Registered Nurse Education & Research Service (Professional Development Practitioner)
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Dayton, TX - USA
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Job Summary
Education & Research is seeking a Registered Nurse (Nurse I-III) Professional Development Practitioner to provide education training and mentorship for clinical staff. This role assesses learning needs develops and delivers educational programs supports orientation evaluates competencies and coaches staff. The RN collaborates with interprofessional teams to improve education outcomes supports nurse residency and BLS/ALS training and fosters lifelong learning for quality patient care.
(Entry-level Professional Development Practitioner)
- Provides staff education using adult learning principles.
- Assesses plans implements and evaluates educational needs for clinical skill training.
- Adapts learning strategies based on staff needs.
- Utilizes assessment and outcome evaluation skills.
- Follows established procedures and guidelines.
- Focuses on individual growth and is increasing in self-direction.
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to influence education outcomes.
- Supports team through basic coaching and mentoring.
- Involved in orientation of new staff and basic in-services.
(Intermediate Professional Development/Education role)
- Demonstrates integration of technical cognitive and biopsychosocial expertise when delivering staff education.
- Assesses plans implements and evaluates educational and skill training needs.
- Applies adult learning and lifelong learning principles.
- Adapts teaching strategies to changing organizational needs.
- Coordinates staff education professional development self-management and customer satisfaction initiatives.
- Collaborates across teams to impact care outcomes.
- Begins to take on more responsibility for professional development support.
- Follows established procedures and guidelines.
- Demonstrates more developed critical thinking and technically competent practice than Level 1.
(Advanced/Proficient Professional Development Specialist/Educator)
- Deliberately plans and demonstrates proficiency in practice.
- Self-directs and sets goals especially in complex situations.
- Continues to apply adult learning principles flexibly based on learning needs.
- Assesses plans implements and evaluates clinical education and skill training.
- Coordinates and leads education in professional development self-management and customer satisfaction.
- Functions with significant self-direction and independence.
- Collaborates for care and education outcomes at team and organizational levels.
- May propose or revise practices and documentation based on evidence-based research.
- Demonstrates advanced critical thinking and decision-making skills.
(Full Performance Professional Development Practitioner/Clinical Educator)
- Fully responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process.
- Provides or supervises comprehensive staff education.
- Utilizes adult learning principles and adapts strategies based on assessed needs.
- Assesses plans implements and evaluates education/training needs for staff development.
- Utilizes innovative strategies for learner development skill and competency training.
- Coordinates and leads education for staff self-management professional development and customer satisfaction.
- Collaborates at the department level for education and quality improvement initiatives.
- Actively participates in customer service programs.
- Independently drives and participates in departmental performance improvement.
(Expert/Leader in Education and Practice Improvement)
- Responsible/accountable for all aspects of the nursing process in staff education and supervision.
- Demonstrates leadership creativity and independent management of complex education/clinical issues.
- Fully integrates advanced adult learning assessment and outcome evaluation.
- Assesses plans implements and evaluates educational needs; leads organizational education focused on staff/professional development and customer service.
- Initiates and executes quality improvement and customer service initiatives at the department level.
- Systematically participates in and influences departmental and organizational process improvements.
- Serves as an advanced resource and role model for education complex clinical issues customer satisfaction and quality/performance improvement.
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: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Compressed/Flexible: Optional
Telework: Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
- 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 ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers 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.
Basic Requirements:
- English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f) no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
- Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a masters level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelors level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005 Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing possession of a current full active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD).
- Current full active and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. Puerto Rico) of the United States or the District of Columbia. Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements but do not possess the required licensure may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)
Grade Determinations: The following Scope Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates and if appropriate the level within a grade. The Dimension requirements (Practice Veteran/Patient Driven Care Leadership Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: I Level I
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard please visit Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 Employee Occupational Health Service.
IMPORTANT: A transcript either official or unofficial may be submitted with your application for ALL degrees. A copy of your certificate/degree or screenshot of your current classes are not a replacement of your transcript and they will not be used in the qualifying process. Transcripts must include the following information:
- Your Name
- Name of the college or university
- Full address of the college or university
- Degree Received
- Date Conferred
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38 and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicants criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations Security and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
VA Healthcare System Serving Ohio Indiana and Michigan (VISN 10) advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care you will operate in a model with three core elements seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veterans community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor Americas Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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