Nurse Educator 3, Clinical Simulation & Emergency Readiness - Full Time

University of Miami•Miami, FL

About The Position

The Nurse Educator provides clinical education to nursing and patient care staff and facilitates evidence-based practice in a specialized area of nursing. The role collaborates with medical practitioners to incorporate nursing processes into care plans for specialized patient groups and provides direct specialty nursing services while ensuring adherence to Joint Commission standards and UHealth policies, procedures, and guidelines. The Nurse Educator designs and conducts staff education, provides educational leadership, assesses learning needs, and collaborates with providers, patient care staff, and unit management to plan and deliver curricula. The role develops clinical skills activities, analyzes data trends, and implements educational strategies to support quality standards. It also serves as a clinical resource to unit management, coordinates education on equipment and supplies, promotes workplace safety, and maintains professional knowledge through continuing education and professional affiliations. This position advances system-level nursing excellence through quality and regulatory readiness, data-driven practice improvement, shared governance, evidence-based practice, research integration, Magnet readiness, and frontline coaching. It supports academic-practice partnerships and clinical instruction, including mentoring nursing students and learners. The role also contributes to scholarly and professional activities through presentations, publications, research, quality improvement, and professional collaboration. The position coordinates and supports American Heart Association training programs, including BLS and ACLS, and develops, coordinates, and facilitates simulation-based education to strengthen clinical competency, emergency readiness, teamwork, and patient safety across clinical settings.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Minimum 4 years of relevant experience.
Valid State of Florida RN license from an accredited institution.
ACLS and BLS issued by the American Heart Association.
SHS Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE).
Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
Ability to work collaboratively and contribute to a team environment.
Proficiency with office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Nursing or a related field is strongly preferred.
ICU/Critical Care nursing experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Design and conduct educational programs for nursing staff.
Provide educational leadership to enhance patient care and assess and facilitate educational support according to nursing needs.
Collaborate with medical providers, patient care staff, and unit management to plan, implement, and deliver educational curricula.
Assess and develop clinical skills activities within established clinical and preceptorship models.
Aggregate and analyze data trends and implement educational strategies to support compliance with quality standards and parameters.
Create and implement curricula that develop patient care plans and incorporate evidence-based research and national standards.
Consult with and serve as a clinical resource for unit management to support quality patient care.
Coordinate education for patient care staff on proper use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
Promote continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.
Maintain professional knowledge through professional and technical organizations and continuing education programs, conferences, seminars, and workshops.
Support Joint Commission readiness, regulatory compliance, and adherence to professional standards.
Analyze and trend Nurse Sensitive Indicators, Zero Harm metrics, patient experience, and RN engagement data to identify gaps and drive improvement.
Strengthen Unit-Based Practice Councils, mentor council leaders, and promote nursing engagement in organizational decision-making.
Identify practice gaps, support evidence-based practice initiatives, and contribute to research and performance improvement activities.
Advance Magnet readiness, support exemplar development, and embed the Professional Practice Model and Caring Science principles into practice.
Partner with leaders and staff to observe workflows, validate practice, and implement targeted improvement strategies.
Support academic-practice partnerships and clinical education, including serving as a Clinical Instructor, providing structured clinical learning experiences, and mentoring nursing students and other learners.
Contribute to scholarly and professional activities, potentially including presentations, posters, publications, research, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and professional or academic collaboration.
Coordinate and support American Heart Association training programs, including BLS, ACLS, and other applicable resuscitation education.
Develop, coordinate, and facilitate simulation-based education to strengthen clinical competency, emergency readiness, teamwork, and patient safety.
Adhere to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguard University assets.
Perform other duties or responsibilities as necessary.