Transition to Practice Clinical Educator ICU

HCA Healthcare; Plantation (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Student loan assistance

Certification support

Galen College partnership

401(k) matching

Fertility and family benefits

Life insurance

Job summary

HCA Healthcare seeks a Transition to Practice Clinical Educator to support clinical education across East Florida hospitals. This role emphasizes standardized, evidence-based education for nursing and allied staff, including orientation, RN residency, and preceptor programs.

You will lead lifelong learning, identify gaps, and apply evaluation methods to refine curricula. Travel up to 75% is required to support multiple facilities within the market.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing required.
• Master’s degree in Nursing preferred.
• 2+ years of clinical education, CSC, academia or leadership preferred.
• 2+ years of acute care hospital experience preferred.
• Current RN license in applicable state required.
• BLS required.
• Nationally recognized specialty certification preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 75% in market.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates orientation, onboarding and transition to practice programs to promote retention.
• Deliversing education content and programs to improve professional practice.
• Identifies professional development needs of staff and learners.
• Assists staff with growth plans and career advancement resources.
• Applies adult education theory to program development and evaluation.
• Implements evaluation methodologies to refine clinical programs.

Skills

Clinical education experience

RN licensed

BLS certification

Travel up to 75%

Staff development

Adult education theory

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Master's degree in nursing

Job description

This position covers education needs for multiple HCA hospitals in East Florida. 75% Travel Required.

Strong staffing Support when it matters most. Technology and tools that streamline patient monitoring and communication to help you work more efficiently. Robust supply chains to keep you fully equipped. Ongoing clinical education to improve your skills. As a Registered Nurse at HCA Healthcare, you’ll have all the staffing support, technology and resources you need to deliver safe, high-quality care—so you can focus on what you do best.

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Transition to Practice (TTP) Clinical Educator is a skilled professional who specializes in the clinical learning environment. The TTP Clinical Educator supports and assists with clinical education activities for the organization and within their assigned division/market/facility. They play a crucial role in improving professional practice and ensuring high‑quality patient care. By facilitating standardized, evidence‑based, and top‑notch educational content, the TTP Clinical Educator helps enhance the professional competency of nursing, inter‑professional, and non‑licensed clinical staff and students. They teach relevant content specific to their profession and specialty. This includes all educational aspects of transition to practice programs, including but not limited to new employee orientation, RN Residency/Fellowship, Preceptor Program, and other educational courses/experiences. Additionally, they deliver targeted education to address any identified practice gaps and participate in rounding, aiming to achieve specific outcomes for the intended audience.

In this role you will:

• Participates and provides lifelong learning
• Facilitates orientation/onboarding/transition to practice programs to promote employee retention
• Conducts training in a manner that facilitates a positive learning environment
• Provides expertise in identifying professional development needs of individual staff in the identified specialty setting
• Assists staff to identify areas for individual growth in current role
• Directs staff to career advancement resources
• Utilizes novice to expert continuum when developing staff
• Understands adult educational theory and able to apply to the development of educational programs
• Demonstrates an understanding and ability to apply evaluation methodologies (i.e. Kirkpatrick) into courses and curriculum to refine clinical programs
• Contributes to insights and feedback for succession planning
• Identifies and provides opportunities for skill enhancement and mastery

What qualifications you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing Required
• Master's degree in nursing Preferred
• 2+ years of experience in clinical education, CSC, academia or leadership Preferred
• 2+ years of experience in acute care hospital Preferred
• Currently licensed as a registered nurse in the state(s) where practicing, in accordance with law and regulation. Required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Required
• Nationally Recognized Specialty certification Preferred
• Ability to travel up to 75% in market

Benefits

HCA Healthcare, 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, including free 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

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

“Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future.”

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

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