Nurse Educator

VBPC currently has a Nurse Educator position available

Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center is a 100 bed acute care, inpatient psychiatric facility for adults in Virginia Beach, VA. VBPC offers specialty mental health treatment for older adults, chronically mentally ill, and substance abuse/detox programming. VBPC is a state of the art building located in the beautiful Virginia Beach area, just minutes from the ocean.

What do our current nurses value at Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center & UHS?

A safe and supportive environment that puts patient care first and values the nursing profession. One of the most rewarding aspects of working as a Registered Nurse (RN) is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to the patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times. You are never alone, as you are part of a large, nationwide network of peer nurses and nursing leaders that educate the field, routinely exchange ideas, and review current topics within the industry. Having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career through our Charge, Supervisor and Nurse Manager-in-training programs and nursing executive tract. We are proud of our robust continuing education options and opportunities for skills diversification and career advancement as a Registered Nurse (RN) with UHS. We want to help you succeed and grow in your profession and enjoy a sense of belonging and trust that comes through your expanding experience. At UHS, you have a voice.

Who we are:

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $11.6 billion in 2020. In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2020, ranked #281 on the Fortune 500; and listed #330 in Forbes ranking of U.S.' Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 334 behavioral health facilities, 39 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 38 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

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Position Summary:Prepares, presents and coordinates clinical and non-clinical trainings to ensure staff competency

upon hire and throughout their employment. Collaborates with Program / Department Managers and Department Directors to design facility-wide programs to improve quality of care and employee performance through the development of staff knowledge and skills. As needed, provides assessment, nursing care and evaluation of nursing care. Ensures consistent use of the nursing process in providing quality care. Interacts with patients, patient families, clinical team, and community resources establishing relationships and providing positive customer service. Provides evidence-bases care. Coordinates and delegates direct care, planning, monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions for designated shift.

Ensures consistent use of psychiatric nursing process in providing quality care.

• Conduct clinical and non-clinical in-services as needed. Prepares, presents and coordinates clinical and non-clinical trainings to ensure staff competency upon hire and throughout their employment. Provides remedial training as requested.

• Coordinates NEO and Annual Competency Trainings. Documenting accordingly, organizing paperwork and ensures filing and maintenance of training records. Tracks staff competency to ensure compliance of all staff.

• Collaborates with Program / Department Managers and Department Directors to design facility-wide programs to improve quality of care and employee performance through the development of staff knowledge and skills.

• Monitors and utilizes on-line learning system HealthStream. Assumes a lead role in utilizing and growing the use of HealthStream tool.

• Collaborates with HR, managers and employees to ensure timely completion of initial and annual competencies, test, assessments, and checklist.

• Develop nursing treatment plans base on the nursing assessment and individualized needs of the patient.

• Demonstrate the ability to evaluate the impact of predictable and unpredictable events in patient situations (i.e.: aware of environmental hazards in a crisis situation, able to identify patient triggers prior to crisis)

• Coordinates, monitors and reports on CEU protocol within and outside of HealthStream

• Collaborates with HR, managers and employees to ensure timely completion of initial and annual competencies, test, assessments, and checklist.

• Perform physical and mental assessment on admission and every 24 hours, and/or as needed

• Must also have knowledge of training modalities for adult learners and knowledge / ability to prepare training materials. Requires ability to organize, communicate, follow through with judgment, strong verbal / written communication skills and ability to type / operate computer in preparation of training documents. Must possess knowledge of basic psychiatric nursing procedures working with a general population including adults, and chemically dependent individuals. Knowledge of therapeutic processes, growth and development, limit setting, behavior management and establishing/maintaining therapeutic relationships required. Current license to practice nursing in VA required