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Nashville, Tennessee

Registered Nurse Clinical Educator Critical Care

Registered NurseFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Your future role at a glance
  • Location: Nashville, TN
  • Facility: Ascension Saint Thomas West
  • Department: CPD
  • Schedule: Full-time | Days
  • How you’ll make an impact in this role

Empower Clinical Teams: Collaborate with leadership and staff to identify educational gaps, ensuring every nurse has the competencies needed to provide exceptional, evidence-based care.

Design High-Impact Learning: Create and implement innovative clinical programs that translate complex medical standards into practical, bedside excellence and measurable growth.

Cultivate Professional Growth: Consult on nursing development initiatives that support career longevity and empower staff to practice at the highest level of their clinical licensure.

Measure Educational Success: Evaluate the effectiveness of learning programs using data-driven tools to ensure that educational investments directly improve patient outcomes and team performance.

What minimum requirements you’ll need

Licensure / Certification / Registration

BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Registered Nurse obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Education

Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required.

Work Experience

Required professional licensure at time of hire required.

Additional Preferences

  • 5+ years of critical care experience preferred
  • Benefits that help you thrive
  • Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
  • Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
  • Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays

Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning

Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources

  • Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
  • Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more
  • Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Educator will collaborate with leadership to identify educational gaps and design innovative programs to improve bedside clinical performance. They are responsible for measuring the effectiveness of these learning initiatives using data-driven tools to ensure improved patient outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current Registered Nurse license and a diploma from an accredited nursing school, along with BLS certification. A minimum of 5 years of critical care experience is preferred for this role.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical educationCritical care nursingStaff developmentCurriculum designEvidence-based practiceCompetency assessmentData analysisNursing leadershipClinical mentorshipProgram evaluationHealthcare training

Critical Care Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 66% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution43 jobs · 40 employers

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7
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$160k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs

401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
14%
CME allowance
11%
Loan repayment
8%
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.3this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Critical Care Nursing (RN) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 40 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Nashville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$413k
Typical market rent
$1,834/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.3
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Ascension

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10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage
HSA/FSA options
Employer-matched 403(b)
Disability and life insurance
Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
Tuition reimbursement (Vocare)
Employee Assistance Program
Parental leave