Registered Nurse - GEC Educator

About the role

The Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Registered Nurse to serve with the Education department at the Syracuse location in New York.

Responsibilities

• Provides expert, evidence-based education to staff
• Trains nursing staff in clinical and outpatient units
• Performs learning needs assessments and develops educational trainings for clinical staff
• Assists with the orientation of new employees and develops learning plans for identified deficiencies
• Serves as a trainer and consultant for the Resuscitation Education Initiative (Redi) Program, including certification as a Basic Life Support (BLS) instructor
• Maintains and tracks BLS/Advanced Life Support (ALS) compliance within the organization
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to support and evaluate emergency responses
• Organizes and participates in mock codes
• Serves as a trainer for nurse residency programs, developing curriculum using strategic learning methodologies such as simulation, lecture case studies, and virtual reality
• Evaluates current practice, formulates outcomes for groups of patients and/or organizational processes, and collaborates with other Clinical Nurse Educators and interprofessional healthcare teams
• Analyzes, interprets, and evaluates data to determine outcomes and changes related to educational programs
• Documents and evaluates the documented outcomes at the program or service level

Requirements

• Basic English language proficiency
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by an accrediting agency
• Current full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in the United States
• Completion of a master's degree in nursing or a related field with a BSN, or a doctoral degree in nursing or a related field with a BSN, may be required
• Experience in clinical education is preferred

Qualifications

• Basic education requirements met
• Current full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in the United States
• Completion of a master's degree in nursing or a related field with a BSN, or a doctoral degree in nursing or a related field with a BSN, may be required
• Experience in clinical education is preferred

Skills

• Strong instructional design and implementation skills
• Excellent communication and teaching abilities
• Ability to analyze and interpret data
• Knowledge of evidence-based research

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards package including competitive pay, paid time off, retirement benefits, and health insurance

Pay

• Competitive salary with regular increases and potential for performance awards

Schedule

• Full-time, Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm