Summary
The Clinical Nurse Educator will conduct onsite Nursing Service orientation at the St. Albans Campus for all new Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Healthcare Technicians, and Nursing Assistants for the St. Albans Campus, as well as Health Care Technicians and Nursing Assistants for the Manhattan and Brooklyn campuses. The incumbent will work flexible hours to meet the training needs of staff on day, evening, and night shift.
Duties
The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:
- Delivers a fundamental understanding of adult learning principles and a lifelong learner that can practice with flexibility to adapt or change learning strategies based on the assessment of learning needs within the healthcare organization.
- Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising staff education.
- Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates educational needs to facilitate learner development and skill training of clinical staff.
- Utilizes innovative teaching strategies, assessment skills, and evaluation of outcomes.
- Assists with the orientation of new employees, evaluation of their progress in the orientation process, and development and implementation of a learning plan for improving identified deficiencies.
- Serves as a trainer and consultant for Resuscitation Education Initiative (Redi) Program including certification as Basic Life Support (BLS) instructor.
- Supports nurse residency programs including the development of curriculum utilizing strategic learning methodologies such as simulation, lecture case studies and virtual reality.
- Systematically evaluates current practice, formulate outcomes for groups of patients and/or organizational processes within area of expertise.
- Assumes responsibility for the coordination of education focused on staff education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the healthcare continuum.
- Collaborates with other Clinical Nurse Educators, the Chief of Patient Services Education, and inter-professional healthcare teams in the ongoing clinical education activities including in-services, training, competency assessment, and evaluations of both current and new staff nursing skills.
- Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising staff education
- Reviews current nursing literature for new trends and changes based on evidence-based research with the ability to propose practice and documentation revisions based on evaluation of outcomes.
- Provides educational activities for nursing and allied health staff to maintain and improve competence in specified responsibilities stated in their job description and meet regulatory and VA directives.
- Nurse educators' responsibilities are assigned in a matrix such that each educator has assigned units/areas that they support, programs that they are responsible for coordinating (includingemployee orientation and mandatory training), services for which they serve as a liaison, alternate assignments for cross-coverage, databases that they are responsible for maintaining, and committees on which they represent Patient Services.
- Competence of staff is assessed and maintained through orientation, ongoing in-service and other education and training programs. These are accomplished through provision of such activities as:
- Orientation of new Community Living Center nursing staff
- Unit Specific Training, education/practice resource
- Simulation training
- Service, unit/area, and position-specific orientation
- In-services on various topics and just in time training for skills that are low volume and high risk
- Continuing Education programs
- Cross-Training
- Annual Mandatory Reviews
- Competency Assessment Program
- Program Updates
- CPR program delivery via RQI
- AED Training
- Academic Affiliation Coordinator for St Albans Campus
- Product Evaluation, Training & Implementation
- Standards/Policy/Procedure Development and Implementation
- Regulatory competency compliance and educational corrective action plans
- Development and updating of initial competencies
- This position may require additional duties as assigned.
Preferred Experience: 2-3 years ofLong-term Care/Community Living Center nursing experience and Nursing Education experience.
Preferred Education: Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) in Nursing Education.
Note: This position is not approved for telework and staff is required to be on onsite in the clinical area of assignment.
This position supports all 3 campuses and may require rotation as needed.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:
VA Nurse Total Rewards
Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards
Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
Work Schedule: 7:30am-4:00pm with flexible hours
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
NOTE: Candidate's education, scope, and length of nursing practice (experience) will be considered in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected. The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
Experience as an RN will be evaluated to determine if the experience is of an acceptable level of quality with regard to the following five dimensions of nursing: Practice, Veteran/Patient Driven Care, Leadership, Professional Development, and Evidence/Based Practice/Research. Each dimension of practice has criteria that demonstrate essential core competencies for VHA Nursing Personnel.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
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Required Documents
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position.
- Cover Letter
- DD-214/ Statement of Service
- Disability Letter (Schedule A)
- Disability Letter (VA)
- License
- Other (1)
- PCS Orders
- Professional Certification
- Resume
- Separation Notice (RIF)
- SF-15
- SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
- Transcript
Veterans' Preference Note: Preference eligible candidates and other Veterans will be given preference when qualification of candidates are approximately equal for Title 38 positions in VHA. When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows dates and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documentation related to your active duty service which reflects the dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and dates of impending separation. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. Documentation is required to award preference. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit
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If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 03/31/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12715267.
- To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
- Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
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Next steps
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
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