Registered Nurse (Master Preceptor, Intensive Care Unit)

<p>The Registered Nurse, Master Preceptor in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) will work jointly with ICU nursing leadership and the Chief Nurse of Critical Care in the provision of effective and comprehensive nursing staff development and continuing education programs that support nursing practice, improve nursing health care delivery, and enhance professional development of all nursing personnel.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>https://youtu.be/LM35k1p_3Tc?si=6wdZw0Lag331XBMR Major Duties: Utilize nursing process to manage, prioritize, and organize educational needs for ICU staff. Responsible and accountable for gap analysis of ICU staff in conjunction with ICU leadership. Master Preceptor will create and maintain didactic and simulation curriculum and provide regular classrom instruction in conjunction with simulation training. Provide patient care as outlined by the staff nurse job description for the unit. Serve as Preceptor/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 the 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 ICU 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 unit assigned. Evaluate the need for new technology and plans for future resources in conjunction with Emergency Medicine Leadership and/or Chief of Nursing Education. Collect data for and assist in the preparation of reports as required and/or requested by VA Salt Lake City Health Care System Administration, and Central Office Serve Simulation Faculty for the Nursing Education Department. Develop and provide interprofessional simulation training for the ICU to support staff professional development, annual mandatory education, and competency training. Support the Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardivascular 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 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 the ICU. Maintain effective relationships with colleges and clinical instructors/clinical rotations who have students receiving clinical education within the ICU. Demonstrate operating knowledge of A/V equipment and arrangement of classroom to accomodate 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. Other duties as assigned. 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: Rotating (Occasional Weekends and/or Holidays) Compressed/Flexible: Authorized Telework: Available (Note: The Veterans Health Administration, including VISN 19 and VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, will comply fully with the intention and instructions contained in the "Return to Office" Executive Order. This position will likely be eligible to telework on a limited Ad-Hoc basis only) 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.