Registered Nurse - Clinical Nurse Leader

Veterans Health Administration • Baltimore, MD

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The certified Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) uses a comprehensive approach to nursing practice, emphasizing evidence-based care delivery and integration of innovative strategies. The position is located at the Baltimore, Maryland VA Medical Center and focuses on improving care delivery and patient outcomes at the microsystems level. The CNL analyzes complex healthcare systems, applies improvement science and public health concepts, and leads interprofessional teams in developing plans to improve patient-care outcomes. The role requires an active, unrestricted nursing license, CNL certification, a bachelor's degree in nursing, and a master's degree from an accredited CNL education program. The schedule is day/evening, 07:30–24:00; compressed or flexible scheduling and telework are not available. This is not a virtual position.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, subject to the education pathways and exceptions 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; a temporary Graduate Nurse Technician appointment may be available to certain otherwise-qualified candidates pursuing licensure.
• CNL certification from the Commission on Nurse Certification (CNC), American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
• A bachelor's-level degree in nursing and a master's degree from an accredited CNL education program.
• Must meet the applicable VA Nurse grade and level scope, education, and dimension criteria.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Selected applicants must undergo required background/security investigation, drug testing for testing-designated positions, pre-employment physical evaluation, and onboarding; seasonal influenza vaccination is required for VA Health Care Personnel.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
• Must provide acceptable identification for employment verification; beginning May 7, 2025, identification that is not REAL ID compliant cannot be used for this purpose.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.

Nice To Haves

• At least 5 years of acute care experience.
• At least 2 years of telemetry experience.
• ACLS.
• Specialty certification.

Responsibilities

• Use principles of complexity science to analyze and address the dynamic nature of healthcare systems.
• Implement evidence-based interventions at the microsystems level to optimize care delivery and patient outcomes.
• Synthesize evidence to develop strategies that promote health and wellness in diverse populations.
• Implement innovative care strategies when evidence is unavailable.
• Apply public health concepts to advance equitable preventive services.
• Assess care outcomes using improvement science and systems theory in complex healthcare environments.
• Evaluate social drivers of health and incorporate them into tailored programs.
• Apply improvement science to enhance performance measurement and quality improvement.
• Use diverse data sources to evaluate care outcomes and benchmark them against standards.
• Facilitate difficult conversations within healthcare teams and with patients.
• Evaluate outcomes of evidence-based care delivery and adapt strategies as needed.
• Lead interprofessional teams in developing plans to improve patient-care outcomes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year: 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension with 5-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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level