Registered Nurse (Specialty Care)

Veterans Health Administration • Salisbury, NC

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (Specialty Care) works in the Ambulatory Care/Specialty Care Dermatology Clinic and is accountable for the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care. The nurse provides competent, evidence-based specialty care and oversees licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the clinic setting. The role administers medications and performs procedures in accordance with established policies and guidelines.

The nurse provides patient care and care coordination, promotes health, and educates and coaches patients on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management. The role also helps direct nursing education, orientation, competency development, quality improvement, and outcomes utilization. Care is tailored to patients’ age-specific, cognitive, emotional, and chronological needs, and is delivered without judgment or discrimination while incorporating patient, family, and caregiver knowledge, values, and beliefs.

The nurse collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to influence care outcomes, coordinates care focused on education, self-management, and customer satisfaction across the continuum, and advocates for patients, families, and caregivers. The role leads nursing care for patients with complex needs using the nursing process and ANA Standards of Nursing Practice, participates in unit- or program-level quality improvement and customer service initiatives, and performs other duties listed in the functional statement.

The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It is not telework or virtual. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized. The position may require flexibility in schedule and assignments.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, subject to the education alternatives described in the posting.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. State, Territory, or Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; the posting describes a temporary Graduate Nurse Technician exception for eligible candidates pursuing licensure.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when recruitment of qualified citizens is not possible under VA policy.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
• Applicants selected for VA employment in a testing-designated position must undergo urinalysis; refusal results in denial of employment.
• Must be able to complete a background/security investigation, online onboarding, acceptable identification and other pre-employment requirements, and a pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA Health Care Personnel.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.
• Must complete the application requirements in the announcement’s Required Documents section.
• Must meet the education and experience criteria applicable to the assigned Nurse grade and level, as described in the posting.
• The position involves physical demands associated with nursing care, potentially including extended walking, standing, or sitting; moderate lifting; repeated bending or kneeling; and use of safe patient handling and mobility protocols.

Nice To Haves

• Two to three years of nursing experience in Dermatology or Specialty Care/Ambulatory Care specialty areas.
• Demonstrated experience providing competent, evidence-based dermatology care and overseeing licensed vocational nurses or nursing assistants as appropriate to the clinic setting.
• Demonstrated experience in patient care, care coordination, health promotion, health education, and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management, including patient care related to biopsies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide and/or supervise direct patient care in the Ambulatory Care/Specialty Care Dermatology Clinic.
• Provide competent, evidence-based specialty care to assigned patients and oversee licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate.
• Administer medications and perform procedures according to established policies and guidelines.
• Provide patient care, care coordination, health promotion, health education, and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management.
• Assist in directing nursing education, orientation, competencies, quality improvement, and outcomes utilization.
• Assess patient status and interpret information to identify requirements related to age-specific needs and provide appropriate care.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to influence care outcomes.
• Participate in unit- or program-level quality improvement processes and initiatives and customer service programs.
• Coordinate care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
• Incorporate patient, family, and caregiver knowledge, values, and beliefs into care delivery without judgment or discrimination.
• Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers to improve outcomes in the immediate practice setting.
• Lead nursing care for patients with complex needs using the nursing process in alignment with ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.
• Perform other related duties listed in the functional statement.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year, comprising 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid Federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting and a 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
• Education Level: Associate degree