Registered Nurse - Outpatient Clinic (Janesville)

Veterans Health Administration • Janesville, WI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) provides competent, evidence-based outpatient care to assigned patients and oversees licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting. The RN helps direct nursing education, orientation, and competency activities, and provides consultation on quality improvement and outcomes utilization. This position is located at the Janesville VA Clinic in Janesville, Wisconsin.

The RN demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic outpatient care through collaboration, ongoing evidence-based evaluation of practice, constructive peer feedback, and support for a safe environment conducive to professional development. The RN contributes a nursing perspective to interdisciplinary discussions, partners with others to improve outcomes, shares knowledge and educational findings with colleagues, questions clinical practices to promote evidence-based care, and participates in sustaining evidence-based practice.

The role combines Primary Care Clinic Registered Nurse and Care Manager duties, including direct patient care and longitudinal care coordination for Veterans. The position is full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Ad-hoc telework may be available subject to agency policy; 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 stated provisions for qualifying bridge-program candidates and graduates of foreign nursing schools.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. state, territory, or commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception may apply to candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the applicable grade-level education and experience criteria. Requirements vary by grade and may include an ADN or nursing diploma, BSN, MSN, doctoral degree, and specified professional or specialized nursing experience.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed 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; refusal results in denial of 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.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program as VA health care personnel.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete all application requirements in the announcement's Required Documents section.
• Meet the physical demands associated with nursing duties, including direct patient care and potentially prolonged walking, standing, or sitting, moderate lifting, repeated bending, or kneeling, and use safe patient handling and mobility protocols.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent, evidence-based outpatient care to assigned patients.
• Oversee licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting.
• Assist in directing nursing education, orientation, and competency activities.
• Provide consultation on quality improvement and outcomes utilization.
• Demonstrate leadership in delivering and improving holistic outpatient care through collaboration.
• Evaluate nursing practice on an ongoing basis 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 a professional nursing perspective to interdisciplinary team discussions.
• Partner with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes.
• Support colleagues through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality outpatient nursing care.
• Share educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers.
• Question outpatient clinical practices to promote evidence-based care.
• Participate in activities and strategies that sustain evidence-based practice.
• Perform Primary Care Clinic Registered Nurse and Care Manager duties, providing direct patient care and longitudinal care coordination for Veterans.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with 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 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.

What This Job Offers

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