Emergency Department Clinical Educator

Bay Area Hospital•Fort Bridger, WY

1d•$47 - $67•Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Department Clinical Educator provides clinical education, staff development, orientation, competency validation, and clinical coordination within the Emergency Department. The educator partners with the Nurse Manager and interdisciplinary teams to support evidence-based emergency nursing practice, emergency preparedness, quality improvement, and safe, timely, patient- and family-centered care. The role serves as a clinical resource and mentor and supports daily department operations as assigned. The educator assesses staff learning needs and develops and delivers education through classroom instruction, bedside teaching, simulation, skills validation, and just-in-time training. The role coordinates onboarding and competency validation, maintains education records, supports preceptors, and provides coaching and remediation. It also coordinates simulations, mock codes, disaster drills, and emergency preparedness activities; supports complex patient care and department operations; and collaborates on quality, safety, regulatory readiness, and performance-improvement work. The position works primarily in a hospital Emergency Department and includes frequent standing, walking, bending, and movement throughout the department. It may involve lifting up to 50 pounds, exposure to blood and body fluids requiring standard precautions, frequent computer use, and manual dexterity. The educator responds to urgent events and must manage clinical, educational, and operational priorities in a high-acuity, fast-paced environment. Weekends, holidays, evenings, or varied schedules may be required to support education and clinical operations.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license in Oregon.
Associate Degree in Nursing.
Organization-approved workplace violence training, required or to be obtained by the last day of the month after the 90-day grace period.
American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) card, or obtain within 6 months of hire.
American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Emergency Nurses’ Association Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) card, or obtain within 1 year of hire.
Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC) card for initial certification, or obtain within 1 year of hire.
American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS).
Emergency Department nursing experience.
Recent acute care hospital experience within the past 5 years.
Experience with precepting, mentoring, staff education, or clinical leadership.
Demonstrated clinical competence in emergency nursing, high-acuity patient care, and evidence-based practice.
Ability to assess learning needs, develop educational resources, facilitate training, and validate clinical competencies.
Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, critical thinking, and clinical judgment skills.
Ability to mentor staff, provide constructive feedback, and collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams.
Ability to coordinate patient flow and competing priorities in a fast-paced, unpredictable environment.
Ability to analyze quality data, identify practice gaps, and support patient safety and performance improvement.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Nursing.
National certification in emergency nursing (CEN or equivalent).
Experience with simulation-based education, clinical competency development and validation, quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and emergency preparedness or disaster planning.

Responsibilities

Assess staff educational needs using patient acuity, competency results, quality data, regulatory requirements, changes in clinical practice, and department priorities.
Develop and deliver Emergency Department education through classroom instruction, bedside teaching, simulation, skills validation, and just-in-time training.
Educate staff on emergency assessment, prioritization, stabilization, treatment, reassessment, disposition, high-acuity conditions, and emergency protocols.
Educate staff on new equipment, technology, medications, procedures, and protocols; reinforce evidence-based practice, hospital policies, and clinical standards.
Coordinate individualized orientation plans with the Nurse Manager, charge nurses, and preceptors; monitor progress and communicate performance concerns.
Identify learning and competency gaps and coordinate additional education, coaching, and remediation with department leadership.
Develop and support preceptors and mentor staff in clinical judgment, confidence, specialty certification, and ongoing professional development.
Coordinate annual and ongoing department competency validation; maintain competency tools and evaluate skills using appropriate methods.
Maintain accurate education, orientation, and competency records; monitor completion and communicate outstanding requirements.
Coordinate and participate in mock codes, simulations, disaster drills, and emergency preparedness activities; evaluate results and support improvement plans.
Serve as a clinical resource for complex and high-acuity patient care and provide direct patient care or clinical support as assigned.
Collaborate with the charge nurse and Nurse Manager on staffing and patient assignments based on acuity, competency, workload, and operational needs.
Support triage, patient flow, room utilization, admissions, transfers, discharges, procedures, and consultations; identify barriers to timely and safe care.
Promote effective communication among staff, providers, inpatient units, ancillary departments, patients, and families across shifts.
Partner with department leadership and Quality/Risk Management to monitor quality and safety indicators, conduct audits, and identify improvement opportunities.
Participate in performance-improvement initiatives, event reviews, root cause analyses, and corrective action plans; educate staff on findings and evaluate interventions.
Collaborate on the evaluation and implementation of evidence-based practices and department policies, procedures, equipment, and protocols; communicate practice updates.
Promote compassionate patient- and family-centered care, support staff communication and patient education, and help address concerns and improve patient experience.
Support regulatory and accreditation readiness and a safe clinical environment; participate in meetings, shared governance, committees, and workgroups and serve as a liaison with Nursing Education, Quality, and other departments.
Perform other duties as assigned.