RN CLINICAL EDUCATOR (FT Day) - Texas Behavioral Health Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

5h • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Educator at Texas Behavioral Health Center facilitates staff competency and education for an assigned department. Working with managers, directors, and clinical leaders, the educator assesses and implements immediate and future learning needs, supports professional growth, and promotes evidence-based practice and interdisciplinary patient and family education. The role provides an appropriate learning environment and presents educational activities using varied approaches and adult learning principles. It also contributes to continuous performance improvement aligned with hospital targets and performs other duties as assigned.

Texas Behavioral Health Center is a state-funded psychiatric hospital in Dallas’ Southwestern Medical District, owned by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and operated by UT Southwestern Medical Center. The facility is designed for 292 adult, child, and adolescent beds and provides patient-centered behavioral health care in a modern environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
• Five years of experience in the health care field, preferably in a hospital setting.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) course accredited by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification; training must be completed within 30 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate initial and ongoing competency processes for the assigned department, establish education plans, and follow up as needed.
• Work with managers, directors, and clinical leaders to assess, develop, and implement immediate and future learning needs for the unit, department, or organization.
• Model lifelong learning by welcoming students and instructors, identifying resources, coaching staff through clinical advancement processes, and fostering evidence-based practice.
• Serve as a resource to clinical leaders by identifying staff education needs related to changes in services, equipment, or techniques.
• Implement programs to meet educational needs, identifying internal and external resources as appropriate.
• Foster staff competence and professional growth by facilitating adoption of practice and policy changes and serving as a role model for interdisciplinary care and patient and family education.
• Provide an appropriate learning environment and plan and present educational activities in varied styles using adult learning principles.
• Demonstrate continuous performance improvement in areas of responsibility aligned with annual hospital performance improvement targets.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available on day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage.
• Preventive healthcare coverage at 100% with no copay.
• Paid time off, available on day one.
• Retirement programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS).
• Paid parental leave.
• Wellness programs.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualified employer.
• Paid holidays.
• On-site childcare.
• Wage and merit increases.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level