Registered Nurse (Intermittent) - Wound Care

Veterans Health Administration • Bronx, NY

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Bronx VA Health Care System is seeking an intermittent Registered Nurse to serve on its Wound Care Team at the Bronx, New York VA campus. The nurse provides expert wound and skin support to Veterans on Med/Surg, SCI/D, and CLC units who are at higher risk for pressure injuries, complex surgical and chronic wounds, moisture-related skin damage, and other conditions requiring specialized assessment, treatment, prevention, and monitoring.

The Wound Care RN provides competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients and, as appropriate to the setting, oversees licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants. The nurse performs or supervises all elements of the nursing process for patients and residents with acute and chronic wounds across clinical practice settings. The role also supports nursing education, orientation, competencies, quality improvement, outcome-utilization consultation, and assessment of resources and risks affecting staff learning and safe care.

The work schedule is intermittent, with day tours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to be discussed at interview. Compressed or flexible scheduling, telework, virtual work, relocation, recruitment incentives, and permanent change of station are not authorized. The position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear speech, manual dexterity, and periods of walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Patient and object transfers may be required; mechanical patient lifts are provided. The nurse may be exposed to infected patients, contaminated materials, isolation or operative/invasive procedures, and occasionally combative patients, and may need to wear protective clothing.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from a professional nursing program accredited by ACEN or CCNE, or qualifying education under the stated bridge-program or foreign-education provisions.
• 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 eligible candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the applicable education, experience, and grade-determination criteria for the assigned Nurse grade and level.
• Meet pre-employment requirements, including applicable background/security investigation, urinalysis if tentatively selected for a testing-designated position, physical evaluation, onboarding, and identification requirements.
• Participation in the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program and completion of annual Employee Health requirements, such as TB screening or testing.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements of the position, including walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, pushing, and potentially transferring patients or objects.
• Ability to work effectively in stressful situations, shift priorities based on patient needs, and work with flexibility and maturity.
• U.S. citizenship is required, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• One year of wound-care experience.
• Wound-care certification.

Responsibilities

• Identify and institute wound-care prevention and treatment measures, and monitor their results.
• Provide colleagues with tools to improve wound-care knowledge, assessment, and management skills.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of current and prospective resources, equipment, supplies, and specialty advanced therapies for wound assessment and management, potentially including ostomy and continence care.
• Evaluate practice on an ongoing, evidence-based basis and provide peers with informal, constructive feedback for improvement.
• Support colleagues through wound-care knowledge sharing to promote safe, quality nursing care.
• Participate in activities and strategies that sustain evidence-based practice.
• Apply theoretical concepts, critical-thinking skills, and technically skilled wound-care practice.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to influence care outcomes and participate in program-level quality-improvement initiatives and customer-service programs.
• Administer medications and perform procedures in accordance with established policies and guidelines.
• Provide or supervise nursing care for patients and residents with acute and chronic wounds across clinical settings.
• Oversee licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting.
• Assist with nursing education, orientation, and competencies; provide quality-improvement and outcome-utilization consultation.
• Analyze staff resources and identify risk areas, including quality metrics, supplies, equipment, and data and information availability.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package for nurses.
• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type and other factors.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree