Registered Nurse - Specialty Care (Pulmonary

Registered Nurse
- Specialty Care (Pulmonary)

This Registered Nurse
- Specialty Care (Pulmonary) position is located in Specialty Care Service located within the outpatient clinic at the Togus location. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal specialty care.
• Focus is on individual growth and development in practice with increased levels of self-direction.
• Provides patient care, care coordination, health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management.
• Ability to formulate a plan of care based on nursing assessments and Veteran goals of care.
• Seeks guidance on how to improve care provided to patients and families.
• Delegates elements of care to the appropriate individual based upon assessed needs, condition, and safety of the patient.
• Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic, specialty care through collaborative strategies with others.
• Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals.
• Contributes professional nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team.

Work Schedule:

Full-Time, Mon-Fri, 7:30am-4:00pm.

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Karen Chapman, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Not Authorized

• This position is a Bargaining Unit position
• This position is in the Excepted Service
• This position is covered by a special rate
• Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
• 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