Registered Nurse - Nursing Officer Of The Day
About The Position
The Nursing Officer of the Day (NOD) Registered Nurse delivers and coordinates safe, efficient, and effective patient care throughout the facility. The role provides care and directs others in promoting and maintaining health and preventing illness and injury, using the nursing process: systematic data gathering, assessment, nursing judgment, and evaluation of human responses to actual or potential health problems. The NOD demonstrates leadership and expertise in managing complex patient care and organizing care delivery to support continuity, peer accountability, access to care, and discharge planning. The nurse serves as a facility-wide nursing expert, supporting emergency medical response, identifying escalating medical crises and environmental factors, and allocating staffing resources to meet Veterans’ needs. The role uses advanced clinical knowledge and judgment to involve staff in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes; evaluates practice and organizational processes; and guides and supports staff using professional standards and scientific evidence. During weekends, holidays, and after-hours tours when nursing management is absent, the NOD assumes authority and accountability for directing employees, staffing units, and allocating resources. The nurse rounds, consults with providers, collaborates with the Administrative Officer of the Day and interdisciplinary team on ongoing care and emergency or disaster response, and provides programmatic outcomes to nursing leadership to support improvements in organizational processes and patient care. The role may require coverage and travel to other clinics, including community-based outpatient clinics, to maintain uninterrupted patient care, and may require flexibility in schedule and assignments. The stated work schedule is 0730–2000. Telework is not available, and the position is not virtual. Relocation or recruitment incentives are not authorized.
Requirements
- Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
- Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, subject to the stated education alternatives and foreign-education equivalency provisions.
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered nurse license in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
- Meet the education, experience, and dimension requirements for the assigned Nurse grade and level.
- U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
- Complete required pre-employment screening, including drug testing for selected applicants in testing-designated positions, background/security investigation, and physical evaluation/examination.
- Participate in the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program.
- Complete the online onboarding process and application requirements detailed in the announcement.
- Ability to perform nursing duties involving prolonged walking, standing, or sitting, moderate lifting, repeated bending, or kneeling, and to follow safe patient handling and mobility protocols.
- Flexibility in schedule and assignments may be required, including coverage and travel to other clinics.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
- Supervisory or managerial experience.
- Long-term care experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Deliver and coordinate safe, efficient, effective patient care throughout the facility using the nursing process.
- Lead and organize care delivery to assure continuity of care, peer accountability, access to care, and discharge planning.
- Provide facility-wide nursing expertise and support, provide, and facilitate emergency medical support.
- Identify escalating medical crises and environmental factors, and allocate staffing resources to meet Veterans’ care needs.
- Use advanced clinical knowledge and judgment to involve staff in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes.
- Evaluate current practice and formulate outcomes for patient groups and organizational processes within the area of expertise.
- Guide, develop, and support staff using professional standards of care and scientific evidence to evaluate programs and service activities.
- Assume authority, responsibility, and accountability for directing employees, staffing units, and allocating resources during weekends, holidays, and after-hours tours when nursing management is absent.
- Round and serve as a consultant to providers.
- Collaborate with the Administrative Officer of the Day and interdisciplinary team on ongoing patient care and actions during emergencies and disasters.
- Provide programmatic outcomes to nursing leadership to support improvements in organizational processes and patient care delivery.
- Provide coverage and travel to other clinics, including outlying community-based outpatient clinics, as needed to maintain continuity of patient care.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
- 50 days of paid time off per year: 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
