Outpatient Staff Nurse

Job Title

Registered Nurse for Outpatient Primary Care

Job Description

The Registered Nurse for Outpatient Primary Care Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum care. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Duties include but not limited to:

• Works with close supervision, is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and seeks direction from others as needed.
• Completes orientation according to expected standards.
• Manages workload as assigned, organizes, and completes own assignments in an efficient and appropriate manner.
• Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of interdisciplinary care
• Establishes a therapeutic relationship, allowing the patient to attain, maintain or regain optimal function through assessment and treatment.
• Knowledgeable of ethical issues related to professional nursing practice and follows established policies of the practice setting, VA, and ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses.
• Aware of high reliability principles to deliver consistent care and improve patient outcomes.
• Demonstrates positive, effective communication skills and professional behaviors that promote cooperation and teamwork with internal and external customers.
• Participates in unit-based activities to improve and deliver cost effective patient care.
• Demonstrates knowledge of specific unit level performance improvement activities.
• Incorporates patient preferences into shared care delivery decisions
• Leads initiatives to improve the Veteran experience i.e., care coordination, timeliness to resolve issues, negative trends, or environment of care concerns, beyond the immediate practice setting
• Demonstrates leadership in patient advocacy by protecting the health, safety, and rights of patient population groups beyond the immediate practice setting.
• Leads the provision of nursing care to patients with complex care needs utilizing the nursing process in alignment with the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.
• Applies clinical knowledge/judgment to lead staff involvement in planning, decisionmaking, and evaluating outcomes within the
• Effectively functions as a leader, with demonstrated outcomes, for the immediate practice setting.
• Serves as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, improving outcomes for the immediate practice setting.
• Leads the implementation of high reliability principles and I CARE values to increase consistency of care delivered and improve patient outcomes.
• Considers alternative courses of action. Respects the opinions, abilities, and contributions of others. Encourages individual growth and development.
• Serves as a resource for patients, caregivers, and staff to address and resolve ethical issues in the immediate practice setting.
• Leads staff to identify, analyze and address ethical issues that impact patients, caregivers and staff beyond the immediate practice setting
• Models' high reliability principles and I CARE values to improve the consistency of care delivery and patient outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting.
• Demonstrates positive, effective communication skills, professional behaviors and leadership that promotes a commitment to excellence, improving nursing practice, and fostering collaboration among customers beyond the immediate practice setting
• Makes sustained contributions to healthcare by actively participating in healthcare facility or service-level committees or councils, establishing active relationships and demonstrating leadership in improving care beyond the immediate practice setting.
• Other duties as assigned.

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: 8:30am to 5:00pm, Monday - Friday, (Work schedule is subject to change to accommodate the needs of the agency).

Driving: This position requires driving.

Telework: ADHOC Only

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized