Nurse Educator OR Surgical Services

HCA Healthcare • Houston, TX

5d

About The Position

The Nurse Educator enhances professional practice and the provision of quality patient care by providing evidence-based educational programs and activities that promote professional competency for nursing, inter-professional, and non-licensed clinical staff at the assigned facility. The role includes developing and delivering onboarding, orientation, competency, and other educational programming, and promoting evidence-based practice, research, quality improvement, and lifelong learning.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• 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

• Develop, coordinate, manage, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate onboarding and orientation programs for nursing and other healthcare personnel.
• Provide orientation and onboarding programs that promote employee retention.
• Collaborate with the Director of Clinical Professional Development to adjust programs based on evaluation results.
• Develop, coordinate, manage, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate competency activities.
• 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 deficits or opportunities to improve knowledge, skill, and practice.
• Plan educational content delivery that encourages learner engagement.
• Promote and integrate evidence-based practice to continuously improve practice.
• Conduct, encourage, facilitate, or participate in research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement in patient care settings.
• Identify and develop strategies to facilitate continuous maturation through lifelong learning.
• 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 benefits.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off and paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan and flexible spending accounts.
• 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