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- Full-time
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- 36/week
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Job description
Tampa General Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Educator for a nursing job in Tampa, Florida.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Educator
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: Ongoing
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Staff
Clinical Unit Educator (Nursing) designs, implements, and evaluates unit-based clinical education programs. This role integrates clinical expertise with adult learning principles to support competency development, patient safety, and performance improvement. The Clinical Unit Educator provides direct patient care, supports unit operations, and partners with leadership to align education strategies with organizational goals, regulatory requirements, and evidence-based practice
What you will do
- Design, develop, and implement unit-based education programs, including orientation, competency validation, and ongoing staff development
- Evaluate effectiveness of educational programs through outcomes measurement, competency assessment, and performance improvement data
- Provide direct patient care while serving as a clinical resource to support high-acuity nursing practice
- Collaborate with unit leadership to identify learning needs, competency gaps, and performance improvement opportunities
- Lead and coordinate orientation programs, including preceptor selection, development, and evaluation of orientee progress
- Support implementation of new policies, procedures, equipment, and organizational initiatives through targeted education
- Facilitate bedside coaching, re-education, and competency validation to ensure safe and effective patient care delivery
- Serve as liaison between academic partners, students, and clinical staff to support clinical education experiences
- Participate in regulatory readiness, accreditation activities, and compliance with mandatory education requirements
- Contribute to unit-based and organizational performance improvement initiatives, including quality, safety, and patient outcomes
Education Qualifications
- BSN in Nursing
Licenses and Certifications
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
Experience Qualifications
- Minimum three (3) years of relevant clinical nursing experience
Tampa General Hospital Job ID #2600043A. Posted job title: RN Educator Nursing- 3F Operating Room
About Tampa General Hospital
Tampa General Hospital is a private not-for-profit hospital and one of the most comprehensive medical facilities in West Central Florida serving a dozen counties with a population in excess of 4 million. As one of the largest hospitals in Florida, Tampa General is licensed for 982 beds, and with approximately 15,000 team members and providers, is one of the region’s largest employers.
Consistently recognized for world-class care, Tampa General Hospital is ranked as the #1 hospital in Tampa Bay by U.S. News & World Report for 2025-26 and is nationally ranked among the top 50 hospitals in the nation in six specialties. Additionally, Tampa General is ranked as “High Performing,” or among the top 10% of hospitals in the nation, in five more specialties along with 18 procedures and conditions.
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Pet insurance
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Health savings account
- Health Care FSA
- Life insurance
- Employee assistance programs