Perioperative Educator RN

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1928, Dignity Health - St. Bernardine Medical Center is a 342-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in San Bernardino, California. Serving nearly 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III NICU, heart care, stroke care and orthopedics. Additionally, St.Bernardine Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center and was recently awarded AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was named one of Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgery in 2026.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Perioperative Educator, you will be instrumental in fostering nursing staff development and ensuring clinical excellence across our surgical departments at St. Bernardine Medical Center, Community Hospital of San Bernardino, and Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center. On a daily basis, you'll find yourself serving as a clinical education specialist, implementing evidence-based practice through robust competency assessment and continuing education programs. You'll lead by aligning all healthcare education with our operational goals and leadership priorities, driving professional growth and ensuring consistently high-quality patient care.

Every day you will focus on patient safety and quality improvement within our perioperative departments. This means you’ll actively collaborate with management to implement critical safety initiatives, track their progress, and report outcomes to leadership. You'll also be developing and facilitating crucial clinical simulations, including mock codes and disaster preparedness drills, to sharpen our staff's critical incident preparedness and guarantee compliance with essential regulatory requirements.

To be successful in this role, you will function as a vital clinical resource and mentor, championing professional collaboration and performance improvement. You'll design, deliver, and meticulously evaluate comprehensive education using diverse methods like online modules and hands-on labs. You are committed to cultivating an environment of continuous learning, integrating the latest nursing research findings, and serving as a primary consultant for all perioperative staff development needs across our facilities.

Here are some of the key responsibilities you'll undertake:

• Conduct educational needs assessments for perioperative staff.
• Develop and deliver comprehensive clinical education programs.
• Evaluate training effectiveness and make data-driven revisions.
• Lead perioperative safety initiatives and track compliance.
• Facilitate mock codes and disaster preparedness training.
• Provide new hire orientation and specialty clinical training.
• Perform skill validation for high-risk procedures.
• Act as a clinical practice leader and expert resource.
• Integrate evidence-based practice into all educational content.
• Collaborate with perioperative leadership on professional development goals.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in nursing
• 3-5 years years of clinical experience

•  Current valid California nursing license RN; BLS