Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Care

Location: Lyons

The Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based outpatient care to assigned patients and oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting. This position is located within the Ambulatory Care unit of the NJ VA Medical Center, Lyons Campus.

Major duties include but not limited to:

* Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care.

* Assume responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.

* Influence care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.

* Demonstrate leadership in delivering and improving holistic, outpatient care through collaborative strategies with others.

* Evaluating practice in an ongoing process, based on best evidence. Provide peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement.

* Foster a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals.

* Contribute professional nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team.

* Partner with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes.

* Support colleagues through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality outpatient nursing care.

* Share educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers.

* Question outpatient clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care.

* Participate in activities and strategies to sustain an evidence-based-practice culture.

* Other duties as assigned.

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