Transition to Practice Nurse Educator OR
At Doctors Hospital of Augusta, you’ll find clear pathways to advance backed by our unmatched nationwide transfer policy that lets you grow your career when the time is right for you. With mentorship opportunities, clinical education courses, professional certification support, and educational assistance, you will have all the resources you need to build the career of a lifetime.
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/facility. They play a crucial role in improving professional practice and ensuring high-quality patient care. By facilitating standardized, evidence-based, and top-notch educational content, the TTP Clinical Educator helps enhance the professional competency of nursing, inter-professional, and non-licensed clinical staff and students.
They teach relevant content specific to their profession and specialty, including all educational aspects of transition to practice programs, such as new employee orientation, RN Residency/Fellowship, Preceptor Program, and other educational courses/experiences. Additionally, they deliver targeted education to address any identified practice gaps and participate in rounding to achieve specific outcomes for the intended audience.
Responsibilities
- Participates and provides lifelong learning
- Facilitates orientation/onboarding/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 identified specialty setting
- Assists staff to identify areas for individual growth in current role
- Directs staff to career advancement resources
- Utilizes novice to expert continuum when developing staff
- Understands adult educational theory and applies it to the development of educational programs
- Demonstrates an understanding and ability to apply evaluation methodologies (i.e., Kirkpatrick) into courses and curriculum to refine clinical programs
- Contributes to 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, CSC, academia, or leadership Preferred
- 2+ years of experience in an Operating Room setting
- 2+ years of experience in acute care hospital Preferred
- Currently licensed as a registered nurse in the state(s) where practicing, in accordance with law and regulation Required
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Required
- Nationally Recognized Specialty certification Preferred
- Ability to travel up to 75% in market
Benefits
Doctors Hospital of Augusta offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The 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.