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Summary

The Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care at San Francisco VA Health Care System. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components. The RN will assume responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.

• English Language Proficiency – proficiency in basic written and spoken English is required according to 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
• OR individuals attending a master’s level bridge program in nursing may become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program.
• Upon achievement of a state license, the individual may be appointed on a temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program.
• Reference: VA Handbook 5005 – Appendix G6.
• OR graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing – possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for appointment as a nurse who has completed an approved school of professional nursing.
• Credit for foreign nursing education higher than associate degree/entry level requires formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD).
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) or the District of Columbia.
• Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception – candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements but lack the required licensure may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120‑day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case‑by‑case basis).
  
  Note:
  
  Grandfathering Provision – all persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held, including positive education and licensure/certification.
• Grade Determinations – scope, education, and dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates and, if appropriate, the level within a grade.
• Dimension requirements—practice, veteran/patient‑driven care, leadership, professional development, and evidence‑based practice/research—are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Questionnaire/.
• Grade/Level Scope
  
  Education:
  • Nurse I – Level I: fundamentals—knowledge‑based care; no additional professional nursing required.
  • Nurse I – Level II: integration of biopsychosocial concepts and technical competence for basic or complex clients; requires an ADN or diploma in nursing and one year of specialized experience equivalent to Nurse I – Level I, or a BSN with no additional experience.
  • Nurse I – Level III: proficiency in practice based on deliberate planning; requires an ADN or diploma and two years of professional nursing experience, or a BSN with equivalent experience, or an MSN/related field with no additional experience.
  • Nurse II: leadership in holistic care; requires a BSN with 2 years of experience, or an MSN with specialized experience, or a related master’s with a BSN.
  • Nurse III: leadership and management of complex client care beyond the immediate practice setting; requires an MSN with 2 years of specialized experience, or a related master’s with a BSN and two years of experience.
• Preferred Experience:
  
  mental health, critical care, strong Med‑Surg, telemetry, ICU experience.
• Physical Requirements:
  
  visual acuity, keen hearing,…