Registered Nurse-Educator

The Miami VA Healthcare System's Nursing Education Service is seeking an experienced and dynamic Registered Nurse-Educator Mental Health. Our ideal applicants are those who want to contribute to the achievement of quality care standards, as well as the growth and development of a VA academic hospital program.

The Nurse Nurse Educator Mental Health is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based education to staff. Provides educational instruction and training for nursing staff in clinical and outpatient units. The Clinical Nurse Educator understands instructional design, implementation, and application related to education and training. Performs learning needs assessments, develops educational trainings for clinical staff within organization. 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. Serves as a trainer and consultant for Resuscitation Education Initiative (Redi) Program including certification as Basic Life Support (BLS) instructor. Duties include but are not limited to: Responsible for the oversight of training programs to meet regulatory requirements and to support nursing standards and competency in the provision of patient care for nurses within and outside Nursing Service. In addition, he/she will work collaboratively with other services to support system-wide education initiatives and competency requirements. Responsible for providing clinical and administrative recommendations to senior leadership relative to nursing education and evidence-based practice. Plans, designs, integrates, implements, and modifies nursing education activities for both service level and facility wide performance. Collaborates with the Nurse Manager of Education and other Chief Nurses or Assistant Chief Nurses across the health care system. Manages resources in the all programs that fall under the umbrella of Nursing Education. Aggregates data and participates in the budget process to plan for current, emerging and future resource requirements (financial, human, material and/or informational) based on systems that produce high quality outcomes. Responsible for ongoing improvement in Nursing Education using the National League of Nursing competencies to expand care and promote transformational care in all patient care areas. This involves group collaboration with nursing staff, Clinical Nurse Educators, Clinical Nurse Leaders, Infection Control, Program Managers/Coordinators, Nursing Operations, Nursing Informatics, Medical Media, Logistics, Reproduction, ACOS Education, Designated Learning Officer, Library, Accreditation, Patient Safety, Shared Governance Councils, and Office of the ADPCS. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards 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) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 730am-4pm (Note: Work schedules are determined and approved by the supervisor. The incumbent may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/patient care needs).

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.