HCA Healthcare - Fredericksburg, VA
posted about 2 months ago
Full-time - Mid Level
Fredericksburg, VA
Hospitals
About the position
The Nurse Educator for Surgical Services plays a crucial role in enhancing professional practice and ensuring quality patient care through the development and delivery of educational programs. This position focuses on onboarding, orientation, and competency evaluation for nursing and clinical staff, promoting evidence-based practices and continuous professional development.
Responsibilities
- Participates in the development, coordination, managing, facilitating, conducting, and evaluating onboarding and orientation programs for nursing and other healthcare personnel.
- Provides orientation/onboarding programs to promote employee retention.
- Collaborates with the Director of Clinical Professional Development to adjust the program based on evaluation results.
- Participates in the development, coordination, and management of facilitating, conducting, and evaluating competency.
- Designs and identifies educational activities to address practice gaps for identified target audiences, including licensed and non-licensed healthcare personnel.
- Develops activities to achieve specific outcomes related to identified deficits or opportunities for improvement in knowledge, skill and practice.
- Plans educational content delivery that encourages learner engagement.
- Promotes and integrates evidence-based practice (EBP) in order to continuously improve practice.
- Conducts, encourages, facilitates, and/or participates in research, EBP, and quality improvement in patient care settings.
- Identifies and develops strategies to facilitate a continuous process of maturation through lifelong learning.
- Utilizes novice-to-expert continuum when developing staff.
- Identifies and provides opportunities for skill enhancement and mastery.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration or other clinical field (Required)
- Master's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration or other clinical field (Preferred)
- 3+ years' experience in an acute care setting (Required)
- 2+ years' experience in clinical education (Preferred)
- Currently licensed as an RN in the state of practice or has an active compact state license in accordance with law and regulation (Required)
- Basic Life Saving (BLS) certification (Required)
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Adoption assistance
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Family leave
- Flexible spending account
- Comprehensive medical coverage
- Free telemedicine services
- Free AirMed medical transportation
- Additional options for dental and vision benefits
- Life and disability coverage
- Supplemental health protection plans
- Auto and home insurance
- Identity theft protection
- Legal counseling
- Long-term care coverage
- Moving assistance
- Pet insurance
- Free counseling services
- Consumer discounts
- Education assistance
- Colleague recognition program
- Time Away From Work Program
- Employee Health Assistance Fund
