Registered Nurse (RN) - IMPACT Clinic

Quick Facts

• Role: Registered Nurse (RN) for IMPACT Clinic
• Primary focus: Nursing process delivery/supervision, presurgical assessment, patient education, and outpatient care transitions

Description

Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process for direct patient care, including assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care based on age-specific needs. Perform complete pre-operative health assessments for Veteran patients to support safe plans for impending surgery, and coordinate care through the continuum with emphasis on education, self-management, and patient/family transition. Function as Clinical Health Assessment, Nurse Educator, and Nurse Navigator, collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to influence outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and/or supervise direct patient care using the nursing process (assess, plan, implement, evaluate)
• Complete presurgical health assessments for Veteran patients
• Coordinate care focused on patient transition through the continuum of care
• Provide patient and family education and support post-discharge self-management
• Delegate tasks appropriately to optimize presurgical evaluation while maintaining nursing accountability
• Collaborate on development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines
• Improve outpatient care for groups of patients; provide peer feedback and knowledge sharing
• Support a safe and supportive environment for professional development
• Evaluate outcomes of evidence-based practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations
• Ensure documented program/service-level outcomes are achieved

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship (non-citizens only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited per VA policy)
• English language proficiency for direct patient care (written and spoken)
• Graduate of an approved professional nursing program (ACEN or CCNE) or meet VA-approved education pathway
• Current, full, active, unrestricted RN licensure in a U.S. state/territory/commonwealth or DC
• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation/exam
• Complete VA onboarding and pre-employment requirements
• Background/security investigation eligibility
• Participate in required urinalysis testing when assigned to a testing-designated position
• Selective Service registration for males born after 12/31/1959
• Must participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program
• May be required to serve a probationary period

Benefits

• Competitive salary with potential performance awards and regular salary increases
• Paid time off (up to 50 days/year; annual leave, sick leave, and paid federal holidays)
• Federal pension and federal 401K (up to 5% VA contribution)
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options
• Ability to carry many insurance programs into retirement
• Licensure requirement: maintain 1 full unrestricted license from any U.S. state or territory
• Work schedule: 0700–1530
• Telework: ad-hoc; not a virtual position
• Relocation/recruitment incentives and PCS: not authorized