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Riverside Health System
Newport News, Virginia

Registered Nurse (RN) Educator Coordinator Hospital

Registered NurseFull-Time

Listed compensation

$41-$56.38/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Newport News, Virginia

Hiring Range

$41.00 - $56.38/Hourly Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Overview

Works under the supervision of the Director of Nursing. Serves as a consultant, change agent, and facilitator in assessing learning needs and in planning, implementing, and evaluating educational activities for all levels of hospital team members. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.

What You Will Do

Collaborates with leadership, human resources, physicians and team members to effectively assess learning needs. Develops and Implements education plan successfully pertinent to needs identified.

Coordinates/develops, prioritizes, implements and communicates orientation and educational opportunities for team members, leadership and non-employees as aligned with RHS strategic mission, vision and values. Utilizes resources, assessment and feedback tools to develop educational offerings calendar to meet established educational goals for the facility.

Leads/coordinates team member competency validation program and facility orientation in collaboration with HR and facility leadership to ensure the highest quality of care is performed by all team members in accordance with RHS policies/procedures and regulatory requirements.

Effectively and efficiently utilizes information systems/software to input, develop, track, trend, retrieve and report required data on-time

Shows commitment to learning new knowledge and skills to enhance service, maintain competency and achieve organizational goals by incorporating research, current clinical literature and engaging subject matter experts. Serves as a consultant to leadership and team members to ensure goals are achieved.

Demonstrates responsibility for managing costs pertaining to employee health and staff development. Actively takes steps to stay within budget parameters.

Actively seeks out opportunities to involve physicians and team member in organizational learning goals by effectively identifying subject matter experts to provide educational series/in-services. Consults with Medical Director for employee health and staff development programs appropriately.

Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Required)
  • Masters Degree, Nursing or Healthcare (Preferred)

Experience

  • 3-4 years RN experience in acute care setting (Preferred)
  • 1 year Experience with teaching in a clinical or formal setting (Preferred)
  • Licenses and Certifications
  • Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) (Required)
  • CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) (Required)
  • To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at riversideonline.com.

Key Responsibilities

The educator coordinator assesses learning needs and develops educational plans for hospital staff to ensure high-quality care. They also lead competency validation programs and collaborate with leadership to align educational activities with organizational goals.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nursing educationClinical instructionCurriculum developmentData reportingRegulatory complianceLeadership collaborationHealthcare consultingChange managementRN licensure

Education — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 48% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$101k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $100k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

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Living in Newport News

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$284k
Typical market rent
$1,605/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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