Registered Nurse-Outpatient Staff Medicine Specialty Care
About The Position
The Medicine Specialty Care Registered Nurse is accountable for individual nursing practice and determines appropriate delegation of tasks to provide optimal specialty care. The role emphasizes growth and development in practice, increasing self-direction, and providing patient care, care coordination, health promotion, health education, wellness coaching, disease prevention, and chronic care management. Medicine Specialty nursing is delivered across outpatient settings, including Allergy, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases, Neurology, Pulmonology, Rheumatology, Sleep Medicine, and Transplant Clinics. The nurse interacts with patients in person and through telecommunications, often building long-term relationships. Each encounter focuses on patient safety and quality care through identifying and clarifying patient needs, performing procedures, providing health education, promoting advocacy, coordinating nursing and other health services, helping patients navigate the healthcare system, and evaluating outcomes. The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 0630–1700, with flexibility to meet organizational needs. Telework and virtual work are not available. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized.
Requirements
- Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
- Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, subject to the stated education pathways and exceptions.
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered professional nurse licensure in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a Graduate Nurse Technician temporary appointment exception is described.
- Meet the applicable education, experience, and dimension criteria for the assigned nurse grade and level.
- U.S. citizenship is required, except that non-citizens may be appointed when recruiting qualified citizens is not possible under VA policy.
- Selected applicants must complete applicable pre-employment drug testing, background/security investigation, onboarding, identification verification, and physical evaluation/examination.
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
- May be required to serve a probationary period.
- Physical ability to perform duties that may involve extended walking, standing, or sitting; moderate lifting; repeated bending or kneeling; direct patient care; and use of safe patient-handling and mobility protocols.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of acute care experience.
- One year of recent medicine specialty experience in Dermatology, Pulmonary, Allergy, Infectious Disease, Sleep, Neurology, Nephrology, Transplant, Rheumatology, or Endocrinology.
- AMB-BC certification.
- One year of shared governance leadership experience.
Responsibilities
- Formulate plans of care based on nursing assessments and Veterans’ goals of care.
- Seek guidance to improve care provided to patients and families.
- Delegate care tasks to appropriate individuals based on patient needs, condition, and safety.
- Apply nursing principles, theory, and critical-thinking skills.
- Deliver fundamental knowledge-based care while developing technical skills.
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care using age-specific components.
- Coordinate care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
- Administer medications and perform procedures according to established policies and guidelines.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to influence care outcomes.
- Identify and clarify patient needs, conduct procedures and health education, promote patient advocacy, coordinate health services, assist patients in navigating the healthcare system, and evaluate patient outcomes.
- Interact with patients in face-to-face encounters and through telecommunications.
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 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
