Registered Nurse-Reusable Medical Device Educator

Department of Veterans Affairs

The Reusable Medical Devises (RMD) Educator provides education and/or training to increase or maintain the knowledge and/or skills of the VA Northern Indiana Health Care System employees in response to mandates, needs assessments, and other requests associated with performance improvement plans, quality and patient safety recommendations, national or VISN initiatives in relation to Reusable Medical Devices.

• The RMD Educator Registered Nurse is responsible for providing competent, evidence based RMD practices. Responsible for providing clinical knowledge in the processes used for all clinical, semi-clinical Reusable Medical Devises per manufacturers' instructions for use (IFU) throughout the facility. Responsible for the quality management, reprocessing activities pertaining to training, competency assessment, development of SOPs based on manufacturers' IFU, and aiding in succession planning for all areas of RMD. Utilizes their in-depth clinical judgement as they assume responsibility for all functions within the RMD Program ensuring the clinical administrative appropriateness of services delivered. Functions as a liaison between clinical programs and non-clinical services which require the use of RMD (i.e; directives, findings, action plans, changes in manufacturers' IFU, etc.) Disseminates all information to appropriate personnel, serving as an educations resource and content expert for RMD using only the latest evidence-based research on which to base their practice. Collaborates with other personnel in assuring that all staff understands the clinical evidence and reasoning regarding changes affecting the RMD Program and establishes a strong partnership with the infection Prevention (IP) staff. The RMD Educator is a clinical consultative resource for all patient care areas to assure that all RMD is properly stored, used, and pre-treated according to clinical guidelines and reprocessed properly according to established scientific principles. The RMD Educator will provide oversight of compliance with directives and guidance relating to RMD. Executes leadership in the ability to present, lead , educate, and motivate all levels of nursing and hospital staff, including the executive level, to ensure compliance with RMD directives. Conducts RMD tracers in all areas of the facility that use RMD, facilitates reviews and revisions of all RMD SOPs, develops and applies audit tools and other mechanisms to validate compliance with internal and external RMD policies and requirements, monitors adherence to training and competency requirements and related documentation, presents and/or facilitates formal staff education programs and informal training related to RMD compliance, critically review local RMD SOPs for consistency with manufacturers' guidelines or Veterans Affairs (VA) guidance. 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: Full-time Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm may include weekends and holidays. Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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