Transition to Practice Nurse Educator - ED
About the Role
The Transition to Practice (TTP) Clinical Educator is a skilled professional who specializes in the clinical learning environment. The TTP Clinical Educator supports and assists with clinical education activities for the organization and within their assigned division, market, or facility. They play a crucial role in improving professional practice and ensuring high-quality patient care by facilitating standardized, evidence-based educational content. This role enhances the professional competency of nursing, inter-professional, and non-licensed clinical staff and students, teaching content specific to their profession and specialty.
This includes all educational aspects of transition to practice programs, such as new employee orientation, RN Residency/Fellowship, Preceptor Program, and other educational courses or experiences. The TTP Clinical Educator also delivers targeted education to address identified practice gaps and participates in rounding to achieve specific outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Participates in and provides lifelong learning opportunities
- Facilitates orientation, onboarding, and transition to practice programs to promote employee retention
- Conducts training in a manner that facilitates a positive learning environment
- Provides expertise in identifying professional development needs of individual staff in the specialty setting
- Assists staff in identifying areas for individual growth in their current role
- Directs staff to career advancement resources
- Utilizes the novice-to-expert continuum when developing staff
- Applies adult educational theory to the development of educational programs
- Demonstrates understanding and ability to apply evaluation methodologies (e.g., Kirkpatrick) to refine clinical programs
- Contributes insights and feedback for succession planning
- Identifies and provides opportunities for skill enhancement and mastery
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing Required
- Master's degree in nursing Preferred
- 2+ years of experience in clinical education, clinical staff coordination (CSC), academia, or leadership Preferred
- 2+ years of experience in an acute care hospital Preferred
- Currently licensed as a registered nurse in the state(s) of practice, in accordance with law and regulation Required
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification Required
- Nationally recognized specialty certification Preferred
- Ability to travel up to 75% within the market
Benefits
HCA Florida Memorial Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. Available plans and programs include:
- 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, 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
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.