Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse

Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse

The Veterans Affairs Oklahoma City Health Care System is seeking a Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse in Ambulatory Care for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assume responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.

• Provides organized, safe, and patient-centered care, ensuring assignments are managed effectively and concerns or issues are promptly addressed.
• Evaluates the care delivered and actively seeks opportunities for improvement.
• Demonstrates understanding and compliance with all patient safety requirements, accrediting body standards, VHA Directives, and Facility/Center Memorandums applicable to the clinical area and direct patient care.
• Applies knowledge of facility performance metrics impacted by clinical care and integrates these metrics into daily practice.
• Actively participates in program-level quality improvement initiatives and uses relevant metrics to demonstrate improvement in care delivery.
• Engages in customer service improvement processes and initiatives to enhance patient experience.
• Manages multiple competing priorities safely in a dynamic clinical environment.
• Maintains clinical competencies in age-specific care, cultural assessment, and health education.
• Functions both autonomously and collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Ensures respect for cultural and spiritual values in all patient interactions.
• Documents patient care accurately, thoroughly, and in accordance with required standards and timelines.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills and professional conduct that fosters cooperation and teamwork with internal and external customers, team members, and supervisors.
• Immediately notifies the Nurse Manager of any patient safety incidents, employee injuries, or concerns related to staff performance or adherence to Standards of Care.
• Participates in staff meetings and program-specific education to maintain competency and awareness of changes in practice, policy, or procedure.
• Performs additional duties as assigned in support of unit, program, or organizational needs.
• Travels to the Lawton facility 50% of the time.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

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

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

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

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule: 0700-1630, off every other Friday.

Compressed/Flexible: Yes

Telework: Not available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

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US Department of Veterans Affairs