Position Summary
Under the guidance of the Market Education Director, the Nursing Educator collaborates with facility/market nursing leadership and staff across departments to assess, plan, develop, implement, facilitate, evaluate, and revise educational programming for all levels of nursing personnel and non-nursing personnel as indicated or requested. The educator acts as a key resource in the orientation and continuing education of nursing staff at Tenet Healthcare. The Nursing Educator implements a comprehensive education program for his/her assigned units while following and contributing to Tenet educational goals and vision. Educational programs typically include, but are not limited to, orientation, continuing education, and in-services. Other services may include, but are not limited to, process, performance and service-delivery consultation, and contributions to the organization through councils, committees, and workgroups.
Qualifications
Education
Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or Nursing Education or related specialty
Experience
Minimum: 3 year nursing experience in an acute care setting preferred
Required Licensure/Certifications
Current State Licenses & Certifications
Dallas, TX
Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a multinational investor-owned healthcare services company based in Dallas, Texas, United States. Through its brands, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and partnerships, including United Surgical Partners International (USPI), the company operates a number of facility types. At the end of 2018, Tenet had 115,500 employees and operated 68 hospitals with approximately 17,935 licensed beds, 23 surgical hospitals, and 475 outpatient centers. The company subsequently sold three hospitals in the Chicago area in January 2019, bringing the total hospital count to 65.
Since its founding in 1967, Tenet has expanded significantly. Among other major acquisitions and formations, Tenet founded Conifer Health Solutions in 2008, MedPost Urgent Care in 2014, and in 2013 acquired Vanguard Health Systems, Inc., an investor-owned hospital company whose operations complemented Tenet's existing business. The acquisition created the third-largest investor-owned hospital company in the United States in terms of revenue and the third-largest in number of hospitals owned. In 2015, Tenet acquired USPI, which created the largest operator of outpatient surgery centers in the United States. In 2018, the company ranked 147th in the Fortune 500.