Registered Nurse - Outpatient Specialty Care
About The Position
The Specialty Care Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse provides patient care, care coordination, health promotion, health education, and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management. The role demonstrates leadership, experience, and creative approaches to managing complex specialty care. The nurse contributes to specialty-care program or service outcomes and evaluates evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations. The position is scheduled from 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 position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program, subject to the program’s eligibility rules, application requirements, and approval. Applicants with less than one year of full-time RN experience will not be referred to the hiring manager; the facility does not have an RN Transition to Care Program and cannot hire new graduates. VA offers a total rewards package that includes competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential performance awards, 50 days of paid time off per year, a federal pension, a federal 401(k) with up to 5% in VA contributions, and federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance. A full and unrestricted license from a U.S. state or territory is identified as a licensure condition.
Requirements
- Demonstrate proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
- Graduate from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or meet the stated qualifying education provisions for bridge-program or foreign-school graduates.
- Hold current, full, active, and unrestricted registered-nurse licensure in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
- Applicants with less than one year of full-time RN experience will not be referred to the hiring manager.
- Meet the applicable Nurse grade and 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.
- Be a U.S. citizen, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
- Undergo urinalysis screening for illegal drug use if tentatively selected for a testing-designated position; refusing testing results in denial of employment.
- Meet Selective Service registration requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
- Be subject to a background and security investigation.
- Complete the required online onboarding and provide acceptable identification documents for pre-employment requirements.
- Participate in the Department of Veterans Affairs seasonal influenza vaccination program.
- Complete all application requirements detailed in the announcement’s Required Documents section.
- May be required to serve a probationary period.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in urology, wound care, dermatology, or foot care.
- Experience with the Cerner Millennium electronic healthcare record system.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate in developing, implementing, evaluating, and revising policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Demonstrate performance and leadership broad enough to improve care for specialty-care outpatients.
- Provide peers with formal or informal constructive feedback to support improvement.
- Share knowledge with colleagues and other nurses to support safe, quality specialty nursing care.
- Foster a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals.
- Evaluate outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations.
- Be responsible for documented outcomes at the specialty-care program or service level.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and regular salary increases
- Potential performance awards
- 50 days of paid time off per year, including 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
- Education Debt Reduction Program student loan payment reimbursement, subject to eligibility and approval
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
