Psychiatric Nurse Educator

Overview

Nurse Educator (RN) - New Behavioral Health Hospital in Jacksonville, FL - Opening Summer 2026

This role supports staff education and infection prevention initiatives within an inpatient psychiatric hospital setting. Psychiatric Nursing experience is required. Lead the Launch of Acadia’s Newest Flagship Facility in Florida.

Coastal Pines Behavioral Health will be a modern, purpose‑built facility and a cornerstone of behavioral health care in Northeast Florida, designed to meet the growing demand for high-quality psychiatric services in the region. The 144‑bed behavioral health hospital, located in St. Johns, will offer a full continuum of services including inpatient psychiatric care, Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT).

• Competitive compensation package including performance‑based incentives
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with company match through Acadia Healthcare
• Generous paid time off including vacation, holidays, and sick days

• Facilitates orientation/onboarding program to promote employee retention.
• Conducts orientation in a manner that fosters a positive learning environment.
• Role models organizational and personal commitment to new employee success.
• Participates in designing and identifying educational activities to address practice gaps for identified target audiences, which may include licensed and non‑licensed healthcare personnel.
• Identifies learning needs of staff and/or facility.
• Role models competent practice through demonstration or simulation activities.
• Assesses practice gaps/Crosswalk competencies to practice.
• Collaborates with Corporate Nursing Director /Educator to review outcomes data to evaluate and refine competency management activities.
• Assists with development and/or instruction of didactic content and clinical skills for designated competencies.
• Develops education plan according to gap assessment or quality data/safety outcomes.
• Aligns educational programs with facility and/or organization policies and procedures.
• Implements and delivers educational curricula as required by regulatory agencies such as Joint Commission, CARF, CMS and State agencies.
• Creates engaging, evidence‑based educational content to meet the specific needs of the intended audience.
• Demonstrates exceptional instructional skills while maintaining learner engagement.
• Acts as a general resource for nursing staff.
• Collaborates with medical practitioners and CNO/DON to incorporate nursing processes into the plan of care for patients.
• Provides educational leadership to patients and care providers to enhance specialized patient care within established clinical protocol.
• Promotes safe, quality, and compassionate patient care.
• Assists patients and caregivers with education needs, problem solution and health management across the continuum of care.
• Educates direct patient care staff in the use of equipment, supplies, and coordinates in‑service training for appropriate staff.
• Supports new ideas and innovation in educational design.
• Provides staff with resources and just‑in‑time education to implement immediate changes.
• May serve in the role of infection preventionist for the facility with training.
• May provide direct care as needed.

• Provides expertise in identifying professional development needs of individual staff.
• Assists staff to identify areas for individual growth in current role.
• Identifies and provides opportunities for skill enhancement and mastery.
• Utilizes novice‑to‑expert continuum when developing staff.
• Promotes certification in areas of nursing specialty.
• Performs other functions and tasks as assigned.

• Master’s degree in nursing, Healthcare Administration, Education or other clinical field or equivalent combination of education and/or experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or commensurate experience required.
• Five or more years strongly preferred.
• Three years of registered nurse experience required.
• Inpatient psychiatry experience as an RN strongly preferred.
• Two years of behavioral health experience as an RN required.
• One or more years experience…