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Registered Nurse-Nurse Educator - Bedford, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs
Description
Summary
The Registered Nurse-Nurse Educator position is located in Nursing, Education service at the Bedford campus. This position is full time at 40 hours per week.
Duties
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards
The Nurse Educator is responsible for the assessment, implementation, and evaluation of educational programs for the development of staff. Educational programs may include in- services, orientation, continuing education, annual reviews, skills certification, and staff development. The Nurse Educator performs assessment of staff learning needs and is responsible to ensure staff receives adequate orientation and staff development activities to facilitate compliance with patient care standards. The Nurse Educator assumes accountability to include classroom instruction, clinical teaching, collaboration, and will act as a clinical consultant and resource person to hospital staff. Plans, oversees and schedules educational and developmental activities for nursing staff members in coordination with Department Chiefs and Managers. Provides educational materials to service unit staff responsible for educating and informing patients. They also provide consultation and education to medical center staff in areas such as equipment, Mandatory Reviews, BCLS/ ACLS, orientation, cross training, and continuing education. They demonstrate leadership through developing and coordinating programs to improve quality of care and organizational processes. Coordinates activities related to clinical experiences for students or affiliated nursing schools as assigned. Assists and participates in the implementation of emergency preparedness plans, procedures, and training (for external and internal events). Duties may also include scholarship coordination, PMDB coordination, nursing affiliations programs, Transition to Practice coordination and nursing assistant training program coordination.
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: Days with rotation
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Notification: