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Nurse Educator- Primary Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 144 days ago
About the Role
The VA New Jersey Healthcare System in currently recruiting for a Registered Nurse to serve as a Nurse Educator within Primary Care at our Lyons Campus.
What You'll Do
- →Duties of this position include, but are not limited to: Provides educational instruction and training for nursing staff in clinical and outpatient units.
- →Assists 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.
- →Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising staff education.
- →Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates educational needs to facilitate learner development and skill training of clinical staff.
- →Utilizes innovative teaching strategies, assessment skills, and evaluation of outcomes.
- →Assumes responsibility for the coordination of education focused on staff education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the healthcare continuum.
- →Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.
- →Knowledge and active participation in the department level quality improvement process and initiatives as well as customer service programs.
- →Monitors and tracks BLS/Advanced Life Support (ALS) compliance within the organization.
- →Supports nurse residency programs including the development of curriculum utilizing strategic learning methodologies such as simulation, lecture case studies and virtual reality.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Requirements
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 2c341cb0-83d6-42cf-bf44-093d05f5c1cb
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