Registered Nurse - Polytrauma Transitional Rehabilitation Program (PTRP)

About the role

The South Texas Veterans Health Care System is seeking an RN for the Polytrauma Transitional Rehabilitation Program at the Audie L. Murphy Division in San Antonio, TX. The role involves executing position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to managing complex patient care.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines.
• Demonstrate performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for a group of patients.
• Provide peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement.
• Support colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care.
• Foster a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals.
• Evaluate outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations.
• Document outcomes at the program/service level.

Requirements

All qualified current VA employees, current Federal (Non-VA) employees, current/past/upcoming Health Professions Trainees (HPTs) and US Citizens are encouraged to apply. The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• English Language Proficiency: Basic written and spoken English proficiency is required.
• Education: Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by an accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN, CCNE, or recognized equivalency.
• Licenses/Registrations: 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.

Qualification Standards

Nurse I, Level I:

• An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional professional nursing required.

Nurse I, Level II:

• An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 1 year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 1 ;OR a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional professional nursing experience required.

Nurse I, Level III:

• An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 2 years of professional nursing experience in which one year is equivalent to Nurse I, Level 2; OR a BSN and 1 year of professional nursing experience equivalent to the Nurse I, Level 2; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) and no additional professional nursing experience; OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and no additional professional nursing experience.

Nurse II:

• A BSN with 2 years of professional nursing equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3; OR an MSN with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3; OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3; OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with no professional nursing experience; OR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN with no additional professional nursing experience.

Nurse III:

• An MSN and 2 years of specialized nursing experience, one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III; OR a Master's degree in *related field with BSN and two years of specialized nursing experience, one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III; OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III; OR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III.

*Note: Foreign education programs/degrees are not creditable as related degrees.