Transition to Practice Educator Critical Care

HCA Healthcare; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Grand Strand Medical Center is seeking a Transition to Practice Clinical Educator to advance clinical education across the organization and assigned facility. You will lead department-wide educational programs, support orientation and RN residency initiatives, and apply evidence-based teaching practices to improve patient care.

The role emphasizes adult learning, curriculum development, and collaboration with nursing leadership to ensure high-quality education and career growth opportunities for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing is required.
• Master's in nursing is preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in clinical education, CSC, academia or leadership is preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in acute care hospital is preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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 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.

Skills

Clinical education

Adult learning theory

Training & development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Master's degree in nursing

Job description

Ready for a role that supports your unique calling in patient care and fits your life? At Grand Strand Medical Center, you’ll find clear pathways to advance backed by our unmatched nationwide transfer policy that lets you grow your career when the time is right for you. With mentorship opportunities, clinical education courses, professional certification support, and educational assistance, you will have all the resources you need to build the career of a lifetime.

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