Nurse - Resource Pool Nurse

About the role

The Resource Pool Nurse works in Patient Care Services and is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care to multiple areas of nursing. The incumbent will also seek guidance on how to improve care provided to patients and families and delegate elements of care to the appropriate individual based upon assessed needs, condition, and safety of the patient.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• English Language Proficiency – in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) at the time the program was completed.
• Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program; upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on a temporary basis and later