Registered Nurse - Columbus, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs

Description

Summary

This is an Intermittent / part-time position and not a full-time position.

Duties

This is an Intermittent / part-time position and not a full time position.

The primary role of the Float Pool Intermittent Registered Nurse (RN) is to provide back-up coverage for the nursing staff in Primary Care (PC) including the Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), Specialty & Acute Care (SAC) and the Surgical Clinics. The duty station is the Columbus VA but may occasionally travel to the CBOC's to provide coverage. The House Float Intermittent RN works during the week and occasional weekends/holidays.

The Intermittent Float RN is expected to execute position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient care.

The registered nurse demonstrates:

• Leading and organizing delivery of care to assure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice, including access to care and discharge planning.
• Using advanced clinical knowledge/judgment to promote staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes,
• Functioning as an expert in clinical practice and/or areas related to the assigned roles and responsibilities,
• Systematically evaluating current practice, and formulating outcomes for groups of patients and/or organizational processes within an area of expertise,
• Guiding, developing, and supporting staff from a leadership perspective, Using professional standards of care, scientific evidence, and practice to evaluate programs and/or service activities.

(VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G6). The registered nurse is an expert nurse who demonstrates expertise in leadership at the systems level that is sustainable. Nursing practice includes an emphasis on health promotion, accountability, assessment, education, infection control, safety, psychological support, administration, and research.

A multidisciplinary approach is used to assist the patient, family, and/or significant other(s) to attain optimal functioning ability. Measurable outcomes and nursing interventions are individualized. Continuity of care is promoted through collaborative relationships. Care hand-off is communicated using SBAR (Situation/Background/Assessment/Recommendations) communication technique.

The Intermittent House Float RN functions within a nursing process framework for problem solving and care facilitation: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Job duties are focused on achieving optimum mental and physical health and illness prevention. S/he is expected to perform data collection and analysis for the purpose of improving care to patient groups, maximizing utilization of resources, and enhancing Primary Care programs. The Intermittent House Float RN promotes safe patient care by initiating active patient identification with every patient and does not use passive confirmation.

Work Schedule: Intermittent

Compressed/Flexible: None

Telework: None

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement Title: CBSR JD/Registered Nurse - Intermittent Float.

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required