Employee Occupational Health (EOH) Float Clinic RN

This position is a dual function position working within Employee Occupational Health and as a Float Clinic RN. Within the float clinic role the RN is responsible to provide direct and oversee the delivery of quality nursing care to a veteran population in the Madison Central clinics (specialty & primary care). The Clinic RN works closely with the staff LPNs to oversee the delivery of care in Madisons Central Hospital Specialty Clinics. This includes serving as a resource for LPN staff assisting with patient flow assessing patients with clinical changes in condition and responding as addition the Clinic RN may provide individual and group education and trainings to Veterans in the Patient Education Resource Center. The Clinic Nurse possesses the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively apply all aspects of the nursing process within a collaborative interdisciplinary practice setting. This broad-based clinical knowledge enables the Registered Nurse to effectively implement health promotion and prevention interventions manage acute and chronic illness states and assist veterans in the attainment of optimal levels of functioning. Within Employee Occupational Health (EOH) the Nurse is responsible for supporting and maintaining employee health and safety programs which ensure delivery of quality care provided to adult employees of the VA medical center. The Primary focus of clinical practice is to maintain optimum health prevent illness and injury manage selected acute or chronic health problems and ensure compliance with all federal local and state regulations related to Occupational Health practice. This portion of the Position may involve travel to other VA sites and CBOCs.

Nursing care is provided by Registered Nurse (and LPN select tasks as delegated). Nursing care encompasses a broad range of activities based on employees needs. These may include tuberculosis screening at hire referral for latent tuberculosis measles mumps rubella varicella and hepatitis B immune status at hire. As indicated follow-up counseling and testing after biohazard exposure medical evaluation for respirator fit-testing follow-up work related injury or illness workplace health and safety risk analysis via Accident Review Board wellness and health promotion activities via facility wellness addition RN is responsible to provide direct and oversee the delivery of quality nursing care to the Veteran population in the Madison Respiratory clinic. This includes serving as a resource for support staff providing oversight to the clinic flow and processes assessing patients with clinical changes in condition and responding as needed providing patient education. The EOH/Float Clinic Nurse reports to the Specialty Clinics Nurse Manager who directs the division of workload for the Float Clinic/ EOH RN. The division of time spent between EOH and Specialty Clinics will be determined by the Specialty Clinics Nurse Manager or Designee.

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 0730-1700 Varied
Telework: Not Authorized.
Virtual: This is not a Virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

Basic Requirements:

• English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f) no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a masters level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelors level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to 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 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 In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing possession of a current full active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a 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) of the United States or the District of Columbia. Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements but do not possess 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.)

• BSN or Higher preferred.
• Ambulatory Care experience preferred.
• Acute Care experience preferred.
• Employee Health experience preferred.