Transition to Practice Nurse Educator

HCA Healthcare; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Transition to Practice Nurse Educator in Reston, VA. The role involves supporting new graduate nurses and enhancing educational programs to ensure high-quality patient care. Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, clinical education experience, and ability to travel up to 75%. This full-time position offers comprehensive benefits and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage

401(k) Plan with matching

Education assistance

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in clinical education or leadership preferred.
• Currently licensed as a registered nurse in Virginia.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates orientation/onboarding programs to promote employee retention.
• Conducts training in a positive learning environment.
• Assesses staff's professional development needs.

Skills

Clinical education

Communication

Nursing assessment

Teaching skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Master’s degree in Nursing

Job description

Overview

Description

Introduction

Transition to Practice Nurse Educator Critical Care

This position supports our new grad nurses for our Northern Virginia hospitals. Critical Care experience required. Travel required.

Schedule: Monday–Fridays, days only. Onsite. Full time.

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Transition to Practice Educator, Reston Hospital Center.

Benefits

Reston Hospital Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

• Colleague recognition program

• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Job Summary and Qualifications

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. This includes all educational aspects of transition to practice programs, including but not limited to 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, aiming to achieve specific outcomes for the intended audience.

In this role you will:

• 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 able to apply 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

What qualifications you will need:

• 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 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

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HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Transition to Practice Educator opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.