served.
• Provides oversight to nursing students, nursing residents and high school health science students in their clinical rotations in patient care units.
• Facilitates orientation for clinical staff and students prior to patient care experiences.
• Provides assessment and/or implementation of changes to practice, policy and procedure to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
• Achieves and maintains a satisfactory level of technical skills and knowledge related to education technology and Epic EHR Inpatient ClinDoc and/or Stork.
• Exhibits telephone courtesy.
• Utilizes the service recovery process to resolve complaints.
• Directly influences policy, procedures, and educational strategies for unit, organization, and community.
• This role encompasses that of an educator, facilitator, project manager, consultant, change agent, and researcher.
• Serves as resource and role model for clinical nursing staff, other health care personnel and nursing students in the acquisition of knowledge and skills related to their practice.
• Assumes accountability for maintaining competencies in specialty.

Skills

Clinical education

Leadership

Communication

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Nursing Professional Development Certification

Tools

Epic EHR Inpatient ClinDoc

Stork

Job description

Lexington Health in West Columbia, SC seeks a Clinical Educator to lead nursing education and direct care staff development. This role emphasizes teaching excellence, collaboration with nursing leadership, and advancing patient care through structured programs and orientation.

The educator will oversee clinical staff education, implement curriculum, evaluate outcomes, and guide learners across departments using Epic EHR ClinDoc and Stork, ensuring high-quality nursing practice.