Outpatient Staff - Registered Nurse

Veterans Health Administration • Muskogee, OK

19h • Onsite

About The Position

The Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System is a Joint Commission-accredited Level 1c complexity health care system consisting of a 61-bed hospital in Muskogee and six community-based outpatient clinics in Tulsa, Bartlesville, Claremore, Vinita, McAlester, and Idabel. Congress approved funding in 2021 for a new Veterans Hospital in Tulsa, the first hospital to be built under the Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016.

The Registered Nurse provides competent, evidence-based specialty care to assigned patients and may oversee licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the clinic setting. The role includes patient care, care coordination, health promotion, health education, wellness coaching, disease prevention, and chronic care management. The nurse contributes to nursing education, orientation, competency development, quality improvement, and outcomes utilization, while collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to improve holistic specialty care.

The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Telework and virtual work are not available. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized. The job is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an approved school of professional nursing accredited by ACEN or CCNE, or qualifying nursing education under the stated bridge-program or foreign-education provisions.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception may apply.
• Meet the education and experience requirements for the assigned 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 before appointment; refusal results in denial of VA employment.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Subject to background and security investigation.
• Complete the online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
• Pass a pre-employment physical evaluation or examination.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete all application requirements listed in the announcement's Required Documents section.
• Complete a required pre-placement physical evaluation.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in procedural settings such as surgery, endoscopy, lesion clinics, cystoscopy, pain management, C-arm-guided procedures, paracentesis, thoracentesis, and bone marrow biopsies.
• Excellent telephone etiquette.
• Ability to work effectively with Veterans and colleagues.
• Positive attitude toward the VA.
• Strong commitment to the I CARE Values.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent, evidence-based specialty care to assigned patients.
• Oversee licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the clinic setting.
• Provide patient care and coordinate care.
• Promote health and provide education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management.
• Assist in directing nursing education, orientation, competencies, quality improvement, and outcomes utilization.
• Demonstrate leadership in delivering and improving holistic specialty care through collaboration.
• Evaluate nursing practice continuously using the best available evidence.
• Provide peers with informal, constructive feedback to support improvement.
• Foster a safe and supportive environment for the professional development of healthcare professionals.
• Contribute the professional nursing perspective to interdisciplinary team discussions.
• Partner with others to implement change and achieve optimal outcomes.
• Share knowledge with colleagues to support safe, quality specialty nursing care.
• Share educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers.
• Question clinical practices to promote evidence-based care.
• Participate in activities and strategies to sustain evidence-based practice.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year, comprising 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting and a 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.

What This Job Offers

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