Registered Nurse (Master Preceptor, Acute Medicine)

Job Title

Nursing Education Specialist

Major Duties:

Utilize nursing process to manage, prioritize, and organize educational needs for Acute Medicine (2-East) staff. Responsible and accountable for gap analysis of Acute Medicine (2-East) staff in conjunction with Acute Medicine leadership.

Able to provide patient care as outlined by the staff nurse job description for the unit.

Serve as Preceptor and Mentor for new staff, nursing residents and students assigned to the unit.

Serve as Mentor and role model for nursing preceptor staff on the unit. Including conducting regular check-ins with nursing staff actively completing nursing preceptor training.

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to implement didactic and simulation training for the nursing unit.

Consult with individual clinical groups to facilitate continuing education activities to improve delivery of care.

Assist stakeholders by utilizing clinical expertise to assist in identifying and securing appropriate and available resources to address nursing educational needs within the Nursing Unit.

Utilize the nursing process to identify creative strategies to increase efficiency for assigned units, teams or workgroups related to Acute Medicine’s overall strategic goals.

Demonstrate leadership and initiative to support all clinical services through the development and implementation of education programs focused on health information systems such as the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS), Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) programs, Essentris, and others as apply within the Acute Medicine service.

Evaluate the need for new technology and plan for future resources in conjunction with Acute Medicine Chief, Leadership, and/or Chief of Nursing Education.

Collect data for and assist in the preparation of reports as required and/or requested by VASLCHCS and Central Office.

Serve and Simulation Faculty for the Nursing Education Department. Will develop and provide interprofessional simulation training for the Acute Medicine unit to support staff professional development, annual mandatory education, and competency training.

Support the Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) (if required for nursing unit) classes as trained instructor.

Responsible to coordinate with Nursing Education staff the use of simulation resources (manikins, simulation lab, etc). Ensure appropriate use of simulation and education resources. Participate in maintenance of education equipment and simulation/classroom spaces.

Serve as Faculty for the Nurse Residency programs and Student Nurse programs.

Serve in key roles on committees, councils, and teams utilizing expert clinical knowledge, with an emphasis on nursing education.

Promote a positive image of VA nursing within the medical center and in the community.

Ensure expert knowledge and comprehensive understanding of policies and procedures as it relates to the nursing education.

Use the group process to identify, anticipate, evaluate and resolve nursing staff educational needs within Acute Medicine.

Maintain effective relationships with colleges and clinical instructors/clinical rotations who have students receiving clinical education within Acute Medicine.

Demonstrate operating knowledge of A/V equipment and arrangement of classrooms to accommodate learner and presenter needs.

Actively participate in committee and task force activities as assigned.

Provide career guidance to Nursing staff including advice to staff on application requirements for scholarship and tuition reimbursement programs.

Total Rewards Package:

Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Monday-Friday (some weekends and nights)

Compressed/Flexible: Authorized

Telework: Available

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized