Investigative Registered Nurse

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    About the role

    Investigative Registered Nurse (IRN) functions as advanced clinical and administrative investigator within the Quality Management Service. The nurse provides leadership and expert-level consultation in the evaluation of patient care events - documentation concerns - adverse outcomes - and organizational processes related to patient safety - clinical risk - and quality of care.

    Responsibilities

    • Independently plans, conducts, coordinates and leads facility-level investigations to include Administrative Investigative Boards, Fact Findings, Harassment Prevention Program and Office of Inspector General Hotline Referrals, ensuring compliance with VHA policy, regulatory requirements, and accrediting body standards.
    • Demonstrates leadership in improving care and systems through expert analysis, recommendations, and data-driven improvements.
    • Delivers self-directed professional nursing practice using the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation) for complex patients based on conscious and deliberate planning with occasional supervision.
    • Provides and directs others in Veteran/patient driven care by optimizing the patient experience, satisfaction, and/or safety for a team of patients.
    • Leads initiatives to improve Veteran/patient experience, satisfaction and/or safety beyond the immediate practice setting.
    • Communicates and collaborates as an effective leader of the interprofessional team at the expert level with improved evidence-based and/or data-driven outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting.
    • Enhances knowledge base and practice evaluation at the expert level with improved outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting.
    • Leads the identification and integration of evidence-based practice/research with clinical expertise to improve quality of care and resource utilization at the expert level with improved outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting.
    • Meets the needs of all customers while supporting the Medical Center and Service missions.
    • Consistently communicates and treats customers (patients, visitors, volunteers, and all Medical Center staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner.
    • Provides customers with consistent information according to established policies and procedures.
    • Handles conflict and problems in dealing with customers constructively and appropriately.

    Requirements

    • English language proficiency: proficient in basic written and spoken English (per 38 U.S.C. 7403(f)).
    • Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE at time of program completion.
    • Alternatively, individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program; upon achievement of a State license, may be appointed temporarily and later converted to permanent upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program.
    • For graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing: possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration meets the requirement for graduation from an approved school; foreign nursing education higher than associate/entry level requires formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized evaluator (e.g., International Consultants of Delaware).
    • Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory, Commonwealth (including Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
    • Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) exception: candidates who meet basic education requirements but lack required licensure may be appointed at entry step of the grade and level applicable to completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120‑day temporary appointment (extendable up to two years case‑by‑case) while actively pursuing licensure.
    • Physical requirements: visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, manual dexterity; potential for long periods of walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, pushing; transferring patients and objects may be required; may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials, requiring protective clothing in isolation or operative/invasive procedures; occasional exposure to combative patients due to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders; must be mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations and able to shift priorities based on patient needs.

    Qualifications

    • Grade determinations based on Scope, Education, and Dimension criteria (Practice, Veteran/Patient Driven Care, Leadership, Professional Development, Evidence-Based Practice/Research). Detailed requirements for each grade/level are available at the online assessment link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13059465.
    • Nurse I – Level I: delivers fundamental knowledge‑based care; requires Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing with no additional professional nursing required.
    • Nurse I – Level II: demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts, cognitive skills, and technically competent practice; requires ADN/Diploma + 1 year specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I Level 1, OR a BSN with no additional professional nursing experience.
    • Nurse I – Level III: demonstrates proficiency based on conscious and deliberate planning; requires ADN/Diploma + 2 years professional nursing experience (one year equivalent to Nurse I Level 2), OR BSN + 1 year professional nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I Level 2, OR MSN with no additional professional nursing experience, OR Master’s in a related field with BSN and no additional professional nursing experience.
    • Nurse II: demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies; requires BSN + 2 years professional nursing equivalent to Nurse I Level 3, OR MSN + 1 year specialized nursing equivalent to Nurse I Level 3, OR Master’s in related field with BSN + 1 year specialized nursing equivalent to Nurse I Level 3, OR Doctoral degree in Nursing with no professional nursing experience, OR Doctoral degree in related field with BSN and no additional professional nursing experience.
    • Nurse III: executes position responsibilities demonstrating leadership, experience, creative approaches to management of complex client care beyond immediate practice; requires MSN + 2 years specialized nursing experience (one of which equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III), OR Master’s in related field with BSN + 2 years specialized nursing experience (one equivalent to Nurse II and meets dimension requirements), OR Doctoral degree in Nursing + 1 year specialized nursing equivalent to Nurse II and meets dimension requirements, OR Doctoral degree in related field with BSN + 1 year specialized nursing equivalent to Nurse II and meets dimension requirements.
    • Note: Foreign education programs/degrees are not creditable as related degrees.

    Skills

    • Leadership in improving care and systems through expert analysis, recommendations, and data‑driven improvements.
    • Expert‑level consultation in evaluation of patient care events, documentation concerns, adverse outcomes, and organizational processes related to patient safety, clinical risk, and quality of care.
    • Proficiency in the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, evaluation) for complex patients.
    • Ability to direct and mentor interprofessional teams at expert level.
    • Skill in identifying and integrating evidence‑based practice/research with clinical expertise to improve quality of care and resource utilization.
    • Strong communication, tact, and respect when interacting with patients, visitors, volunteers, and staff.
    • Conflict resolution and problem‑handling abilities.
    • Capacity to work effectively in stressful situations and shift