Registered Nurse (Hospice and Palliative Care Unit)

About the role

The Registered Nurse Hospice and Palliative Care Unit is located at the Central Virginia VA Health Care System - Richmond - Virginia.

Responsibilities

• Provides competent - evidence-based care to assigned residents and oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants - as appropriate to the setting
• Aids in directing the provision of nursing education - orientation - competencies and provides quality improvement and outcomes utilization consultation
• Assists with providing peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement
• Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals
• Contributes professional nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team
• Promotes collaboration and partnership with others to achieve optimal outcomes
• Supports colleagues through knowledge sharing to ensure safe - quality nursing care
• Shares educational findings - experiences - and ideas with peers
• Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care
• Collaborates with the Minimum Data Set (MDS) coordinator to ensure accurate and reflective documentation of the Resource Utilization Group (RUG) score

Requirements

• Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency - 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 accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
• In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing - possession of a current - full - active - and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program
• Credit for foreign nursing education higher than associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD)
• Current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State - Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. - Puerto Rico) of the United States - or the District of Columbia
• Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements - but do not possess the required licensure - may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)
• Note: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification
• Grade Determinations: The following Scope - Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates - and if appropriate - the level within a grade

Qualifications

• Dimension requirements (Practice - Veteran/Patient Driven Care - Leadership - Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13002188

Skills

• Leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others
• Partnerships with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes
• Knowledge sharing to provide safe - quality nursing care
• Sharing educational findings - experiences - and ideas with peers
• Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care
• Collaboration with the Minimum Data Set (MDS) coordinator to ensure accurate and reflective documentation of the Resource Utilization Group (RUG) score

Benefits

• 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)

Pay

• Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards

Schedule

• Not Available