Clinical Residency Coordinator

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Marion VA Health Care System is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse to serve as the Clinical Residency Coordinator within Education Services located in Marion, IL.

The Registered Nurse Transition to Practice (RNTTP) and Post-Baccalaureate RN Residency (PBRNR) Program Supervisory Coordinator leads, develops, and evaluates all aspects of the residency programs to ensure they meet established missions, goals, and accreditation standards.

The role includes coordinating comprehensive, evidence-based educational initiatives; conducting learning needs assessments; designing and delivering training for clinical staff; and overseeing scholarship and academic affiliation programs. The incumbent collaborates with leadership, interdisciplinary teams, and academic partners to support nurse residents' transition from academia to professional practice, strengthen staff competency, and enhance patient care outcomes.

Additional responsibilities include maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements, analyzing program data, generating reports, mentoring scholarship recipients, and guiding preceptorship placement. The coordinator fosters a culture of learning, quality improvement, ethical practice, and customer service, while ensuring continued accreditation readiness and supporting organizational strategic priorities.

PLEASE NOTE:

These positions require Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. If selected, Applicants will provide proof of current certifications prior to employment. Only BLS certification which included Automated External Defibrillator (AED) obtained from either the American Heart Association (AHA) or the Military Treatment Training Network (MTN) will be accepted.

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 through Friday, 7:00 a.m.

to 3:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. Telework:
Ad hoc only to meet the needs of the department at the Supervisors discretion. Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized.

Education:

Graduate of a school of professional nursing.
1. Education Accreditation Requirement. Nursing education must be from a school of professional nursing accredited by one of the following accrediting organizations at the time the program was completed by the applicant: (a) The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN),3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326.

The ACEN accredits all levels of nursing programs, including clinical doctorate, masters/post master's certificate, baccalaureate, associate and diploma nursing education programs. (

Note:

The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission/NLNAC changed its name to ACEN n May 2013.

ACEN's website may be utilized to verify accredited programs using automated inquiry processes; however, for verification of any nursing program's accreditation prior to 1998, an automated inquiry cannot be used and ACEN must be contacted directly via their email contact information on the ACEN website to verify.); or (b) The Commission on Collegiate Nursing…