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Registered Nurse (Orthopedics Clinic)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 11 days ago
About the Role
RN vacancy exists in Orthopedics Clinic. This busy service provides clinical support to our outpatient Orthopedic Patients. The Nurse assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. The nurse will also administer medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines, and influence care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team .
What You'll Do
- →Responsible for providing competent, evidence-based specialty care to assigned patients with oversight licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants as appropriate to the clinic setting.
- →This nurse provides patient care, care coordination, health promotion, healthy educations and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management.
- →The nurse will assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization.
- →Practice includes direction other provides.
- →Partners with the patient, family and interdisciplinary team to promote effective and safe transitions across the health care continuum, including the Veteran's goals of care.
- →This nurse has fundamental specialty care experience with the situations in which they are ultimately expected to perform, integrating theoretical concepts, basic critical thinking skills, and technically skilled practice.
- →Able to push and/or pull, stretchers, wheelchairs, and equipment.
- →The incumbent may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/patient care needs Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Preferred Experience 3 years RN Experience BSN
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 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.
Personality Fit
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