Registered Nurse-Scholarship and Academic Affiliations Coordinator

The Scholarship and Academic Affiliations Coordinator is a registered professional nurse who assumes accountability for the implementation, coordination, and program development related to the support of scholarships and nursing academic affiliations. The coordinator is responsible for the development, oversight, maintenance, training, data analysis/validation and report generation as related to the scholarship and affiliation programs.

Duties include but not limited to: Utilizes a team approach when interacting with multi-disciplinary teams and university affiliates. Manages the scholarship program by assisting applicants for successful submission of application packets; timely and accurate communication to VISN and National representatives; mentors recipients to successful completion of their programs; communicates for timely processing of payments. Represents OVAHCS when assessing clinical requests for preceptor opportunities; being available to preceptor and preceptee for any operational questions, maintains or initiates affiliation agreements as necessary to our learning environment. The coordinator communicates regularly with other members of the inter-professional team. The focus is on individual growth and development in practice with increased levels of self-direction and brings principles and theory with the application of critical thinking skills. Has a global understanding of how their area(s) of responsibility supports the system's mission and vision. Responsible and accountable for the planning, organization, and evaluation of effectiveness related to clinical, informatics, and/or administrative process changes, analyzing issues impeding change, developing corrective actions to expedite change, and assuring optimum utilization of available resources to maintain a climate conducive to quality patient care and employee satisfaction. Functions as a formal and informal educator; serving as a liaison between internal and external customers, supporting factors that impact customer satisfaction, considering the client population, including age and life stages, state of health, race and culture, values, and previous experiences. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Demonstrates leadership ability by providing scholarship education sessions for applicants and guides them related to growing nursing services and professional practice. Promotes a learning environment that embraces new knowledge, innovations, and improvements for both scholarships and affiliations. Guides staff towards appropriate clinical areas for preceptorships. Adheres to established policies, standards of care, and standards of practice managing scholarship funds and regulated affiliation agreements. 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-Friday, 0730-1600. Flexible to meet the needs of the organization. Telework: Not available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.