Transition to Practice Educator Operating Room

HCA Healthcare; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan with 401(k) match

Job summary

HCA Healthcare is seeking a Transition to Practice Educator to lead clinical education for its nursing staff in the Kansas City market. The role focuses on standardizing, evidence-based education for new grads, RNs in residency/fellowship, and preceptors to improve patient care outcomes.

You will deliver targeted education, participate in rounding, and address practice gaps while fostering a positive learning environment for professional growth. Travel up to 75% is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing is required.
• Registered nurse license in the state(s) where practicing is required.
• BLS certification required.
• Ability to travel up to 75% in market.
• Nationally Recognized Specialty certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates lifelong learning and onboarding programs to promote retention.
• Delivers orientation to transition-to-practice programs for new staff.
• Conducts training to create a positive learning environment.
• Identifies professional development needs for staff in the specialty setting.
• Guides staff in career advancement resources and growth.
• Applies adult learning theory to develop educational programs.
• Uses evaluation methodologies (e.g., Kirkpatrick) to refine curricula.
• Contributes insights for succession planning and skill mastery.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Master's degree in nursing

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.

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 roleDirects 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

Research 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, 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

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Note:

Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our Transition to Practice Educator Operating Room opening.

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