Nurse - OR

Veterans Health Administration • Eugene, OR

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Operative and Specialty Care RN provides and supervises direct patient care across the nursing process, including age-appropriate assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse coordinates care throughout the continuum, promotes patient education and self-management, administers medications and procedures in accordance with established guidelines, and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to support positive outcomes and patient satisfaction.

The role provides outpatient nursing care, care coordination, health promotion, patient education, and coaching in wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management. It calls for leadership and innovative approaches to managing complex specialty care, supporting improvements in specialty outpatient care, and contributing to policies, procedures, and guidelines. The nurse evaluates evidence-based practice changes and documents broad, complex outcomes at the specialty care program or service level.

The position is based in Eugene, Oregon. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Telework is ad hoc only; this is not a virtual position. Relocation and recruitment incentives are unavailable, and permanent change of station is not authorized.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying equivalent nursing education as described in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered professional nurse license in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a temporary Graduate Nurse Technician appointment may be available to otherwise qualified candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the education, experience, and dimension criteria for the applicable VA Nurse grade and level.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Selected applicants are subject to pre-employment drug screening, background/security investigation, onboarding, and influenza vaccination requirements.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
• Complete application requirements specified in the announcement.

Responsibilities

• Provide and supervise direct patient care through age-appropriate assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Coordinate care throughout the continuum and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to support positive outcomes and patient satisfaction.
• Promote patient education and self-management; provide health promotion, wellness and disease-prevention coaching, and chronic care management.
• Administer medications and perform procedures in accordance with established guidelines.
• Demonstrate leadership, experience, and innovative approaches in managing complex specialty care.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise policies, procedures, and guidelines collaboratively.
• Lead and support improvements in specialty outpatient care.
• Provide constructive feedback and share expertise to strengthen safe, high-quality nursing practice.
• Promote a safe, supportive environment that fosters healthcare professionals' development.
• Evaluate outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations.
• Document broad, complex outcomes at the specialty care program or service level.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year: 26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting and federal 401(k), with VA contributions up to 5%.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs may be carried into retirement.

What This Job Offers

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