Registered Nurse - Specialty Care Float

The Registered Nurse - Specialty Care Float is responsible for coordinating patient care with a focus on education, self-management, and overall satisfaction throughout the healthcare continuum. This role includes administering medications and procedures in accordance with established policies and guidelines. The RN collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to positively impact patient outcomes.

The Registered Nurse - Specialty Care Float delivers competent, evidence-based patient care and supervises licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants according to the care setting. The nurse supports nursing education, orientation, competency assessment, and quality improvement activities that advance patient outcomes. They lead teams, participate in care conferences, and collaborate across all phases of patient care planning. The role includes assessing the practice environment to identify efficient, cost-effective care strategies and driving improvements by monitoring and evaluating care outcomes. The nurse ensures understanding of care processes and the rationale behind clinical decisions, actively questioning practices to maintain adherence to evidence-based standards. They enhance Veteran- and patient-centered care by resolving issues related to coordination, timeliness, processes, dissatisfaction themes, and environmental concerns. They act as a resource for addressing ethical issues within the practice setting and lead the application of high-reliability principles and I CARE values to support consistent, high-quality care. The nurse must manage competing priorities effectively and demonstrate strong clinical competence, critical thinking, decision-making, and planning across all Specialty Care areas. The Registered Nurse - Specialty Care Float functions within the Specialty Care Department. Preferred Experience: Minimum three years of successful clinical nursing practice in surgical ambulatory care or outpatient wound care. Experience in patient care management is preferred. 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: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

U.S. 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. 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.