Registered Nurse (ACC Delta Clinic)

Veterans Health Administration • Redlands, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides care and counseling, promotes and maintains health, and helps prevent illness and injury through the nursing process. The role is based at the Ambulatory Care Center (Delta Clinic) and serves as a member of the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT). The nurse is accountable for providing direct patient care, coordinating care across transitions, educating patients and families, and supporting patient self-management after discharge.

The nurse provides a full range of nursing care for patients with complex needs, administers medications and procedures under established policies, and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to improve care outcomes. The role includes assessing patient needs and responses, documenting care, revising plans of care, making referrals, supporting discharge planning, and contributing to unit quality-improvement and customer-service initiatives. The position uses the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS), Pyxis, and/or Bar-Coded Medication Administration (BCMA) software as applicable.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• U.S. citizenship, unless appointment of a non-citizen is permitted under VA policy when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying equivalent nursing education as described in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered nurse licensure in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, except for the stated Graduate Nurse Technician temporary-appointment exception.
• Meet the education, specialized nursing experience, and dimension criteria for the applicable Nurse grade and level.
• Submit a transcript if relying on education to meet all or part of the qualifications.
• Pass a pre-employment physical evaluation or examination.
• Meet applicable pre-employment screening, background/security investigation, and onboarding requirements.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must meet Selective Service registration requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Primary care clinic experience.
• Inpatient and outpatient clinic experience.
• Emergency department experience.
• Skilled nursing facility experience.
• Chronic disease management or population health management experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care using age-specific components and the nursing process.
• Coordinate care and patient transitions across the continuum, including patient and family education and self-management after discharge.
• Consider individual patient characteristics, including age, life stage, health status, race, culture, values, and prior experiences.
• Administer medications and perform procedures according to established policies and guidelines.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to influence care outcomes and resolve patient-care problems.
• Provide nursing care to patients with complex needs in accordance with ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.
• Recognize changes in patient condition and respond promptly with appropriate interventions.
• Use critical thinking to identify, analyze, and resolve patient-care problems.
• Continuously assess patient condition and response to treatment.
• Provide leadership in setting goals, evaluating plans of care, and discharge planning.
• Initiate referrals to other disciplines or services as appropriate.
• Accurately document patient findings, assessments, care provided, responses to interventions, and progress toward goals.
• Revise interdisciplinary plans of care based on ongoing assessment and evaluation.
• Use CPRS, Pyxis, and/or BCMA software as applicable and in accordance with policy.
• Provide direction to staff for unit activities and ensure delegated tasks are completed.
• Ensure the physician and/or nurse manager, immediate supervisor, or coordinator is notified of untoward events involving patients or staff.
• Participate in unit- and program-level quality-improvement initiatives and customer-service programs.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year, consisting of 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