Registered Nurse (RN) - Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE)

<p>The Registered Nurse (RN) - Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based education to staff. The incumbent of this position will provide educational instruction and training for nursing staff in clinical and outpatient units.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>This recruitment has a driving requirement. The incumbent of this position may be required to drive to Tomah's Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) to train RN staff. The Registered Nurse (RN) - Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising staff education. The person in this role delivers a fundamental understanding of adult learning principles and a lifelong learner that can practice with flexibility to adapt or change learning strategies based on the assessment of learning needs within the healthcare organization. The CNE also assumes responsibility for the coordination of education focused on staff education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the healthcare continuum. The RN - CNE is also responsible for the following duties: Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating educational needs to facilitate learner development and skill training of clinical staff. Performing learning needs assessments, developing educational trainings for clinical staff within organization. Assisting 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. Serving as a trainer and consultant for Resuscitation Education Initiative (Redi) Program, including certification as Basic Life Support (BLS) instructor. Monitoring and tracking BLS/Advanced Life Support (ALS) compliance within the organization. Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to support and evaluate responses to emergency responses in the facility (to include BLS and ALS). Organizing, participating, and evaluating mock codes. Supporting nurse residency programs, including the development of curriculum, using strategic learning methodologies such as simulation, lecture case studies and virtual reality. Developing proficient level coaching and mentoring skills. Systematically evaluating current practice, formulating outcomes for groups of patients and/or organizational processes within area of expertise. Collaborating with other Clinical Nurse Educators and interprofessional healthcare teams in the ongoing clinical education activities, including in-services, training, competency assessment, and evaluations of both current and new staff nursing skills. 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: Up to 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: 1.0 FTE - Full-time, 0730 - 1600. 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. 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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. Note for RNs: Nursing education must be from a school of professional nursing accredited by one of the following accrediting organizations at the time the program was completed by the applicant. The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), located at 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326. The ACEN accredits all levels of nursing programs, including clinical doctorate, masters/post master's certificate, baccalaureate, associate and diploma nursing education programs. (Note: The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission/NLNAC changed its name to ACEN in May 2013. ACEN's website may be utilized to verify accredited programs using automated inquiry processes; however, for verification of any nursing program's accreditation prior to 1998, an automated inquiry cannot be used and ACEN must be contacted directly via their email contact information on the ACEN website to verify.) The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), located at 655 K Street, NW, Suite 7, Washington, DC 20001. The CCNE is an accrediting arm of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and accredits nursing education programs at the bachelor and master's level.