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Registered Nurse (Chief of Education & Workforce Development)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The Nurse IV Chief of Education & Workforce Development executes leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross services and/or discipline lines and, influence the organizational healthcare mission. Responsible for administrative functions of their assigned nursing unit/programs.
What You'll Do
- →The Nurse IV Chief of Education & Workforce Development will function as an administrator, educator, and consultant utilizing management theory in collaboration with Patient Care Service (PCS) and other facility services.
- →Must establish and maintain effective relationships with all levels of medical center personnel and relate effectively with customers, families, and the community as well as program and service leaders at the local and Veteran Integrated Systems Network (VISN) levels.
- →The Nurse IV Chief of Education & Workforce Development functions as an advisor, administrator, educator, consultant, and mentor who possesses a wide range of experience and leadership ability.
- →The Chief of Education & Workforce Development provides senior leadership and oversight for daily clinical and administrative operations within the Education Department as directed by the Associate Director for Patient Care Services (ADPCS).
- →Provides direct supervision over the following areas to include, but not limited to Nursing Education, Competency Program, Coach Mentor program, and the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) Program.
- →Additionally, is responsible for New Employee Orientation, New Supervisor Training programs, and the facility LEAD program.
- →Demonstrates creative approaches in the provision of education and training for patients and staff within the main facility and Community Based Outreach Clinics (CBOCs).
- →Responsible for generating and disseminating new knowledge relevant to clinical practice, nursing administration, and nursing education.
- →The Chief of Education is directly responsible for education needs assessments; provision, design, and evaluation of staff and patient education activities; and acts as the education liaison to all medical center services and the VISN Education Council.
- →The Chief of Education has fiscal oversight of education program funding, and scholarship program management.
- →Responsible for budget planning, forecasting, management, coaching and supervision of nursing and administrative support staff, program development, performance improvement leadership, labor management activities and participation in the interdisciplinary team.
- →The Chief of Education may serve as the Designated Learning Officer (DLO) for the medical center.
- →The DLO oversees, assesses, and strengthens Veterans Affairs (VA) training and education mission.
- →The DLO ensures compliance with all federal, state, and VHA laws and regulations, and all accrediting body standards.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓The Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN), or Master of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) must be fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission On Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
- ✓Verification of accreditation may be obtained from: http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm or https://directory.ccnecommunity.org/reports/accprog.asp If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.
- ✓If your school was accredited by ACEN or CCNE at the time of graduation, but is no longer listed on the websites, you must provide documentation of accreditation with your application packet.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 580c5954-6497-4f9a-b188-741d930c6efe
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