Job Description

Primary Scheduled Hours: Days, 80 hours per pay period

Serves as the clinical education and competency expert for the District, ensuring all staff are prepared to deliver safe, evidence-based care through onboarding, ongoing education, competency validation support, and change-driven training. Providing at-the-elbow clinical coaching and instruction, the Clinical Nurse Educator delivers in-service programs, supports annual mandatory clinical education, and serves as a clinical subject matter expert and approval authority for nursing education content in assigned specialty areas. Serves as Director of the Nursing Assistant Certified (NAC) Program and ensures all instruction is properly designed and delivered. Aligns clinical education with DNV, CMS Conditions of Participation, and Washington State Department of Health requirements, and the NAC Program with Washington State DSHS requirements. Collaborates across departments to provide evidence-based feedback on policies, procedures and practices.

Essential Job Functions:

• Clinical Onboarding and Orientation

  • Delivers and coordinates clinical onboarding and orientation for nursing and other clinical staff across the District.
  • Develops and maintains clinical onboarding content, learning objectives, and skills checklists in collaboration with nurse leaders.
  • Provides individual clinical instruction, sets up and demonstrates patient care equipment, and conducts hands-on skill validation.

  Annual Mandatory Clinical Education and RQI

  • Supports annual mandatory clinical education for nursing and clinical staff.
  • Supports RQI resuscitation requirements, including True Start onboarding and quarterly compliance chains for BLS, ALS, and PALS.
  • Maintains current BLS, ACLS, and PALS provider status, and serves as instructor when credentialed.

  Clinical Competency Frameworks and Validation

  • Develops and maintains standardized clinical competency frameworks for nursing and clinical roles.
  • Partners with the Chief Nursing Officer, Nurse Managers, and unit-based clinical leaders to ensure consistent competency validation across units.
  • Evaluates and documents staff performance of clinical skills and competencies.

  Change-Driven and Remedial Clinical Education

  • Provides education related to policy changes, new equipment, workflow changes, and incidents that require staff response.
  • Supports corrective and remedial clinical education in coordination with nurse leaders and the Compliance and Privacy Officer.
  • Studies current trends, new clinical technology, evidence-based practice, and teaching methodologies through professional journals, conferences, and professional societies.

  Specialty Service Line Support

  • Supports specialty education needs in residential care and memory care service lines, including responsive behaviors and cognitive impairment content.
  • Coordinates with clinical leaders on service-line specific competencies and learning needs.

  Clinical Subject Matter Expert and Approval Authority

  • Serves as clinical subject matter expert and approval authority for nursing education content in assigned specialty areas.

Education Background and Experience Requirements

Minimum Education:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) with a minimum of 15 years of hospital experience.

Required Licensure / Certifications:

Current Washington State Registered Nurse license.

Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS provider certifications.

Preferred Experience:

Five years of clinical education experience in varied hospital-based disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).

Nursing Professional Development - Board Certified (NPD-BC) through ANCC.

BLS, ACLS, and PALS Instructor certifications.

RQI Program Administrator experience.

Experience as a nurse planner for continuing nursing education activities.

Professional Requirements:

• Maintain regulatory requirements
• Report to work on time and as scheduled; complete work within designated timelines.
• Demonstrates the ability to adhere to the mission, ethics and goals of the District.
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate with patients, guests and staff in a courteous, respectful and helpful manner.

Compensation/How We Care For You:

Successful candidates typically begin between the beginning and midpoint of the compensation range dependent on qualifications/experience and receive compensation in increments increases annually.

Comprehensive benefit package including:

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Retirement with a 6% dollar for dollar employer match
• Life and Disability Insurance
• AFLAC
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Bonus, if eligible upon Board approval
• Gym membership
• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment Opportunities

Newport Hospital & Health Services (NHHS) is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. NHHS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

NHHS employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

NHHS is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities.