Registered Nurse Resuscitation Education and Simulation Training Coordinator

About the role

The Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) and Simulation Training Coordinator will be responsible for managing the nursing process when providing and/or supervising staff education. The role demands a fundamental understanding of adult learning principles and the capacity to adapt or change learning strategies based on assessed needs. The coordinator will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate educational needs to facilitate learner development and skill training of clinical staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead with creativity and experience in managing complex situations.
• Deliver expert, evidence-based education to clinical and outpatient staff.
• Develop, promote, and deliver professional simulation education.
• Cookordinate training in accordance with the SimLEARN Certification Program.
• Coordinate, plan, and implement innovative technologies to create safe learning environments.
• Evaluate current practices and formulate outcomes for patient groups and organizational processes based on evidence-based research.
• Collaborate with leadership to identify and address educational training needs, fostering competence, critical thinking, and decision-making among staff.
• Participate in organizational committees to support educational programs and initiatives.
• Analyze data to determine outcomes and document changes related to educational programs, maintain accurate records of training activities, staff compliance, and report updates.

Requirements

• Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency, Graduate of a school of professional nursing, Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse.
• Preferred Experience: MSN preferred, AHA Instructor certification preferred, 2-3 years coordinating simulation-based training, Experience managing competency-based clinical training programs, Experience developing clinical scenarios and operating high-fidelity manikins, Strong customer service skills, Ability to coordinate multi-department training programs, Skilled in curriculum development and scenario design, Strong interpersonal communication skills, Experience with training staff in clinical competencies and emergency response, Experience mentoring and supporting staff in resuscitation and simulation.

Qualifications

• Nurse I, Level I: An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional professional nursing required.
• Nurse I, Level II: An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 1 year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 1 ;OR a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional professional nursing experience required.
• Nurse I, Level III: An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 2 years of professional nursing experience in which one year is equivalent to Nurse I, Level 2; OR a BSN and 1 year of professional nursing experience equivalent to the Nurse I, Level 2; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) and no additional professional nursing experience; OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and no additional professional nursing experience.
• Nurse II: A BSN with 2 years of professional nursing equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3; OR an MSN with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3; OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3; OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with no professional nursing experience; OR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN with no additional professional nursing experience.
• Nurse III: An MSN and 2 years of specialized nursing experience, one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III; OR a Master's degree in *related field with BSN and two years of specialized nursing experience, one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III; OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III; OR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III.

Benefits

• 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).

Pay

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards.

Schedule

• DTOD such as 0700-1530, 0730-1600 or 0800-1630T.

Telework

• Not available.

Virtual

• This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives

• Not authorized.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS)

• Not authorized.

U.S. Citizenship

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

Background/Security Investigation

• Subject to background/security investigation.

Onboarding Process

• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Acceptable Forms of Identification

• 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).

Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Requirement

• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

Pre-Employment Physical Examination

• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.

Driver's License Requirement

• 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.