Transition to Practice Educator Critical Care

HCA Healthcare • Dallas, TX

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About The Position

The Transition to Practice Clinical Educator is a skilled professional who specializes in the clinical learning environment. The educator supports and assists with clinical education activities for the organization and within the assigned division, market, or facility, helping improve professional practice and ensure high-quality patient care. By facilitating standardized, evidence-based educational content, the educator enhances the professional competency of nursing, inter-professional, and non-licensed clinical staff and students. The educator teaches content relevant to their profession and specialty and supports all educational aspects of transition-to-practice programs, including new employee orientation, RN Residency/Fellowship, preceptor programs, and other courses and learning experiences. The educator also delivers targeted education to address identified practice gaps and participates in rounding to achieve outcomes for the intended audience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Currently licensed as a registered nurse in the state(s) where practicing, in accordance with law and regulation.
• Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Ability to travel up to 75% in market.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in nursing.
• Two or more years of experience in clinical education, CSC, academia, or leadership.
• Two or more years of experience in an acute care hospital.
• Nationally recognized specialty certification.

Responsibilities

• Participate in and provide lifelong learning.
• Facilitate orientation, onboarding, and transition-to-practice programs to promote employee retention.
• Conduct training in a manner that facilitates a positive learning environment.
• Identify professional development needs of individual staff in the identified specialty setting.
• Assist staff in identifying areas for growth in their current roles.
• Direct staff to career advancement resources.
• Use the novice-to-expert continuum when developing staff.
• Apply adult educational theory when developing educational programs.
• Apply evaluation methodologies, such as Kirkpatrick, to courses and curricula to refine clinical programs.
• Contribute insights and feedback for succession planning.
• Identify and provide opportunities for skill enhancement and mastery.
• Deliver targeted education to address identified practice gaps and participate in rounding.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, 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.
• 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