Nursing In-Service Training Coordinator

Nursing In-Service Training Coordinator

Agency: 650 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Supervisory Organization:
Lawton/Ft. Sill Veterans Home

Job Posting End Date:
Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note:

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank):
September 22, 2026

Full/Part-Time:
Full time

Job Type: Regular

Compensation: USD $40/HR

The RN Clinical Educator leads the facility's clinical education, orientation, preceptor, and competency-validation systems so nursing staff can deliver safe, consistent, Veteran-centered long-term care. The role converts regulatory requirements, quality data, event reviews, and identified practice gaps into practical education, observed skill validation, remediation, and sustained bedside performance.

• Assess learning needs and develop an annual education plan aligned with resident acuity, regulatory requirements, QAPI priorities, and facility risks.
• Design and deliver evidence-based education using measurable objectives, adult-learning principles, simulation, return demonstration, and knowledge checks.
• Develop, maintain, and validate role-specific clinical competencies, including medication administration, infection prevention and PPE, wound care, glucose monitoring and insulin administration, bowel and bladder programs, emergency response, and safe resident handling.
• Identify competency gaps, provide timely coaching and remediation, and restrict independent performance of a skill until competency is demonstrated and documented.

• Utilize standardized ODVA orientation materials and checklists.
• Ensure new employees receive required facility-specific education.
• Maintain orientation documentation.
• Coordinate clinical orientation with Nurse Managers, supervisors, and designated preceptors.
• Coordinate nursing orientation and individualized, competency-based onboarding plans with clear task layering and 30-, 60-, and 90-day progress reviews.
• Select, prepare, coach, and evaluate preceptors; ensure consistent expectations and a safe, gradual transition to independent practice.
• Partner with nursing leadership and Human Resources to identify onboarding barriers, escalated performance or attendance concerns promptly, and support early retention.

• Coordinate initial and required follow-up tuberculosis (TB) screening/testing for new employees and current employees as required.
• Maintain accurate documentation of employee TB screening/testing completion.
• Monitor expiration or renew requirements and communicate outstanding requirements to employees and appropriate leadership.
• Assist with employee respiratory protection requirements, including fit testing as applicable to the employee's role.
• Assist with coordination of influenza, COVID-19, hepatitis B , and other required or offered employee vaccinations, as applicable.
• Maintain confidentiality of employee health information and follow applicable privacy requirements.
• Refer employee health concerns, abnormal screening results, or questions requiring clinical evaluation to the appropriate healthcare provider or designated employee health authority.

• Assist with planning and implementation of ODVA skills fairs.
• Prepare supplies, equipment, scenarios, checklists, and evaluation materials.
• Coordinate staff participation.
• Coordinate make-up opportunities for employees unable to attend.
• Ensure completed competency documentation is maintained.
• Review skills fair outcomes and communicate identified educational needs.

• Maintain current knowledge of applicable federal, state, VA, CMS, long-term care, professional practice, privacy, and facility requirements.
• Maintain complete, accurate, audit-ready orientation, education, competency, attendance, and remediation records in the learning management system and designated files.
• Track required education and annual competencies, provide routine compliance reports, and complete assigned education components of plans of correction or corrective action by established deadlines.

• Use audits, incident investigations, QAPI data, survey findings, and clinical outcomes to prioritize education and evaluate whether practice changed after training.
• Support improvement in priority Veteran outcomes, including falls and major-injury falls, infections and CAUTI, pressure injuries, and other facility-identified measures.
• Collaborate with the DON, ADONs, unit managers, infection preventionist, wound nurse, MDS, providers, rehabilitation, pharmacy, Human Resources, and other disciplines to standardize safe practice.
• Provide shift-inclusive education, const