Nurse Educator Critical Care Unit PCU

HCA Healthcare•Plano, TX

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 develops, coordinates, facilitates, conducts, and evaluates onboarding, orientation, and competency programs, and adjusts programs based on evaluation results in collaboration with the Director of Clinical Professional Development. The Nurse Educator identifies educational activities to address practice gaps and improve knowledge, skills, and practice; plans engaging educational content; and promotes evidence-based practice (EBP), research, and quality improvement (QI). The position also supports lifelong learning and staff development along the novice-to-expert continuum, including opportunities for skill enhancement and mastery. Travel of up to 25% is required.

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 Saving (BLS) certification.
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 onboarding and orientation 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 programs.
Identify and design educational activities to address practice gaps for licensed and non-licensed healthcare personnel, in alignment with HCA and division clinical education processes.
Develop activities with specific outcomes addressing identified deficits or opportunities to improve 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, or participate in research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement in patient care settings.
Develop strategies that facilitate lifelong learning and ongoing professional growth.
Use the novice-to-expert continuum when developing staff.
Identify and provide opportunities for skill enhancement and mastery.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
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.
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.