NURSE EDUCATOR

Nurse Educator OpportunityCumberland Hall Hospital is a 97 bed, licensed, acute psychiatric hospital located in beautiful Hopkinsville, KY. Cumberland Hall features individual units for youth, adults and active-duty military, and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. On average, over 1500 patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year at Cumberland Hall Hospital.The Nursing Educator is responsible for coordinating nursing education, staff development, and competency programs while overseeing staffing schedules and assignments to ensure appropriate coverage. This role supports clinical excellence, regulatory compliance, and high-quality patient care through staff training, workforce planning, and collaboration with nursing leadership.Job duties to include:Develop, coordinate, and deliver nursing orientation, onboarding, and continuing education programs for clinical staff.Assess, validate, and document staff for competencies to ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.Coordinate and maintain nursing staff schedules to ensure appropriate staffing levels and patient care coverage.Monitor daily staffing needs and adjust based on census, acuity, staff availability, and budgetary guidelines.Provide education and training related to clinical best practices, patient safety, infection prevention, and behavioral health care.Support quality improvement initiatives through staff education, performance monitoring, and follow-up training.Collaborate with nursing leadership to identify learning needs and develop performance improvement plans.Maintain education, competency, licensure, certification, and staffing records in accordance with regulatory standards.Participate in surveys, audits, accreditation activities, and regulatory readiness efforts.Serve as a clinical resource, mentor, and consultant to nursing staff while promoting a culture of continuous learning and professional development.Benefits for staff include:Challenging and rewarding work environmentCompetitive compensation and generous paid time offExcellent medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans401(k) with company match and discounted stock planSoFi student loan refinancing programRetention bonus programCareer development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries!About Universal Health Services:One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024. UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.Qualifications:Nurse Educator Requirements:Education: Associates prepared in Nursing, Bachelors preferred.Experience: Two years psychiatric experience with knowledge of psychotropic medications.Licenses/Certificates: Current nursing license to practice in Kentucky.EEO Statement:All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams:We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information. At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.