Registered Nurse- Clinical Nurse Educator

Veterans Health Administration • Omaha, NE

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse- Clinical Nurse Educator provides competent, evidence-based education to nursing staff and delivers instruction and training for staff in clinical and outpatient units. The role applies instructional design, implementation, and application principles to education and training. Within the VA Midwest Health Care Network’s Whole Health System, the educator supports care that empowers Veterans to take charge of their health and well-being through personalized health plans, healing relationships and environments, and connections to their communities.

The position supports nursing education and staff development across the organization, including orientation, competency evaluation, emergency response training, and nurse residency programming. The role is intermittent, with sporadic and unpredictable work that does not have a regularly scheduled tour of duty. Telework and virtual work are not available. Relocation and recruitment incentives, as well as permanent change of station, are not authorized.

Applicants must meet VA nursing education and licensure requirements, including a current, full, active, and unrestricted U.S. nursing registration, subject to the stated exceptions. Grade assignment depends on the candidate’s nursing education, specialized experience, and demonstrated competencies. Preferred qualifications include prior nurse educator or formal nursing instructor experience, strong communication and collaboration skills, and certification in nursing education. Employment is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying equivalent education as described in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a U.S. State, Territory, or Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
• Meet the applicable VA Nurse grade and level requirements for education, specialized nursing experience, and demonstrated competencies.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens under VA policy.
• Applicants tentatively selected for testing-designated positions must undergo urinalysis screening for illegal drug use; refusal results in denial of employment.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
• Subject to background and security investigation.
• Complete the online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
• Pass a pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the announcement’s Required Documents section.

Nice To Haves

• Prior nurse educator or formal nursing instructor experience.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Certification in nursing education.

Responsibilities

• Conduct learning-needs assessments and develop educational training for clinical staff.
• Assist with new-employee orientation, evaluate progress, and develop and implement learning plans to address identified deficiencies.
• Monitor and track Basic Life Support (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, including curriculum development using strategic learning methodologies such as simulation, lectures, case studies, and virtual reality.
• Develop coaching and mentoring skills and apply them in the role.
• Systematically evaluate current practice and formulate outcomes for patient groups and/or organizational processes within the area of expertise.
• Collaborate with Nurse Educators and interprofessional healthcare teams on ongoing clinical education, including in-services, training, competency assessments, and evaluations of current and new nursing staff skills.
• Review current nursing literature and evidence-based research for new trends and changes; propose practice and documentation revisions based on outcome evaluations.
• Collaborate with leadership and unit managers to identify staff education and training needs and support competence, critical thinking, and decision-making.
• Provide consultation and collaborate through participation in organizational committees.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases; potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year, comprising 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.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree