Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse

Job Title

Responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to primary care patients and oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting.

Provides direct Veteran care and care coordination as it pertains to Veterans and their care within the Primary Care Department.

Manages assigned panel(s), utilizes registries, and ensures appropriate evaluation and access is provided to patient panels.

Provides health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management.

Assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization.

Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic, primary care through collaborative strategies with others.

Evaluates practice in an ongoing process, based on best evidence.

Provides peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement.

Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals.

Contributes professional outpatient nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team.

Partners with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes.

Supports colleagues through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality outpatient nursing care.

Shares educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers.

Participates in activities and strategies to sustain evidence-based-practice.

Benefits

Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

8:00am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday

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This is not a virtual position.

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