RN Educator Trauma

LewisGale Medical Center; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Tuition assistance

401(k) match

Job summary

As an RN Trauma Educator, you will strengthen trauma care across the continuum by preparing teams with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to deliver safe, high-quality care. Serving as both a clinical mentor and program leader, you will turn guidelines, performance-improvement insights, and national standards into clear, practical education that elevates care at the bedside.

Through focused assessments, targeted training, and close collaboration, you will ensure every caregiver is equipped to

Qualifications

• RN, registered nurse licensure required.
• Associate Degree or higher in nursing.
• ACLS Instructor or equivalent within 30 days of start.
• BCLS Instructor or equivalent within 30 days of start.
• PALS Instructor or equivalent within 30 days of start.
• TNCC Instructor or equivalent within 30 days of start.

Responsibilities

• Assessing and developing trauma competencies, learning needs, and education plans for nurses, physicians, and staff across trauma care.
• Designing and delivering evidence-based education, orientation, and preceptorship programs with measurable outcomes.
• Rounding and evaluating clinical practice to monitor patient progress and adherence to trauma standards.
• Collaborating with leaders, educators, and interdisciplinary teams to implement best practices and reduce risk.
• Coordinating and tracking trauma education activities, competency validation, and outreach programs.
• Engaging and representing the Trauma Program through community outreach and partnerships.

Skills

Clinical mentoring

Program leadership

Education

RN - registered nurse

Associate Degree

ACLS Instructor within 30 days

BCLS Instructor within 30 days

PALS Instructor within 30 days

TNCC Instructor within 30 days

Job description

Stroke response times nearly half of the national average. Cutting-edge SPOT Technology that detects sepsis earlier than the human eye. An Enhanced Surgical Recovery program that reduces opioid prescriptions and post-surgical readmissions. As a national learning health system, we're transforming care delivery, advancing clinical outcomes, and empowering our nursing teams in a collaborative effort to give people a healthier tomorrow. Join us!

At LewisGale Medical Center, our nurses play a vital part. We know that every nurse’s path and purpose is unique. Do you want to create your own personal career path in nursing? HCA Healthcare is your career destination! Our scale makes it possible for nurses to create the career path that fits their life – for life – and empowers their passion for patient care. Apply today for our RN Educator Trauma opportunity.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As an RN Trauma Educator, you will strengthen trauma care across the continuum by preparing teams with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to deliver safe, high-quality care. Serving as both a clinical mentor and program leader, you will turn guidelines, performance-improvement insights, and national standards into clear, practical education that elevates care at the bedside. Through focused assessments, targeted training, and close collaboration, you will ensure every caregiver is equipped to provide the level of trauma care patients deserve - advancing our shared mission to improve more lives in more ways. Your role will include:

• Assessing and developing trauma competencies, learning needs, and education plans for nurses, physicians, and staff across all areas involved in trauma care
• Designing and delivering evidence-based education, orientation, and preceptorship programs with measurable outcomes and clear evaluation methods
• Rounding and evaluating clinical practice to monitor patient progress, documentation quality, adherence to trauma standards, and opportunities to improve care
• Collaborating and consulting with leaders, educators, and interdisciplinary teams to implement best practices, reduce risk, and strengthen trauma care systems
• Coordinating and tracking trauma education activities, competency validation, outreach programs, PI-related training, and loop-closure documentation
• Engaging and representing the Trauma Program through community outreach, professional presentations, committee participation, and partnerships that support trauma education

What qualifications you will need:

• (RN) Registered Nurse
• Associate Degree
• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt, or ACLS Instructor must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support, or BCLS Instructor must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt, or PALS Instructor must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Trauma Nursing Core Course, or TNCC Instructor must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Benefits

LewisGale Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, includingfree counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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