Registered Professional Nurse IV (Educator), Med-Surg Intensive Care Unit

US Lawns; Hilo (HI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

Employee retirement system

13 paid holidays

Paid vacation and sick days

Job summary

Hilo Benioff Medical Center seeks a Registered Professional Nurse IV – Assistant Nurse Manager/Educator to lead ICU education, supervise staff, and coordinate clinical operations. The role emphasizes advancing nursing education, patient safety, and evidence-based practice in a high-acuity adult and geriatric ICU setting.

Ideal candidates hold a BSN, Hawaii RN licensure, and recent ICU leadership experience, with required BLS/ACLS/PALS within designated timeframes.

Qualifications

• Current Hawaii RN license required.
• 1.5 years of ICU nursing experience within past 2 years required.
• BLS/ACLS/PALS certifications required within specified timeframes.

Responsibilities

• Lead ICU education and staff development programs.
• Assess patients, develop care plans, administer treatments, and document nursing care.
• Coordinate ICU operations, act as charge nurse, and allocate staff based on acuity.
• Provide clinical leadership and mentorship to nursing staff.
• Monitor quality and safety, ensure regulatory compliance, and participate in performance improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with educators, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical education

Staff development

Supervision

Regulatory compliance

Education

BSN degree

Accredited nursing program

Job description

Job Description

Join Hilo Benioff Medical Center and be part of a team that proudly cares for our friends, family, and neighbors across East Hawaiʻi.

Position Summary

Hilo Medical Center is seeking a Registered Professional Nurse IV – Assistant Nurse Manager/Educator to support the Intensive Care Unit and provide leadership in clinical education, staff development, and high-quality patient care. This role combines advanced nursing practice, staff supervision, education, and operational coordination to ensure the ICU team maintains clinical competencies and delivers safe, patient-centered care to critically ill patients across the adult and geriatric populations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead education and staff development: Develop, coordinate, deliver, and evaluate orientation, in-service education, competency programs, and ongoing professional development for ICU staff in alignment with applicable regulatory and organizational standards.
• Provide and oversee clinical care: Assess patients, develop and implement nursing care plans, administer medications and treatments, assist with procedures, provide patient and family education, and ensure accurate and timely documentation.
• Coordinate ICU operations: Function as charge nurse as assigned, coordinate staffing and patient assignments based on patient acuity and staff competencies, delegate responsibilities, and support the efficient use of unit resources.
• Provide clinical leadership and mentorship: Serve as a subject matter expert and role model for nursing skills, procedures, equipment, and clinical practices while coaching, mentoring, and supporting staff development.
• Promote quality and patient safety: Monitor compliance with nursing standards, infection prevention and safety practices, hospital policies, and regulatory requirements; identify opportunities for improvement and participate in performance improvement initiatives.
• Support continuous improvement and collaboration: Collaborate with nursing educators, physicians, interdisciplinary teams, and hospital committees; stay current with nursing trends and evidence-based practices; and assist with evaluation of new equipment, policies, procedures, and clinical initiatives.

Education

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited college or university is highly desirable.

Experience

• Minimum of 1½ years of professional nursing experience. Of the required one and one-half (1 1/2) year of professional nursing work experience, one and one-half (1 1/2) year of professional nursing experience working in an Intensive Care Unit is required. The required experience must have been gained within the past two (2) years.
• Demonstrated supervisory aptitude or potential through leadership, team‑lead, supervisory, administrative, or related nursing responsibilities.

Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within one month of appointment.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required within six months of employment or transfer into the position.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification required within six months of employment or transfer into the position.

Licensure

• Current, valid license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Hawaii required.

Company Description

As the Big Island’s leading providers of inpatient and outpatient care, the East Hawaii Region of Hawai`i Health Systems Corporation (HHSC), consisting of Hilo Benioff Medical Center, Honoka'a Hospital, Ka′u Hospital, Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home, East Hawaii Medical Group and East Hawaii Health Pharmacy, delivers a full range of services and programs. Our three hospitals include 290 beds and more than 1,900 employees. Our medical staff is comprised of 250 physicians, physician assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, representing 33 specialties. East Hawaii Health is our network of clinics offering primary and specialty care. Hilo Benioff Medical Center functions as a Level III Trauma Center, which includes the second busiest emergency room in the state, providing 24-hour care and serving more than 50,000 patients annually. Honoka'a Hospital and Ka′u Hospital are designated as Critical Access Hospitals. To learn more about the East Hawaii Region, please watch our Video Yearbook or visit www.hbmc.org, www.honokaahospital.org or www.kauhospital.org.

Benefits

• 13 paid holidays each year (104 hours); 14 (112 hours) during election years*
• 21 paid vacation days (168 hours) per year*
• 21 paid sick days (168 hours) per year*
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Participation in the State of Hawaii’s retirement system
• Potential eligibility for various student loan repayment & scholarship programs

* Rates listed for paid holidays, vacation and sick days are for 1.0 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) positions assigned to 8 hour shifts. Accruals for these benefits are otherwise prorated based on FTE.

Pre-Employment Health Requirements

Offers of employment will be contingent on successfully passing a pre-employment examination, which includes a drug screen and other regulatory medical requirements such as, but not limited to, a tuberculosis (TB) screen. The cost for drug screening and blood draw for QuantiFERON and Titers, shall be borne by the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

Pre-Employment Assessments for External Candidates

As part of the recruiting process for this position, external applicants (job applicants NOTemployed byHHSC’s East Hawaii Region)are required to complete pre-employment assessments shortly after application submission. If you are notan employee of the East Hawaii Region of HHSC, youwill receive an email containing assessment instructions. We ask that you complete the assessments within two days of receipt of the request.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The East Hawaii Region of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation is a drug free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Shift Details

Must be available to work shifts, weekends and holidays as necessary based on hospital operations. Services are provided 24/7.