Nursing Officer of the Day Registered Nurse
About The Position
The Nursing Officer of the Day (NOD) Registered Nurse delivers and coordinates safe, efficient, and effective patient care throughout the facility, with oversight of Nursing Service during off tours, weekends, and holidays. The NOD provides care and directs others in promoting and maintaining health and preventing illness and injury through the nursing process. The NOD provides facility-wide nursing leadership and expertise, plans and organizes care to support continuity, access to care, discharge planning, and accountability for practice, and facilitates emergency medical support. The role includes recognizing escalating medical crises and environmental factors, allocating staffing resources to meet Veterans’ needs, and supporting staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluation of outcomes. The NOD evaluates practice and organizational processes, guides and develops staff, and provides programmatic outcomes to nursing leadership to help improve care delivery. During weekends, holidays, and after-hours tours when nursing management or leadership is absent, the NOD assumes authority and accountability for directing employees, staffing units, and allocating resources. The role includes rounding, consulting with providers, and collaborating with the Administrative Officer of the Day and interdisciplinary team members on ongoing care and emergency or disaster decisions.
Requirements
- Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
- Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying equivalent education as described in the announcement.
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered nurse licensure in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a temporary Graduate Nurse Technician exception is described for eligible candidates pursuing licensure.
- Meet the education, specialized nursing experience, and dimension criteria for the applicable Nurse grade and level.
- Meet physical demands including visual acuity, keen hearing, clear speech, manual dexterity, and potentially extended periods of walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing; patient or object transfers may be required.
- U.S. citizenship is required, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
- Pass pre-employment physical evaluation and, if tentatively selected for a testing-designated position, drug screening.
- Meet applicable background/security investigation, onboarding, identification, Selective Service, and seasonal influenza vaccination requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).
- Previous Nursing Officer of the Day experience.
- Current supervisory experience.
- Acute care, emergency department, or intensive care unit experience within the last three years.
Responsibilities
- Deliver and coordinate safe, efficient, and effective patient care throughout the facility.
- Oversee Nursing Service during off tours, weekends, and holidays.
- Provide nursing care and direct others in promoting health and preventing illness and injury.
- Plan and organize care to ensure continuity, access to care, discharge planning, and peer accountability for practice.
- Provide facility-wide nursing expertise and facilitate emergency medical support.
- Identify escalating medical crises and environmental factors, and allocate staffing resources to meet patient-care needs.
- Promote staff involvement in care planning, decision-making, and evaluation of outcomes.
- Evaluate current practice and outcomes for patient groups and organizational processes.
- Guide, develop, and support staff using professional standards, scientific evidence, and practice evaluation.
- Direct employees and staffing units and allocate resources during weekends, holidays, and after-hours tours when nursing leadership is absent.
- Round and serve as a consultant to providers.
- Collaborate with the Administrative Officer of the Day and interdisciplinary team on ongoing patient care and emergency or disaster decisions.
- Provide programmatic outcomes to nursing leadership to support improvements in organizational processes and patient care.
Benefits
- Competitive salary with regular salary increases and potential performance awards.
- 50 days of paid time off per year, including 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid Federal holidays.
- Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting.
- Federal 401(k) with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
- Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.
- One full and unrestricted license from any U.S. State or territory is accepted for licensure purposes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
