Clinical Educator - Acute Care - Full time
About The Position
The Clinical Educator works within a specialized discipline and partners with leadership to design relevant education and integrate and deploy it across the healthcare system. The role is intended to provide specialist expertise within one or two disciplines of nursing, allied health, or related specialty areas. The position is based at Texas Health Dallas in Dallas, Texas, and is full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The educator develops and implements clinical skills and competency solutions, supports staff through changes in clinical practice, and consults with management on skill development needs. The role also supports competency documentation and accreditation readiness, and works with clinical teams and leaders to assess satisfaction, identify gaps, resolve education challenges, and build a culture of learning and excellence.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in nursing.
- At least 1 year of staff development or adult education experience.
- At least 3 years of clinical experience, including 2 years in an area of specialty, or 2 years in the clinical education department.
- Registered Nurse (RN) upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in nursing, education, or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Partner in developing and implementing clinical skill and competency development solutions for unit, department, entity, and system high-risk/low-volume activities.
- Develop and implement clinical skills development solutions for changes in clinical practice, including documentation.
- Partner in developing and implementing onboarding programs, transition residency programs, clinical academic partnership placements, continuing education deployment, and organization-wide safety training.
- Help clinical staff navigate changes by supporting adoption of new clinical practices on the unit.
- Provide clinical coaching to staff to support adoption of new tools.
- Consult with management for assigned client groups about skill development needs and participate in evaluating and monitoring competency development, life support, onboarding, student placement, and continuing education programs and processes.
- Serve on entity-level root cause analysis teams, conduct board of nursing investigation practices, partner with Unit Based Councils, and serve on the NCAP committee as appropriate.
- Maintain clinical competency documentation and support accreditation readiness.
- Collaborate with coordinators to ensure proper storage and tracking of competency records.
- Communicate regularly with clinical teams and leadership to assess satisfaction, identify gaps, and troubleshoot educational challenges.
- Build relationships across departments to foster a culture of learning and excellence.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible spending
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Opportunities for growth
- Supportive team environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
