Transition to Practice Educator Emergency Dept

HCA Healthcare • Dallas, TX

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About The Position

The Transition to Practice (TTP) Clinical Educator is a skilled professional who specializes in the clinical learning environment and supports clinical education activities across the organization and within an assigned division, market, or facility. The educator helps improve professional practice and promote high-quality patient care by facilitating standardized, evidence-based educational content for nursing, inter-professional, and non-licensed clinical staff and students.

The role teaches content relevant to the educator’s profession and specialty and supports all aspects of transition-to-practice programs, including new employee orientation, RN Residency/Fellowship, preceptor programs, and other courses or learning experiences. The educator also delivers targeted education to address identified practice gaps and participates in rounding to support outcomes for the intended audience.

Requirements

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

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

• 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 specialty setting.
• Assist staff in identifying areas for individual growth in their current roles.
• Direct staff to career advancement resources.
• Use the novice-to-expert continuum when developing staff.
• Apply adult education theory to the development of 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, 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