Sterile Processing Services Educator

4 weeks ago


Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration Full time
Job Summary

The RN Educator for Sterile Processing Services delivers a fundamental understanding of adult learning principles and is a lifelong learner that can practice with flexibility to adapt or change learning strategies based on the assessment of learning needs within SPS. The educator assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates educational needs to facilitate learner development and skill training of SPS staff and Reusable Medical Device (RMD) end users.

Responsibilities
  • Ensures personal competency by completing VHA level 1 SPS training through modules in the VHA Talent Management System (TMS) within 90 days of hire.
  • Obtains VHA level 2 SPS training within one year of appointment and annually completes 12 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) annually or obtains annual certification through a nationally recognized sterilization organization.
  • Utilizes Manufacturer's Instructions for Use (MIFU) or Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) based on MIFU to create competencies for SPS staff.
  • Develops and implements a standardized education/training program for SPS staff, including a staff development program beginning with an initial orientation program for new SPS employees, Level 1 training, and recurring on-the-job training for all SPS employees.
  • Collaborates with the RN SPS RMD Coordinator, OR educator, MVAHCS education service, and RMD end users to identify, develop, and deliver education and training when needs are identified.
Requirements
  • Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
  • 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).
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN).
  • 2-3 years of recent nursing experience.
  • Previous experience in two of the following areas: education/training, quality work, Operating Room (OR), procedural area, and sterile processing.


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