Registered Nurse - Maternity and Women's Health Care Coordinator
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) at the Butler VA Health Care System provides comprehensive, patient-centered care to Veterans, promoting quality outcomes, patient safety, and evidence-based practice. The nurse assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care; coordinates complex care across interdisciplinary teams; educates patients, families, and caregivers; administers medications, treatments, and clinical interventions; and advocates for safe, high-quality care. The role also includes documenting care in electronic health records, participating in quality-improvement and evidence-based-practice initiatives, supporting care transitions and discharge planning, and coordinating community resources. Nurses are expected to demonstrate leadership, critical thinking, professional nursing practice, and collaboration in Veteran-centered care. Additional duties may depend on grade level, assignment, and service needs. The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Telework is available on an ad-hoc basis; this is not a virtual position. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized. The VA offers a total rewards package that includes competitive salary, regular salary increases and potential performance awards; 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, and 11 federal holidays); a federal pension with five-year vesting and a federal 401(k) with up to 5% in VA contributions; and federal health, vision, dental, term-life, and long-term-care insurance, with many programs available to carry into retirement. Applicants must meet VA nursing education and licensure requirements, demonstrate basic written and spoken English proficiency, and satisfy applicable federal employment conditions. Grade and level are determined by nursing education, professional experience, and the relevant practice, patient-care, leadership, professional-development, and evidence-based-practice dimensions. The role involves physical activity associated with direct nursing care, including walking, standing, bending, lifting, and carrying items, and may include assisting with patient handling.
Requirements
- Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
- Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying equivalent nursing education under VA requirements.
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. State, Territory, or Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a temporary Graduate Nurse Technician appointment may be available to eligible candidates pursuing licensure.
- Meet the education and professional nursing experience criteria for the assigned grade and level.
- U.S. citizenship is required, except where non-citizens may be appointed under VA policy when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
- Selected applicants in testing-designated positions must undergo urinalysis for illegal drug use; refusal results in denial of employment.
- Subject to Selective Service registration requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
- Subject to a background/security investigation and completion of online onboarding and required application documents.
- Must provide acceptable identification for employment verification; from May 7, 2025, non-REAL-ID-compliant state identification cards or driver's licenses are not acceptable for this purpose.
- Must pass a pre-employment physical evaluation or examination.
- Must participate in the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program.
- May be required to serve a probationary period.
- Physical capacity for walking, standing, bending, lifting, carrying items, and potentially assisting with patient handling in a clinical setting.
Responsibilities
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for Veterans.
- Coordinate complex patient care across interdisciplinary teams.
- Educate patients, families, and caregivers about health and treatment plans.
- Administer medications, treatments, and clinical interventions.
- Advocate for patient safety, quality care, and positive health outcomes.
- Document care and maintain accurate electronic health records.
- Participate in quality-improvement and evidence-based-practice initiatives.
- Support care transitions and discharge planning, and coordinate community resources.
- Demonstrate leadership, critical thinking, and professional nursing practice.
- Foster collaboration, respect, and Veteran-centered care.
- Perform additional duties based on grade level, assignment, and service needs.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and regular salary increases
- Potential performance awards
- 50 days of paid time off per year, including annual leave, sick leave, and paid federal holidays
- Federal pension with five-year vesting
- Federal 401(k) with up to 5% in VA contributions
- Federal health insurance
- Federal vision insurance
- Federal dental insurance
- Federal term-life insurance
- Federal long-term-care insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
