Registered Nurse - Nurse Educator Sterile Processing Service

<p>The Milwaukee VAMC is looking for a Nurse Educator for Sterile Processing Services (SPS). The Nurse Educator is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based education to staff in the area of SPS.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>This is not a remote position Provide educational instruction and training for clinical and technical staff in SPS, clinical, and outpatient units. Understand instructional design, implementation, and application related to education and training. Perform learning needs assessments, develop educational trainings for clinical and technical staff within organization. Assist with the orientation of new employees, evaluation of their progress in the orientation process, and development and implementation of a learning plan for improving identified deficiencies. Develop proficient coaching and mentoring skills. Systematically evaluate current practices, formulate outcomes for groups of patients and/or organizational processes within area of expertise. Collaborate with leadership and unit managers to identify educational training needs for staff, while supporting activities that foster competence, critical thinking, and decision making. Ability to analyze, interpret, and evaluate data to determine outcomes and changes related to educational programs. Must obtain Level 2 Sterile Processing Certification within one year (typically achieved through 400 hours of direct reprocessing experience). NOTE: This position requires flexibility in schedule and assignments. A current, valid driver's license is required for this position. 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: Monday - Friday, 0700-1530; flexible start times with some tour rotation Telework: Available according to agency policy and supervisor approval. 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. Current, valid driver's license. 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.