Registered Nurse-Outpatient Staff
Job Location:
Shreveport, LA - USA
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Job Summary
The Specialty Care Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education self-management and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care the Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Shreveport Louisiana.
Functions or scope of assigned duties include but are not limited to:
- Responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and will determine the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurses obligation to provide optimal specialty care.
- Focus on individual growth and development in practice with increased levels of self-direction.
- Provide 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.
- Seek guidance on how to improve care provided to patients and families.
- Delegate elements of care to the appropriate individual based upon assessed needs condition and safety of the patient.
- Bring principles and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills.
- Perform a wide range of basic skilled nursing care to a variety of patients as assigned in a medical or surgical ambulatory care setting.
- Ability to communicate listen report and gather patient data.
- Specialties represented in this setting include but are not limited to: Cardiology Dermatology ENT General Surgery Heart Failure Allergy Hematology/Oncology Neurology Pulmonology Infectious Disease Neurosurgery Orthopedics Orthopedic Hand Orthopedic Spine Podiatry Rheumatology Thoracic Urology and Vascular Surgery Service.
- Use the nursing process to assess plan implement and evaluate patients.
- Demonstrate leadership in the education of the patient family/significant other.
- Document coordination of care provided in CPRS and other appropriate resources in a timely manner.
- Function as an integral part of the service team working in collaboration with the nurses physicians/providers social workers and other health care professionals to enhance the overall care of the patient.
- Identify potential emergency/crisis situations and provide appropriate interventions.
- Participate in scheduling patients for outpatient clinic appointments procedures surgery and necessary testing as applicable and as directed by service protocols.
- Assist with completing clinic intake maintaining clinic flow for various clinics within Specialty Care and administering treatments for assigned groups of patients within scope of practice and according to facility policies and procedures.
- Set up for ad assist with outpatient surgical procedures.
- Competent and compliant with sterile technique.
- Assist in team research of quality improvement projects and updating service related policies and protocols.
- Seek out and participate in committees and task forces as needed/appropriate.
- Participate in program and clinic specific activities and meetings.
- Rotate Charge Nurse responsibilities as directed by Nurse Manager.
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 7:30 am - 400 pm (Subject to change based on facility needs).
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
- 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.
- Subject to background/security investigation.
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.
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.)
Grade Determinations: The following Scope Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates and if appropriate the level within a grade. The 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: I Level I
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard please visit Experience:
One year of Medical-Surgical Nurse experience
Physical Requirements: Physical aspects associated with work required of this assignment are typical for the occupation see Duties section for essential job duties of the position. May require standing lifting carrying sitting stooping bending puling and pushing. May be required to wear personal protective equipment and undergo annual TB screening or testing as conditions of employment.
Work Environment: Work is performed in an office/clinic setting with minimal risks that requires normal safety precautions; the area is adequately lighted heated and ventilated. However the work environment requires someone with the ability to handle several tasks at once in sometimes stressful situations.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38 and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicants criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations Security and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
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Required Experience:
IC
