Nurse (Specialty Care Outpatient, Wound/Podiatry)

Specialty Care Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN)

The Specialty Care Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) demonstrates leadership, experience, and creative approaches to the management of complex specialty care. Key duties include but are not limited to:

Clinical Practice & Care Coordination

• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components.
• Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.
• Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
• Provides patient care, care coordination, health promotion, health education, and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management.

Collaboration & Interdisciplinary Leadership

• Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines.

Quality Improvement & Outcomes

• Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations.
• Responsible for documented outcomes at the specialty care program or service level; outcomes must be broad and complex and can be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility.

Leadership & Professional Development

• Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement.
• Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality specialty nursing care.
• Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals.

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

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

Monday-Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Not available

This is not a virtual position.

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