Clinical Educator | Emergency Department Service Line | FT Day

About the role

The Service Line Clinical Educator (CE) is a Nursing Professional Development (NPD) practitioner who functions as both a specialist in their clinical service line and a generalist educator for the system. They are grounded in the ANPD Practice Model and adult learning principles, accountable for advancing clinical competence, supporting evidence-based practice, and fostering professional development.

Responsibilities

• Designs and evaluates orientation for new clinical associates within the service line.
• Collaborates with nursing leadership, preceptors, and other departments to achieve quality outcomes, regulatory compliance, and workforce readiness.
• Ensures education and competency programs are aligned with ANPD domains of practice, organizational priorities, and specialty-specific standards.
• Develops and implements competency frameworks using evidence-based models (e.g., Donna Wright, ANPD standards).
• Ensures compliance with DNV, CMS, and certification requirements.
• Assesses learning needs and develops tailored education plans for nursing service lines.
• Facilitates educational activities using multiple adult-learner centered modalities (simulation, classroom, digital, JIT, etc.).
• Integrates national professional organization guidelines (e.g., AACN, ENA, AORN, AWHONN, AMSN) into education.
• Serves as a mentor for development of clinical associates.
• Promotes professional role development and advancement opportunities.
• Serves as a consultant for leaders on associate development, education, and clinical practice change.
• Supports integration of evidence-based practice and quality improvement.
• Collects, analyzes, and reports education outcomes to guide program improvement and support organizational goals.
• Advocates for a supportive learning environment that fosters resilience, professional identity formation, and associate well-being.
• Promotes lifelong learning, inclusion, and equity in professional development.
• Provides expert education/development consultation for specialty practice within the service line.
• Demonstrates leadership in practice transitions, policy/procedure/process development, and system initiatives.

Requirements

• Required - Bachelor's Degree Nursing
• Preferred - Bachelor's Degree Allied Health
• Preferred - Bachelor's Degree Respiratory Therapy
• Required - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association
• Required - Registered Nurse Tennessee - Tennessee Board of Nursing
• Preferred - Registered Nurse Mississippi - Mississippi Board of Nursing
• Preferred - Registered Nurse Arkansas - Arkansas State Board of Nursing
• Required - Registered Respiratory Therapist - Tennessee - Tennessee Board of Respiratory Care
• Preferred - Registered Respiratory Therapist - Mississippi - Mississippi State Department of Health
• Preferred - Registered Respiratory Therapist - Arkansas - Arkansas State Medical Board

Qualifications

• General nursing or clinical practice 3-5 years
• Experience as a preceptor, clinical educator, or in a professional development role
• Licenses and certifications:
  • BASIC LIFE SUPPORT - American Heart Association
  • Registered Nurse Tennessee - Tennessee Board of Nursing
  • Registered Nurse Mississippi - Mississippi Board of Nursing
  • Registered Nurse Arkansas - Arkansas State Board of Nursing
  • Registered Respiratory Therapist - Tennessee - Tennessee Board of Respiratory Care
  • Registered Respiratory Therapist - Mississippi - Mississippi State Department of Health
  • Registered Respiratory Therapist - Arkansas - Arkansas State Medical Board

Skills

• Knowledge of competency-based education, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement methodologies
• Knowledge and skill in clinical care
• Proficiency in specialized clinical field
• Experience with learning management systems (LMS)
• Skilled facilitator, coach, and mentor across levels of nursing staff
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office such as Word, Excel, Forms, and PowerPoint
• Detail oriented, self-motivated, and self-managed
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong problem-solving capabilities
• Strong collaboration and cross-functional partnerships
• Strong knowledge of specialty standards of practice, ANPD Scope of Practice Model, and adult-learning principles
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, with ability to manage multiple priorities

Benefits

Our Associates are passionate about what they do, the service they provide and the patients they serve. We value family, team and a Power of One culture that requires commitment to the highest standards of care and unity. Boasting one of the South's largest medical centers, Memphis blends a friendly community, a thriving and growing downtown, and a low cost of living. We see each day as a new opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the people in our community.