Nurse - Resource Pool Nurse

Veterans Health Administration • Coatesville, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Resource Pool Nurse works in Patient Care Services and is accountable for individual nursing practice, including determining appropriate delegation of tasks while providing optimal care across multiple nursing areas. The nurse seeks guidance to improve care for patients and families and delegates care according to assessed needs, condition, and patient safety.

The role supports interdisciplinary care planning, patient and family engagement, education, orientation, competency development, quality improvement, and outcomes utilization. It provides leadership in delivering and improving holistic care across patient care areas covered by Resource Pool assignments, supports peers' professional development, and works with management and Shared Governance to address care and culture disparities between units. The position evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes.

Shifts are assigned as needed and may include 7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m.–12:00 a.m., or 11:30 p.m.–8:00 a.m. Telework and virtual work are not available. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized. The position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from a professional nursing program accredited by ACEN or CCNE, or another qualifying education pathway described in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, except for the stated Graduate Nurse Technician temporary appointment exception.
• Must meet the education and experience criteria for the applicable Nurse grade and level.
• U.S. citizenship; non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Applicants tentatively selected for a testing-designated position must undergo urinalysis for illegal drug use; refusal results in denial of employment.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Subject to background and security investigation.
• Selected applicants must complete online onboarding and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA Health Care Personnel.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.
• Must complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development, implementation, and evaluation of interdisciplinary care.
• Engage patients, families, and other caregivers in care planning, incorporating their knowledge, values, and beliefs without judgment or discrimination.
• Communicate and treat Veterans, their families and caregivers, representatives, visitors, VA staff, and other customers courteously, tactfully, and respectfully.
• Provide consistent information according to established policies and procedures.
• Handle conflicts and problems with consumer groups appropriately and constructively.
• Assist in directing nursing education, orientation, and competencies, and provide quality improvement and outcomes utilization consultation.
• Demonstrate leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies across patient care areas included in Resource Pool assignments.
• Provide peers with informal, constructive feedback and foster a safe, supportive environment for healthcare professionals' development.
• Lead efforts with management and within the Shared Governance Structure to address care and culture disparities between units.
• Evaluate outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations.
• Determine appropriate delegation of tasks and delegate care based on assessed needs, condition, and patient safety.
• Seek guidance on improving care provided to patients and families.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
• Potential performance awards.
• May be eligible for health insurance and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) if expected to work over 130 hours per month for 90 days.
• Transit subsidies, subject to conditions.
• Authorized uniform allowance.
• Federal employee benefits package, with eligibility dependent on position type and other factors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree