Nurse Educator - Nursing Admin - Full Time Day
About the role
The Nurse Educator at Healdsburg Hospital is responsible for leading clinical education, competency validation, and regulatory readiness across acute care and subacute (SNF) services. This role oversees onboarding, annual competencies, and ongoing staff development while ensuring compliance with California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) requirements and highly regulated subacute standards.
Responsibilities
- Oversee onboarding, annual competencies, and ongoing staff development
- Serve as the Director of Staff Development (DSD) for the subacute unit, supporting CNA training, orientation programs, outpatient clinics, and survey preparedness
- Facilitate the educational process through assessment of learning needs; and development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of educational programs and activities, in collaboration with multidisciplinary care teams
- Facilitate all levels of competency validation, from orientation through advanced
- Collaborate with leadership to ensure regulatory compliance with respect to clinical practice through education and competency validation
- Participate in strategic planning to achieve outcomes
- Lead groups working on projects related to staff development
- Act as a consultant to committees and teams; and make recommendations for improving the quality of patient care through the development and revision of policies, procedures, and programs
- Support the integration of research into practice
- Be a resource and mentor to staff
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or Bachelor’s Degree in a related field
- California Registered Nurse License upon hire
- National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire
- Nursing Professional Development Board Certification or Nursing Education Required within 2 years of hire
- 3 years of Acute Care experience
- 1 year of Staff Development activities
- Experience with simulation in healthcare
- Experience with interactive, case-based online teaching/learning methods
- Experience with both knowledge and skills based competency validation
- Experience with outcomes measurement to evaluate effectiveness of education
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or related professional development field
- Master's Degree in Nursing or related professional development field preferred
- 3 years in area of specialization
- RN work experience in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) preferred
Skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements and standards
Benefits
Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more.