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Registered Nurse (Specialty Care- Outpatient Float)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
The Specialty Care Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse provides patient care, care coordination, health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management. The RN will perform a wide range of basic and skilled nursing care to a variety of patients as assigned in a medical or surgical ambulatory care setting.
What You'll Do
- →A Career At VA Salt Lake City Health Care System Can Take You Places (youtube.com) Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: Uses the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patients.
- →Demonstrates leadership in the education of the patient, family/significant other and the health care team members.
- →Documents coordination and care provided in CPRS and other appropriate resources in a timely manner.
- →Functions as an integral part of the service team, working in collaboration with the nurses, physicians/providers, social workers and other health care professionals to enhance the overall care of the patient.
- →Identifies potential emergency/crisis situations and provides appropriate interventions.
- →Participates in scheduling patients for outpatient clinic appointments, procedures, surgery, and necessary testing as applicable and as directed by service protocols and medical center policies and procedures.
- →Assists with completing clinic intake, maintaining clinic flow for various clinics within Specialty Care and administering treatments for assigned group of patients within scope of practice and according to facility policies and procedures.
- →Sets up for and assists with outpatient surgical procedures.
- →Competent and compliant with sterile technique Assists in team research or quality improvement projects and updating service-related policies and protocols.
- →Seeks out and participates on committees and task forces as needed/appropriate.
- →Participates in program and clinic specific activities and meetings.
- →Rotates Charge Nurse responsibilities as directed by Nurse Manager.
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
Job ID: 12b3f292-40bd-4cae-a274-7da92fcbaacb
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