Nurse Educator

Venesco, LLC; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Venesco, LLC is seeking a Nurse Educator to support a DoD training program in Dayton, Ohio on a contract basis. The role focuses on educational design, classroom and clinical instruction, and readiness initiatives for USAFSAM's En Route Care Training Department at Wright-Patterson AFB.

US citizenship is required. The contractor will develop CME credits, coordinate program start-up, monitor training effectiveness, and ensure compliance with Air Force medical readiness guidelines.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted licensed Registered Nurse with professional certification in clinical (e.g., CEN or CCRN) or education specialty.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing and at least 6 years of experience in the field.
• Knowledge of emergency room patient management and trauma health principles.
• Knowledge of military healthcare standards and instructional delivery within DoD contexts preferred.
• Minimum 5 years in Emergency Room/Critical Care with deployment patient care experience; management experience required.
• Experience with government contracting firms supporting the Federal government.

Responsibilities

• Provides educational/training support to USAFSAM En Route Care Training Department, covering aeromedical evacuation and critical care training for DoD personnel.
• Ensures courses meet academic standards and wartime readiness requirements; applies nursing theory and clinical expertise to program delivery.
• Coordinates all aspects of program start-up, reporting, and training effectiveness.
• Develops and monitors continuing nursing/medical education credits; contributes to policy development for Air Force Medical Readiness Program.
• Analyzes training data and provides concise reports to leadership; helps optimize training resources.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Prioritization under pressure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Adobe Acrobat

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Description

Venesco, LLC., is seeking a Nurse Educator to assist on a contract with a federal government client in Dayton OH

US Citizenship is required for this position.

The contractor shall provide educational/training support to perform the tasks outlined in the following paragraphs to fulfill the requirements of this Task Order. This person shall provide support to USAFSAM’s En Route Care Training Department, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Clinical Readiness Operations Division. All products and electronic files resulting from this contract effort will become the property of the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine. The contractor shall perform the following specific responsibilities:

• Provides current and future educational/training support for all faculty assigned to USAFSAM En Route Care Training Department. These training platforms provide aeromedical evacuation, advanced critical care, trauma, and infectious disease training for DoD medical personnel to assist with medical currency, comprehensive medical readiness skills, and deployment training.
• Ensures all USAFSAM En Route Care Training Department courses meet academic standards, operational needs, and wartime readiness requirements. Utilizes knowledge of an extensive range of nursing care theories, principles, practices, procedures, and has extended Critical Care clinical training background/experience(s) to solve both administrative and professional health care problems/challenges.
• Coordinates all aspects of program start-up, ongoing reporting and monitoring of training effectiveness.
• Develops, performs, and monitors conferment of continuing nursing and medical education credits. Maintains and assists with program changes and provides regular feedback to AF/SG Consultants and Career Field Managers (CFM) through the Comprehensive Medical Readiness Program (CMRP) to ensure program reliability and continuity. Provides input into medical policy development for AFI 41-106, Air Force Medical Readiness Program.
• Determines resource requirements and coordinates curriculum development at the En Route Care Training Department’s current and future training sites. Consults with Surgeon General’s (SG) clinical consultants and CFMs concerning professional and paraprofessional training standards and educational goals. Engages with leadership and cadre members at training sites to use new/existing resources more efficiently and suggests innovative ideas to optimize training experiences.
• Collects, compiles, and analyzes training site data to develop reports that allow leadership to understand training shortfalls and program implementation barriers. Completes periodic review on data collection and updates data collection tools/methods for reporting purposes to provide accurate analyses of program development and success.
• Collects and consults appropriately to develop objectives and priorities that meet all suspenses. Presents complex information, concepts, processes and ideas, that are clear, concise, well-organized, and carries out work that is well aligned with USAFSAM organizational goals.

Venesco, LLC, is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Venesco is committed to administering all employment and personnel actions on the basis of merit and free of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability. Consistent with this commitment, we are dedicated to the employment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, persons of all ethnic backgrounds and religions according to their abilities.

Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal skills are required. Excellent writing and verbal communication skills are required. Proficiency with word processing software, PowerPoint and SharePoint applications is required.
• Current, unrestricted licensed Registered Nurse with professional certification in clinical (e.g., Certification Emergency Room Nursing (CEN) or Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) or education specialty is required.
• Requires a minimum of Bachelor's degree in Nursing, and at least 6 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Knowledge of emergency room patient management and trauma health principles.
• Knowledge of trauma clinical nursing skills, procedures, processes to include: Joint Trauma Service and Air Force Medical Service Clinical Practice Guidelines, and educational delivery methods preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding of applicable Air Force and professional standards is mandatory. Knowledge of military and civilian guidelines that govern policy and procedure, successful completion of USAFSAM's and Department's orientation programs is required (After 60 days of hire).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Emergency Room/Critical Care medicine to include deployment patient medical management care experience. Management experience is required.
• Minimum of 12 months of experience within the last 36 months working in an inpatient Intensive Care Unit (ICU) environment.
• Shall have the knowledge/experience/understanding of Comprehensive Medical Readiness Program, Training Affiliation Agreements, nursing competencies, and obtaining continuing education units.
• Experience with prioritizing and executing tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Experience with government contracting firms supporting the Federal government.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information within and external to Venesco, LLC., using own judgment.
• Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to quickly develop understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives.
• Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Exceptionally self‑motivated, directed, and detail oriented.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (word, Excel, Outlook) and Adobe Acrobat.