Nurse Educator Medical Surgical

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Nurse Educator Medical Surgical enhances professional practice and patient care by providing evidence-based educational programs and activities. This role involves developing, coordinating, managing, facilitating, conducting, and evaluating onboarding and orientation programs for nursing and other healthcare personnel.

• Participates in the development, coordination, and management of competency programs.
• Designs and identifies educational activities to address practice gaps for identified target audiences.
• Develops activities to achieve specific outcomes related to identified deficits or opportunities for improvement in knowledge, skill, and practice.
• Promotes and integrates Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) to continuously improve practice.
• Conducts, encourages, facilitates, and/or participates in research, EBP, and Quality Improvement (QI) in patient care settings.
• Identifies and develops strategies to facilitate a continuous process of maturation through lifelong learning.
• Utilizes the novice-to-expert continuum when developing staff.
• Identifies and provides opportunities for skill enhancement and mastery.

What Experience and Education Are Needed for This Role?

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing is required.
• A Master’s degree in nursing is preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in clinical education, CSC, academia, or leadership is preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in acute care hospital is preferred.
• Nationally Recognized Specialty certification is preferred.
• Basic Life Saving (BLS) certification is required.
• Currently licensed as an RN in the state of practice or has an active compact state license in accordance with law and regulation is required.

Benefits

HCA Florida Ocala Hospital offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 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.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.