Nurse Educator Emergency Department
HCA Healthcare · Dallas, TX · 1 mo ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time
About the Role
Strong staffing support when it matters most. Technology and tools that streamline patient monitoring and communication to help you work more efficiently. Robust supply chains to keep you fully equipped. Ongoing clinical education to improve your skills. As a Registered Nurse at Medical City Dallas, you’ll have all the staffing support, technology and resources you need to deliver safe, high‑quality care—so you can focus on what you do best.
Job Summary
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.
Responsibilities
- Participate in the development, coordination, management, facilitation, conduct, and evaluation of onboarding and orientation programs for nursing and other healthcare personnel.
- Provide orientation/onboarding programs to promote employee retention.
- Collaborate with the Director of Clinical Professional Development to adjust programs based on evaluation results.
- Participate in the development, coordination, and management of competency facilitation, conduct, and evaluation.
- Design and identify educational activities to address practice gaps for target audiences—including licensed and non‑licensed healthcare personnel—in alignment with HCA and division clinical education processes.
- Develop activities to achieve specific outcomes related to identified deficits or opportunities for improvement in knowledge, skill, and practice.
- Plan educational content delivery that encourages learner engagement.
- Promote and integrate evidence‑based practice (EBP) to continuously improve practice.
- Conduct, encourage, facilitate, and/or participate in research, EBP, and quality improvement in patient‑care settings.
- Identify and develop strategies to facilitate a continuous process of maturation through lifelong learning.
- Utilize the novice‑to‑expert continuum when developing staff.
- Identify and provide opportunities for skill enhancement and mastery.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing (required).
- Master’s degree in nursing (preferred).
- Current RN license in the state of practice or an active compact state license (required).
- Nationally recognized specialty certification (preferred).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (required).
- 2+ years of experience in clinical education, CSC, academia, or leadership (preferred).
- 2+ years of experience in an acute‑care hospital (preferred).
- Ability to travel up to 25%.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
- 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.
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.