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Clinical Nurse Leader
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 6 days ago
About the Role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: Counsel's patients to monitor symptoms and guides patient actions related to health maintenance strategies and self-care.
- →Directs staff to provide appropriate patient teaching and self-care strategies.
- →Collaborates/consults with patient and other care providers to direct plan of care.
- →Utilizes a repertoire of strategies to care for and manage a person's symptoms, which may include end of life care.
- →Provides supervision of clinical care to ensure effective outcomes in complex patient populations.
- →Routinely schedules rounds to ensure the diffusion of evidence-based nursing practice.
- →Demonstrates expert knowledge regarding medical center policies, procedures, memoranda that address ethical conduct and practices, in order to serve as a resource to staff in addressing and advocating for the protection of staff, patient and family rights.
- →Promotes practices reduce bed days of care and cost effective use of resources.
- →Accurately documents care of clients.
- →Works collaboratively with all members of the healthcare team including other advanced practice nurses, physicians, social workers, chaplains, dietitians and pharmacists to develop and trend performance improvement indicators.
- →Serves as a mentor/preceptor to staff and/or students.
- →Uses management skills and principles to provide and supervise practice within specific episodes and across episodes of illness and disease.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
- →Contact V21CCOEEDRP@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) may be used to qualify for nursing positions.
- ✓The approving official may authorize a waiver of the requirement for ACEN or CCNE accreditation of any degree in nursing provided the college or university has regional accreditation from an accrediting body recognized by the Department of Education at the time of the candidate's graduation and the composite qualifications of the applicant warrant such consideration.
Personality Fit
Job ID: a7d885aa-a42b-4e8d-9f43-26618de58971
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