RN Trauma Educator

Memorial Health University Medical Center; Bluffton (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Health University Medical Center is seeking an RN Trauma Educator to strengthen trauma care across the continuum. You will prepare teams with skills, knowledge, and confidence to deliver safe, high-quality care and act as clinical mentor and program leader.

You will translate guidelines and national standards into practical education at the bedside. Your role includes designing education programs, rounding to evaluate practice, collaborating with leaders, and coordinating outreach and

Qualifications

• Current RN license and trauma nursing experience
• Ability to design and deliver education programs with measurable outcomes
• Willingness to obtain required certifications within specified timeframes

Responsibilities

• Assess trauma competencies and education plans for nurses, physicians, and staff.
• Design and deliver education, orientation, and preceptorship programs with measurable outcomes.
• Rounding and evaluating clinical practice to monitor progress and adherence to standards.
• Collaborate with leaders and teams to implement best practices and strengthen trauma care systems.
• Coordinate and track trauma education activities and documentation.

Job description

Strongstaffing Supportwhen it matters most.Technology and toolsthat streamline patient monitoringandcommunication to help you work more efficiently.Robustsupply chains to keep you fully equipped. Ongoing clinical education toimproveyour skills.As an RN Trauma Educator atMemorial Health University Medical Center, you’llhaveallthestaffing support,technologyand resources you need todeliver safe, high-quality care—so you can focus on what you do best.

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 developingtrauma competencies, learning needs, and education plans for nurses, physicians, and staff across all areas involved in trauma care
• Designing and deliveringevidence-based education, orientation, and preceptorship programs with measurable outcomes and clear evaluation methods
• Rounding and evaluatingclinical practice tomonitorpatient progress, documentation quality, adherence to trauma standards, and opportunities to improve care
• Collaborating and consultingwith leaders, educators, and interdisciplinary teams to implement best practices, reduce risk, and strengthen trauma care systems
• Coordinating and trackingtrauma education activities, competency validation, outreach programs, PI-related training, and loop-closure documentation
• Engaging andrepresentingthe Trauma Program through community outreach, professional presentations, committee participation, and partnerships that support trauma education

What qualifications you will need:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Advanced Trauma Life Spt must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Emergency Nurse Pediatric Cour must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (RN) Registered Nurse
• Bachelors Degree
• Trauma Nursing Core Course or TNCC Instructor must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• Previous Trauma RN experience required
• Previous Clinical Education experienced preferred

Benefits

Memorial Health University 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 benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms 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 supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location

Memorial Health University Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1955, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 600+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities that serves 35 counties across southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. Located in Savannah, Georgia, we are a regional referral center for heart care, cancer care, trauma care, children's care, high-risk pregnancies and high-risk newborn care. Our hospital includes the region's only Level I trauma center and children's hospital, as well as the Savannah campus of Mercer University School of Medicine.

At Memorial Health, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

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