Critical Care - Clinical Nurse Educator

LCMC Health•Covington, LA

About The Position

Your job is more than a job. Inspire Excellence. Shape the Future of Nursing. Are you passionate about mentoring others and advancing clinical excellence? As a Clinical Nurse Educator, you’ll play a key role in developing confident, highly skilled nursing professionals while driving quality patient care. This is your opportunity to make a lasting impact—guiding new nurses, elevating clinical practice, and helping teams thrive in a dynamic healthcare environment. What You’ll Do Empower Learning & Growth You’ll lead the design and delivery of engaging, unit-based education programs that support nurses at every stage of their career. From onboarding new team members to facilitating continuing education, you’ll ensure staff are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed. Be a Trusted Clinical Resource Serve as a go-to expert for nurses, students, and interdisciplinary teams. You’ll support the development of critical thinking, clinical competency, and confidence across a variety of patient care scenarios. Coach & Mentor Future Leaders Guide new graduates and experienced nurses alike through hands-on coaching and mentorship. You’ll model best-in-class nursing practice and help clinicians strengthen their assessment, decision-making, and patient care skills. Drive Excellence in Practice Collaborate with leadership and the education team to implement evidence-based practices, improve patient safety, and ensure high standards of care. You’ll help introduce new clinical initiatives and reinforce best practices across your unit. Lead with Purpose Bring energy, vision, and collaboration to your role. You’ll work alongside nursing leaders and interdisciplinary teams to support performance goals, improve patient outcomes, and foster a culture of teamwork and accountability. Champion Innovation & Improvement Stay at the forefront of healthcare by integrating evidence-based practices into education and supporting research and quality improvement initiatives. You’ll also help teams navigate change with confidence and clarity. What You Bring At least 3 years of clinical nursing experience A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or a related healthcare field Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in Louisiana BLS/CPR certification from the American Heart Association A passion for teaching, mentoring, and advancing nursing practice Why You’ll Love This Role Make a meaningful impact on both patient outcomes and staff development Help shape the next generation of nursing professionals Collaborate with a supportive, mission-driven healthcare team Stay engaged with cutting-edge clinical practices and education strategies Grow your own leadership and professional development skills A Note About This Role This position description reflects the general responsibilities of the role and may evolve to meet the needs of the organization. You’ll have opportunities to take on new challenges and contribute in meaningful ways as part of a forward-thinking healthcare team. WORK SHIFT: Variable Hours (United States of America) LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary. Lakeview Hospital, the center of LCMC Health’s extraordinary community of care on the Northshore, provides the only Level II trauma center in St. Tammany Parish. Along with our signature healthcare and wellness services, we continuously adopt the latest treatments, technologies, and medical innovations to better serve our patients. Learn more about Lakeview Hospital and our nationally recognized standards of excellence for heart, stroke, orthopedic, and women’s care. Your extras • Deliver healthcare with heart. • Give people a reason to smile. • Put a little love in your work. • Be honest and real, but with compassion. • Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. • Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care. • See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective. • Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. • Love what makes you, you - because we do. You are welcome here. LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. Simple things make the difference. 1. To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information. 2. To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background. 3. To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed. 4. To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States. About LCMC Health One-of-a-kind care comes from one-of-a-kind people. At LCMC Health, our people are the magic ingredient that makes our care so extra-extraordinary. We are compassionate, driven, and dedicated to bringing a little something extra to healthcare and to the people of New Orleans and beyond. If you’re the kind of person who believes that our community deserves the best and that healthcare needs a little more heart, we want you to be a part of our family. From medical roles to administrative positions, every person on our team plays a part in our mission: to provide health, care, and education beyond extraordinary. Let’s make every day extraordinary, together.

Requirements

At least 3 years of clinical nursing experience
A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or a related healthcare field
Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in Louisiana
BLS/CPR certification from the American Heart Association
A passion for teaching, mentoring, and advancing nursing practice

Responsibilities

Lead the design and delivery of engaging, unit-based education programs that support nurses at every stage of their career.
Serve as a go-to expert for nurses, students, and interdisciplinary teams.
Support the development of critical thinking, clinical competency, and confidence across a variety of patient care scenarios.
Guide new graduates and experienced nurses alike through hands-on coaching and mentorship.
Model best-in-class nursing practice and help clinicians strengthen their assessment, decision-making, and patient care skills.
Collaborate with leadership and the education team to implement evidence-based practices, improve patient safety, and ensure high standards of care.
Help introduce new clinical initiatives and reinforce best practices across your unit.
Bring energy, vision, and collaboration to your role.
Work alongside nursing leaders and interdisciplinary teams to support performance goals, improve patient outcomes, and foster a culture of teamwork and accountability.
Stay at the forefront of healthcare by integrating evidence-based practices into education and supporting research and quality improvement initiatives.
Help teams navigate change with confidence and clarity.