Registered Nurse - Medical Specialty Care Outpatient Clinic

About the role

This position is located in the Nursing Service Medical Specialty Clinics at the Nashville VA in Nashville - TN.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing competent, evidence-based specialty care to assigned patients and oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants, as appropriate to the clinic setting.
• Provides patient care, care coordination, health promotion, health education, and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management.
• Aids in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies, and provides quality improvement and outcomes utilization.
• Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic, specialty care through collaborative strategies with others.
• Evaluates practice in an ongoing, evidence-based process.
• Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals.
• Contributes professional nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team.
• PARTNERS WITH OTHERS TO EFFECT CHANGE AND PRODUCE OPTIMAL OUTCOMES.
• SUPPORTS COLLEAGUES THROUGH KNOWLEDGE SHARING TO PROVIDE SAFE, QUALITY SPECIALTY NURSING CARE.
• SHARES EDUCATIONAL FINDINGS, EXPERIENCES, AND IDEAS WITH PEERS.
• QUESTIONS CLINICAL PRACTICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED CARE.
• PARTICIPATES IN ACTIVITIES AND STRATEGIES TO SUSTAIN AN EVIDENCE-BASED-PRACTICE CULTURE.

Requirements

• Basic English Language Proficiency
• 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: ACEN or CCNE
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia
• Credential 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 ICD
• 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).

Qualifications

• Basic Education Requirements: Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional professional nursing required; or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional professional nursing experience required; or Master's degree in nursing (MSN) and no additional professional nursing experience; or Master's degree in a related field with a BSN and no additional professional nursing experience; or Doctoral degree in Nursing with no professional nursing experience; or Doctoral degree in a related field with a BSN and no additional professional nursing experience.
• Specialized Experience: 2 years of professional nursing experience in which one year is equivalent to Nurse I - Level 2; or a Master's degree in a related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I - Level 2; or a Doctoral degree in Nursing with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I - Level 2; or a Doctoral degree in a related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I - Level 2.

Skills

• Knowledge of evidence-based practice and its application in specialty care delivery.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams.
• Proficiency in using technology to support patient care and quality improvement initiatives.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

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

• RN NG57 pay scale

Schedule

• Monday - Friday
• Hours based on the needs of the service