Nurse (Pain Management)

About the role

Syracuse VA Medical Center is seeking an Intermittent schedule Pain Management Registered Nurse (RN) responsible for individual nursing practice, delegation of tasks, and optimal care delivery in an intermittent schedule setting.

Responsibilities

• Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components
• Assumes responsibility for coordination of care focused on patient education, self‑management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care
• Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines
• Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team
• Advocates for a Whole Health model of care and treatment of patients with pain, providing leadership to clinical support staff in advocating for patients’ care and rights beyond immediate needs
• Provides patient‑specific pain education to patients and families related to routine and complex procedures
• Contributes to interprofessional teamwork and open communication with pain management teams and patients; participates in and initiates basic quality improvement initiatives
• Meets the needs of Veterans and their families, caregivers, representatives, visitors, VA staff, and other customers while supporting VA missions
• Communicates and treats all constituents courteously, tactfully, and respectfully
• Provides consistent information according to established policies and procedures
• Handles conflict and problems with any consumer group appropriately and constructively

Requirements

Must be proficient in basic written and spoken English (38 U.S.C. 7403(f)).

Education: Graduate of a school of professional nursing accredited by ACEN or CCNE; or equivalent foreign nursing education with current full active unrestricted registration; or eligibility via master’s‑level bridge program with temporary GNT appointment while pursuing licensure; grandfathering provision for current VHA 0610 series employees.

Grade‑based education and experience criteria (see VA Qualification Standard):

• Nurse I – Level I: ADN or Diploma in Nursing.
• Nurse I – Level II: ADN/Diploma + 1 year specialized experience equivalent to Nurse