Clinical Nurse Educator; RN) Emergency Department

About the Job

Med Star Georgetown University Hospital — a proud Magnet® designated academic medical center — is seeking an experienced and passionate Emergency Department Clinical Nurse Educator to join our Division of Nursing. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of nursing practice, support clinical excellence, and elevate patient care through evidence-based education and professional development.

The Emergency Department is in our outstanding newly opened Verstandig Pavilion

• State-of-the-Art Facilities:The Verstandig Pavilion is equipped with all-private inpatient rooms and the latest medical technology, ensuring an optimal environment for both patients and healthcare professionals.
• Modernized Emergency Department:Our newly expanded and modernized ED includes a fast-track area, separate ambulance entrance, and private treatment/exam rooms, facilitating efficient and high-quality patient care.
• Rooftop Helipad:Direct access to our ICUs and ED via a rooftop helipad, allowing for swift and seamless patient transfers.

• Reputation:Regional & National recognition, advanced technology, and leading medical innovations. Awarded the first ANCC Well-Being Excellence™ credential. Magnet® Designation. We are proud to be among the 2% of hospitals to have received Magnet® designation five or more times.

Our Emergency Department is staffed and equipped to care for over 40,000 patients a year ranging from newborn to end of life. Our metropolitan ED provides high quality care to a wide variety of patients, including adult and pediatric patients from the Med Star Georgetown Transplant Institute and the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Additionally, Med Star Georgetown is accredited by the Joint Commission as a Comprehensive Stroke Center and receives acute stroke patients from all around the DC region.

All the nurses in the Emergency Department are certified in BLS, ACLS, PALS, and are NIH Stroke Certified and many also have their CEN, TNCC, and ENPC certifications. ED Nursing Leadership supports and encourages nurses to enhance their educational expertise and professional development. Med Star Georgetown’s Emergency Department prides itself on its teamwork, collaborative governance and decision making which creates and implements new ideas centered on evidenced based practice.

The Clinical Educator provides educational leadership that supports excellence in nursing practice and aligns with Med Star Georgetown’s mission, vision, values, and Magnet standards. This role is essential in advancing clinical competency, supporting certification, and integrating evidence-based practice throughout nursing teams.

Monday – Friday Days

• Serving as a mentor, coach, and role model for nursing staff.
• Assessing staff learning needs and designing, implementing, and evaluating education programs and unit-based orientation.
• Supporting certification and professional development, including specialty fellowship programs.
• Leading and participating in performance improvement, quality initiatives, and nursing research.
• Collaborating across interdisciplinary and academic partners to support clinical and educational objectives and enhance practice environments.
• Promoting shared governance through active participation in nursing councils, committees, task forces, and system initiatives.

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required
• Bachelor's degree required
• Master's degree in Nursing Education or other related field preferred

• 5-7 years nursing clinical experience preferred in Emergency Medicine
• 1-2 years 2 years in a university teaching hospital preferred
• Clinical education experience preferred

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