Nurse Educator

HCA Healthcare • San Antonio, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Educator enhances professional practice and quality patient care by providing evidence-based educational programs and activities that promote professional competency among nursing, inter-professional, and non-licensed clinical staff at the assigned facility. The role supports onboarding, orientation, competency development, and continuing education, with an emphasis on engaging learners and addressing identified gaps in knowledge, skills, and practice. The Nurse Educator promotes evidence-based practice and participates in research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement activities in patient care settings. Emergency Department or Critical Care experience is preferred. The role is based at Methodist Hospital Westover Hills and is scheduled for 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, during daytime office hours. Travel of up to 25% is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Currently licensed as an RN in the state of practice, or hold an active compact state license in accordance with applicable law and regulation.
• Basic Life Saving (BLS).
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Nice To Haves

• Emergency Department or Critical Care experience.
• Master’s degree in nursing.
• At least 2 years of experience in clinical education, CSC, academia, or leadership.
• At least 2 years of experience in an acute care hospital.
• Nationally recognized specialty certification.

Responsibilities

• Participate in developing, coordinating, managing, facilitating, conducting, and evaluating onboarding and orientation programs for nursing and other healthcare personnel.
• Provide onboarding and orientation programs that promote employee retention.
• Collaborate with the Director of Clinical Professional Development to adjust programs based on evaluation results.
• Participate in developing, coordinating, managing, facilitating, conducting, and evaluating competency programs.
• Design and identify educational activities to address practice gaps for licensed and non-licensed healthcare personnel, aligned with HCA and division clinical education processes.
• Develop activities with specific outcomes to address identified deficits or improvement opportunities in knowledge, skills, and practice.
• Plan educational content delivery that encourages learner engagement.
• Promote and integrate evidence-based practice to continuously improve practice.
• Conduct, encourage, facilitate, and/or participate in research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement in patient care settings.
• Identify and develop strategies that support lifelong learning and continuous professional maturation.
• Use the novice-to-expert continuum when developing staff.
• Identify and provide opportunities for skill enhancement and mastery.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine plans.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time-away programs, including paid time off, paid family leave, disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• A 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
• Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
• Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

What This Job Offers

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