- Oversight of nursing staff, patient intake, documentation, point of care testing and health screening.
- Assess, triage, take histories and document conditions and concerns for veterans presenting to the clinic and via the telephone.
- Manage patient care in a compassionate and astute manner, ensuring patient safety and promoting positive patient outcomes.
- Provides guidance and education to patients and caregivers and collaborates with other professionals at all levels including but not limited to the other nurses, physicians and the Nurse Manager, Specialty Clinics.
Registered Nurse - Greenville, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs
Description
Summary
The Durham VA Healthcare System is seeking (3) highly skilled/experienced Registered Nurses to serve within our Specialty clinic. Demonstrates leadership, experience/ingenious approaches to management of complex patient care. Accountable for the management of patient care, human, fiscal/material resources, & the total environment of the unit. Responsible to ensure that the highest possible quality of care is achieved & a safe therapeutic environment.
Duties
The Registered Nurse providing care in the Specialty Clinic is a seasoned professional with an insight into many medical diseases and plans of care for the Veterans seeking care in the Ambulatory Care setting. The Specialty Clinics include Cardiology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Urology, Endocrinology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Orthopedics, Hematology and Podiatry. The clinic is staffed by providers (attending physicians, mid-level providers), Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Medical Support Assistants.
This Specialty Registered Nurse leads other team members to provide safe and effective care of the patient during appointments and procedures and ensures a smooth patient traffic flow throughout the Specialty clinics. The Registered Nurse assists with various procedures, provides pre and post in-clinic or surgical procedure education and information about medications, oversees the safety of the patient, documents procedural assessment information, ensures correct labeling of specimens and maintain requirements for reusable medical equipment.
Duties include but not are not limited to:
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; 7:30a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tour subject to change based on the needs of the agency.
Telework: No
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required