Registered Nurse (Podiatry)

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 to apply.

This Registered Nurse is located in Podiatry in Surgical Service at the Manchester VA location. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week. Duties are Included but are not limited to: Must possess strong verbal and written communication skills and demonstrate the ability to work effectively and independently. Assists with managing and delegating Podiatry Clinic Team. Ensures rooms are cleaned, stocked, and that supplies are accessible to the providers (Orders stock from logistics) Manages, logs, and inventories Orthotics Scrubs rooms for outdated stock Works with sterile processing team to ensure instrument par levels are adequate for daily needs Works with Providers and MSAs for scheduling of Veterans appropriately Procures patient medical records from the providers outside the VA when not available in the Department of Veterans Affairs' Joint Legacy Viewer (JLV) database Reviews and processes podiatry consults Assists with triaging Veteran issues via telephone and secure messaging and responding accordingly Works with providers, surgical scheduling, and OR to assist with scheduling or coordinating surgical procedures and post procedural follow up appointments Provide wound care procedures and specialized foot and nail care for selected low-risk Veterans, including nail trimming, filing, debridement and reduction; care and reduction of dystrophic or thickened nails; and corn and callus care and/or reduction using approved instruments and techniques, in accordance with podiatry provider assessment and orders, established clinic protocols, documented RN competency, and applicable VHA and facility policies. Helps with minor procedure set-up in the office setting, including accessing appropriate medications through the automated medication storage/dispensing machine (Omnicell) as well as preparing injectables and performing Time Outs Assists providers with the annual diabetic PAVE reporting and follows up with veterans. Assists the Podiatry Clinic Team with the Department of Veterans Affairs' Prevention of Amputation in Veterans Everywhere (PAVE) initiative. This initiative, which helps providers identify and assist veterans who are high risk for amputation, by helping them to prevent possible amputation by providing diabetic education and follow-up care to ensure the veteran understands what they must do and follows up with their specific care. Work Schedule: Full-Time, 7:30am-4:00pm Monday- Friday. Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized. Telework: Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Karen Chapman (Karen.Chapman.@va.gov), the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Notifications: This is not a Bargaining Unit Position This position is in the Excepted Service This position is covered by a special rate. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. 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 VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

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. 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. May be subject to satisfactory completion of our credentialing process

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. The Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN), or Master of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) must be fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission On Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Verification of accreditation may be obtained from http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm or https://directory.ccnecommunity.org/reports/accprog.asp. If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application. If your school was accredited by ACEN or CCNE at the time of graduation, but is no longer listed on the websites, you must provide documentation of accreditation with your application packet.