Transition to Practice Nurse Educator - ED

HCA Healthcare; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Wellbeing support and counseling

Paid time off and family leave

401(k) plan with match

Tuition assistance and certification

Job summary

HCA Florida Memorial Hospital is seeking a Transition to Practice Nurse Educator for the ED to support clinical education and patient care excellence.

You will lead orientation, residency/fellowship programs, and ongoing staff development, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to advance practice and competencies.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Nationally Recognized Specialty certification preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 75% in market.

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 apply to development of educational programs.
• Demonstrates evaluation methodologies (e.g., 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.

Skills

Clinical education

Leadership

Academic partnerships

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Master's degree in Nursing

Job description

Do you have the career opportunities as a Transition to Practice Nurse Educator - ED you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Florida Memorial Hospital which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

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 Florida Memorial Hospital, 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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