Registered Nurse- Clinical Nurse Educator

Veterans Health Administration • Queens, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse Educator at VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, St. Albans Medical Center, provides competent, evidence-based education and training for nursing staff in clinical and outpatient units. The educator applies adult learning principles and instructional design, adapting learning strategies to assessed needs across the healthcare organization. The role assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates educational programs to develop clinical staff knowledge and skills, using innovative teaching, assessment, and outcome-evaluation strategies.

The educator coordinates staff education, self-management education, and customer-satisfaction activities across the healthcare continuum; follows established policies and guidelines; and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to support educational outcomes. Duties include new-employee orientation and learning plans, Resuscitation Education Initiative training and BLS compliance, emergency-response education, mock codes, nurse residency curriculum, coaching and mentoring, competency assessment, and consultation with leadership and unit managers. The educator reviews nursing literature and evidence-based research, evaluates educational data and outcomes, and may propose changes to practice and documentation. Additional duties may be assigned.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with flexible hours. Telework is not available; this is not a virtual position.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying education under the specified VA provisions for nursing bridge-program candidates or graduates of foreign nursing schools.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered-nurse licensure in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
• Meet the education and experience criteria for the assigned nurse grade and level. Depending on grade, accepted pathways include an ADN or nursing diploma, BSN, MSN, master's degree in a related field with a BSN, or doctoral degree, with the specified professional or specialized nursing experience where applicable.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Pass required pre-employment drug screening, background/security investigation, and physical evaluation/examination; participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program; and complete required onboarding and application materials.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• A probationary period may be required.

Responsibilities

• Provide educational instruction and training for nursing staff in clinical and outpatient units.
• Assess clinical staff learning needs and develop educational training.
• Assist with new-employee orientation, evaluate progress, and develop and implement learning plans to address identified deficiencies.
• Serve as a Resuscitation Education Initiative (Redi) Program trainer and consultant, including serving as a certified Basic Life Support (BLS) instructor.
• Monitor and track organizational BLS and Advanced Life Support (ALS) compliance.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to support and evaluate facility emergency responses, including BLS and ALS responses.
• Organize, participate in, and evaluate mock codes.
• Support nurse residency programs by developing curriculum using methods such as simulation, lectures, case studies, and virtual reality.
• Develop coaching and mentoring skills and systematically evaluate current practice and outcomes for patient groups or organizational processes within the area of expertise.
• Collaborate with Clinical Nurse Educators and interprofessional healthcare teams on in-services, training, competency assessments, and evaluations of current and new nursing staff.
• Review nursing literature and evidence-based research for new trends and changes, and propose practice or documentation revisions based on evaluation of outcomes.
• Collaborate with leadership and unit managers to identify staff training needs and support competence, critical thinking, and decision-making.
• Provide consultation and collaborate through participation in organizational committees.
• Analyze, interpret, and evaluate data to determine educational-program outcomes and changes.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year: 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting and federal 401(k), with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term-life, and long-term-care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.
• One full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state or territory is accepted for licensure.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree