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Lubbock, Texas

Nurse Educator - Emergency

Registered NurseFull-Time

Listed compensation

$38.24-$59.36/hr

Listing transparency2 of 6 stated

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Nursing professional development (NPD) is a nursing practice specialty that
improves the professional practice and role competence of nurses and other
healthcare personnel by facilitating ongoing learning, change, and role
competence and growth with the intention of improving population health through
indirect care. The role of the NPD practitioner is multi-faceted and includes
serving as a change agent, mentor, learning facilitator and partner for practice
transitions. Areas of NPD responsibility are: 1) orientation and onboarding; 2)
competency management; 3) education; 4) role development; 5) collaborative
partnerships; and (6) inquiry.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team
at Covenant Medical Center and thrive in our culture of patient-focused,
whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your
voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people,
we must empower them.

Required Qualifications

* Must meet the criteria to sit for the NCLEX examination and become licensed
in the state of Texas.    
* Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
* Upon hire: Texas Registered Nurse License.
* Upon hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association.
* 3 years related experience.
* 1 year recent clinical experience in an acute care hospital. 

Preferred Qualifications

* Master's Degree in Nursing.    
* 1 year Clinical experience in area of specialty, if applicable
* Experience with ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation Program.
* Experience as a nurse planner in an ANCC approved provider unit

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits [https://covenanthealth.jobs/employee-benefits/] are
uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing
professionally, and achieving financial security.  We take care of you, so you
can focus on delivering our mission
[https://www.covenanthealth.org/about-us/mission-vision-and-values/] of caring
for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease
my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your
role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support
others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace
where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.
Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals,
over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska,
California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a
comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing
best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the
poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this
position.  The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this
position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other
applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional
compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials,
standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus
opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k)
Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental,
vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental
leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being
resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits
[https://providence.jobs/benefits/].

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications
with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in
accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for
Employers and the California Fair Chance Act
[https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.provhealth.org/HR-onboarding/LA_County_Fair_Chance_Ordinance_2024.pdf].

Since 1918, Covenant has been driven by a mission of providing a Christian
ministry of healing and caring for the whole person through our integrated
health network in West Texas/eastern New Mexico. As an expression of our
mission, we believe we hold an important Covenant with our patients and try and
treat every interaction as Sacred Encounters.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are located in the cities of
Lubbock, Levelland, Plainview and Hobbs. Our not-for-profit network also
provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment,
outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, outreach programs,
hospice and home care, and even schools for nursing and radiography.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
[https://www.providenceiscalling.jobs/eeo/]. We are committed to the principle
that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free
from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race,
color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed,
national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital
status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or
federal law. We believe diversity [https://providence.jobs/diversity/] makes us
stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from
each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical EducationMentoringAcute Care NursingEmergency NursingCurriculum DevelopmentPatient-Focused Care

Emergency Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 48% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is down 13.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$102k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $105k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$102k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks17 jobs · 14 employers

401k / retirement match
94% this job
Sign-on bonus
18%
CME allowance
18%
Loan repayment
12%

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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Lubbock

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$201k
Typical market rent
$1,333/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.3
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Lubbock, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

401(k) with employer match
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Paid Time Off
Paid Parental Leave