Nurse Educator

Job Title:

Nurse Educator Emergency Services

Join HCA Healthcare 's South Austin Medical Center. The role is based onsite in Austin and follows a Monday‑Friday office hours schedule.

• Comprehensive medical coverage with no cost or low copay for common services, prescription drug coverage, behavioral health coverage, and free telemedicine and Air Med medical transportation.
• Dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long‑term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• 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 and 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 offering free employee‑only coverage to full‑time and part‑time colleagues based on income.

The Nurse Educator enhances professional practice and the provision of quality patient care by providing evidence‑based educational programs and activities that promote professional competency for nursing, inter‑professional, and non‑licensed staff at the assigned facility.

• Participate in the development, coordination, management, facilitation, conduct, and evaluation of onboarding and orientation programs for nursing and other healthcare personnel.
• Provide orientation/onboarding programs to promote employee retention.
• Collaborate with the Director of Clinical Professional Development to adjust programs based on evaluation results.
• Design and identify educational activities to address practice gaps for identified target audiences, including licensed and non‑licensed healthcare personnel, in alignment with HCA and division clinical education request and development processes.
• Develop activities to achieve specific outcomes related to identified deficits or opportunities for improvement in knowledge, skill and practice.
• Promote and integrate evidence‑based practice (EBP) to continuously improve practice and conduct research, EBP, and quality improvement (QI) in patient care settings.
• Identify and develop strategies to facilitate a continuous process of lifelong learning and skill mastery.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (required).
• Master’s Degree in Nursing (preferred).
• Two or more years of experience in clinical education, central clinical services, academia or leadership (preferred).
• Two or more years of experience in acute care hospital (preferred).
• Currently licensed as an RN in the state of practice or an active compact state license (required).
• Nationally recognized specialty certification (preferred).
• Basic Life Saving (BLS) required.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

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.