Critical Care Nurse Educator

<p>The Critical Care Nurse Educator is a professional registered nurse responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating educational programs that promote clinical competency, professional development, and evidence-based nursing practice. The Nurse Educator serves as an expert resource, mentor, consultant, and leader for nursing staff across all nursing services, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, Veteran-centered care at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The Nurse Educator role collaborates with nursing leadership, interdisciplinary teams, and academic partners to identify learning needs, support orientation and competency programs, and improve patient outcomes across the healthcare system. Duties and Responsibilities include: Assess learning and competency needs of nursing staff through performance data, observations, regulatory requirements, and collaboration with leadership. Design, develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based educational programs, in-services, and continuing education activities. Provide clinical instruction, training, and consultation for nurses and other healthcare staff in inpatient and outpatient settings. Coordinate orientation programs for newly hired nurses and clinical staff and evaluate their progress during onboarding. Develop individualized learning plans to address identified performance or competency gaps. Conduct competency assessments, skills validations, return demonstrations, and performance evaluations. Serve as a mentor, coach, preceptor, and role model for nursing staff, students, residents, and interdisciplinary team members. Support nurse residency programs and facilitate educational activities using simulation, case studies, lectures, and other adult learning methodologies. Serve as a trainer and consultant for the Resuscitation Education Initiative (REDI) and maintain certification as a Basic Life Support (BLS) instructor when required. Monitor and track BLS, ACLS, and other mandatory certification compliance for staff. Organize, facilitate, and evaluate mock codes, emergency preparedness drills, and resuscitation training programs. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to improve quality, patient safety, and clinical outcomes. Promote evidence-based practice by reviewing current literature, identifying best practices, and recommending changes to clinical practice and documentation. Assist with accreditation readiness and ensure compliance with VA, Joint Commission, and regulatory standards. Analyze educational outcomes and competency data to evaluate program effectiveness and support performance improvement initiatives. Participate in committees, workgroups, and organizational initiatives that support nursing excellence and Veteran care. 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: Full-time, 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized</p><h3>Requirements</h3>U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.<h3>Education</h3>IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.