REGISTERED NURSE - OUTPATIENT SPECIALTY CLINIC

About the role

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 the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.

Qualifications

• Basic Requirements:
  • 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
  • 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)
• Preferred Experience: 3 years nursing experience; Outpatient Specialty clinic experience preferred

Skills

Responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal specialty care. Provides patient care, care coordination, health promotion, health education, and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management. Formulates a plan of care based on nursing assessments and Veteran goals of care. Seeks guidance on how to improve care provided to patients and families. Delegates elements of care to the appropriate individual based upon assessed needs, condition, and safety of the patient. Brings principles and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills. Assumes responsibility for the 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. Partners with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team to promote effective and safe transitions across the health care continuum, including the Veteran's goals of care. Has fundamental specialty care experience with the situations in which they are ultimately expected to perform, integrating theoretical concepts, basic critical thinking skills, and technically skilled practice.

Benefits

Comprehensive total rewards package including competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards, paid time off (50 days per year), retirement (traditional federal pension and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA), insurance (federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care), telework (not authorized), virtual (not authorized), relocation/recruitment incentives (not authorized), permanent change of station (PCS) (not authorized).

Pay

Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards

Schedule

7:30 AM - 4:00 PM