Nurse Recruiter

The Nurse Recruiter provides leadership in delivering and improving the processes of recruitment, onboarding, and retention of the nursing workforce. The Nurse Recruiter uses their leadership and expertise of nursing practice, clinical knowledge, and data to assess, plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate recruitment and retention efforts of nursing staff.

The Nurse Recruiter serves as the key member in delivering and improving the processes of recruitment, onboarding, and retention of Registered Nurses (RNs).

The Nurse Recruiter duties consist of but are not limited to:

* Leads and organizes the provision of complex recruitment and retention needs utilizing the nursing process in alignment with recruitment and retention standards of practice at the program/service level or beyond.

* Applies clinical knowledge/judgment to lead in planning, decision-making, and evaluating data outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting.

* Applies nursing recruitment and retention expertise to lead improvement, with demonstrated outcomes within facility, VISN and national settings.

* Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to implement nurse recruitment and retention plans.

* Utilizes expert knowledge of qualification standards and clinical experience to align nursing workforce candidates with appropriate positions.

* Serves as a liaison by using expert clinical knowledge to facilitate candidate experience and engagement throughout the onboarding process.

* Executes position responsibilities that demonstrates leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient care.

* Leads and organizes delivery of care to assure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice, including access to care and discharge planning.

* Uses advanced clinical knowledge/judgment to promote staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes.

* Functions as an expert in clinical practice and/or areas related to the assigned roles and responsibilities.

* Systematically evaluates current practice, and formulating outcomes for groups of patients and/or organizational processes within an area of expertise.

* Guides, develops, and supports staff from a leadership perspective.

* Using professional standards of care, scientific evidence, and practice to evaluate programs and/or service activities.

* Works and collaborates closely with Human Resources regarding position needs.

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 to 4:30pm (hours may change based on needs of the service).

Telework:
Ad-Hoc

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

May be authorized to highly qualified candidates.

Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards