Registered Nurse (Clinical Nurse Leader) - EDRP Authorized

Clinical Nurse Leader Registered Nurse (RN)

The Clinical Nurse Leader Registered Nurse (RN) executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient care.

• Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines.
• Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care of all areas included within assignments. Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement.
• Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care.
• Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals.
• Leads efforts with management and within the Shared Governance Structure to alleviate identified care and culture disparities between units.
• Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations.
• Responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level. Program or service level outcomes must be broad and complex and can be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility.

The primary purpose of the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) is to improve the quality of patient care and to better prepare nurses to thrive in the health care system.

• Engages highly skilled clinicians in outcome-based practice and quality improvement.
• Oversees the care coordination of a distinct group of patients and actively provides direct patient care in complex situations.
• Collaborates with the Nurse Manager and frontline staff to evaluate the clinical expertise and practice of the nursing staff.
• Puts evidence-based practice into action to ensure that patients benefit from the latest innovations in care delivery.

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: Full-time; 7:30am-4:00pm/8:00am-4:30pm; May be required to work other shifts, be on call, work weekends and/or holidays as patient care and needs of the service require. Should operational needs dictate, candidates must be willing to work within other units.

Telework: Not available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact View email address on click.appcast.io, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Bargaining Unit Status: This position is part of the bargaining unit.