Registered Nurse; Float Urgent Care- Specialty Clinics

Overview

The Registered Nurse provides comprehensive, patient-centered care across multiple clinical settings, including Urgent Care and Specialty Clinics, delivering coverage to various specialty areas with a focus on care coordination, patient education, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, high-quality care for Veterans and flexibility in assignments.

• English Language Proficiency
• In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless proficient in basic written and spoken English
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by an accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE
• Or individuals in a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's degree in Nursing may become registered with a state licensing board prior to completion
• Upon achievement of a State license, may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to permanent after bridge program completion
• (Reference VA Handbook 5005 - Appendix G6)
• Or foreign school graduates with current, full, active, and unrestricted registration meet requirements for graduation from an approved nursing education program
• Credit for foreign nursing education higher than an associate degree requires a formal degree equivalency validation
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted nursing registration in a U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia
• Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: may be appointed at entry step on a 120-day temporary appointment while pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case basis)
• Preferred Experience:
  
  1–2 years in Urgent Care or Emergency Medicine; experience in Specialty Clinics, Primary Care, and Medical-Surgical nursing
• Grade determinations and scope criteria are assessed via online assessment and correspond to Nurse I‑III progression levels
• Reference: For more information on qualification standards, visit VA official sources
• Physical Requirements:
  
  visual acuity, keen hearing, clear speech, manual dexterity; may require long periods of walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, pushing; may require transferring objects; protective equipment may be required in isolation situations; may be exposed to combative patients

• Deliver evidence-based care for acute and chronic conditions in Urgent Care and Specialty Clinics
• Perform triage and prioritize patients requiring immediate attention according to the Emergency Severity Index (ESI)
• Work across multiple specialty areas (e.g., Podiatry, Pain, Allergy, Neurology, Gynecology, Urgent Care) with flexibility to transition between assignments
• Administer medications and procedures per policies and guidelines
• Maintain clinical flow and assist with intake and treatments within scope of practice
• Educate patients, families, and team members
• Document care promptly in CPRS
• Demonstrate leadership in educating patients, families, and health care team members
• Identify and respond to emergency or crisis situations appropriately
• Responsible for storage, cleaning techniques, and use of reusable medical equipment (RME)
• Maintain mandatory and clinical competencies required for the position
• Triages and addresses phone messages, secure messages, chart audits, and consults as directed by service line
• Educate colleagues and/or students; serve as a preceptor or mentor
• Collaborate with nurses, physicians/providers, social workers, and other health care professionals to enhance patient care
• Participate in quality improvement projects, professional development activities, and committee work
• Rotate Charge Nurse responsibilities as directed
• Potential travel to local Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs)
• Additional duties within the Registered Nurse scope of practice as required