Clinical Nurse Educator

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 76,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits (VA)

Paid time off (LEAVE & HOLIDAYS)

Federal pension/retirement plan

Telework eligible (ad-hoc)

Job summary

The Clinical Nurse Educator at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provides expert, evidence-based education to nursing staff across clinical and non-clinical areas.

The role leads learning initiatives, performs needs assessments, and supports orientation with learning plans, while collaborating with interprofessional teams to evaluate outcomes and improve practice.

Responsibilities

• Provides educational instruction and training for nursing staff in clinical and non-clinical areas.
• Performs learning needs assessments and develops educational training for clinical staff within the organization.
• Assists with the orientation of new employees, evaluates their progress, and develops a learning plan to address deficiencies.
• Supports Scholarship, I LEAD, Nursing School Affiliations, TTP, VA-STEP and PMDB Programs; evaluates current practice and outcomes.
• Collaborates with other Clinical Nurse Educators and interprofessional teams in in-services, training, competency assessment, and evaluations of staff skills.
• Reviews nursing literature for new trends and changes, proposing practice and documentation revisions based on outcomes.
• Identifies educational training needs with leadership to foster competence, critical thinking, and decision making; provides consultation through committees.
• Analyzes data to determine outcomes and changes related to educational programs; responsible for documented outcomes at the program level.

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Clinical Nurse Educator is responsible for providing expert, evidence-based education to staff.

Key Responsibilities

Major Duties and Responsibilities to include but are not limited to: Provides educational instruction and training for nursing staff in clinical and non-clinical areas Performs learning needs assessments, develops educational training for clinical staff within the 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.

Supports Scholarship, I LEAD, Nursing School Affiliations, TTP, VA-STEP and PMDB Programs. Systematically evaluates current practice, formulates outcomes for groups of patients and/or organizational processes within area of expertise.

Collaborates with other Clinical Nurse Educators and interprofessional healthcare teams in the ongoing clinical education activities including in-services, training, competency assessment, and evaluations of both current and new staff nursing skills. Reviews current nursing literature for new trends and changes based on evidence-based research with the ability to propose practice and documentation revisions based on evaluation of outcomes.

Collaborates with leadership and unit managers to identify educational training needs for staff, while supporting activities that foster competence, critical thinking, and decision making. Provides consultation and collaboration through participation within organizational committees and councils. Analyze, interpret, and evaluate data to determine outcomes and changes related to educational programs. Responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level.

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: M-F 0700-4:30.

Variable 8/9-hour shifts Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $76438 – $150613/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-26.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.