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Veterans Health Administration is Hiring a Registered Nurse - Primary Care Near Beckley, WV

Qualifications:

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), 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 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). The approving official may authorize a waiver of the requirement for ACEN or CCNE accreditation of any degree in nursing provided the college or university has regional accreditation from an accrediting body recognized by the Department of Education at the time of the candidate's graduation and the composite qualifications of the applicant warrant such consideration. In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. OR The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing. Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (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.
• 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.

Preferred Experience:

• Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• At least 1 year of RN experience
• Primary Care Clinic experience

Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade:

• Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional nursing practice/experience required.
• Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience; OR a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional nursing practice/experience.
• Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no additional nursing practice/experience.
• Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience required.
• Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience.

Note regarding MSN degrees: If your MSN was obtained via a Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration, a BSN is not required.

Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-6 Nurse Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.

Physical Requirements: This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. This position requires the ability to lift 35- 50lbs. Transferring patients and objects may be required. Work requires the ability to physically intervene with disruptive patient/Veteran and protect self and others from injury using the knowledge gained from training.

Responsibilities:

Major Duties Include:

• Participation in Huddles and use of the Scrubbing Schedule-Clinic Huddle Planning Tool
• Complete Pre-operation procedures, including coordinating with scheduling clerk, entering orders, following to completion
• Handles Alerts, Discharge Calls, & Secure Messages when covering for another Registered Nurse(RN)
• Vista/Fax Review
• Determining if discharge follow ups can be done by RN instead of provider
• Flagging provider notes and documenting all patient conversations
• Secure Messages
• Discharge Follow Up Calls
• Face-to-face and Phone Clinics-close all encounters
• Complete Clinical Reminders at every visit
• Entering notes when flagging medication
• PACT No Show Telephone Note for all face-to-face (F2F)no shows. Notifies Medical Support Assistant so appointment can be taken off schedule to decrease number of open encounters
• PDMPs, UDS/Med Match, Informed Consent, Naloxone
• Setting Surrogate when on Leave
• Community Care Coordination Plan Note-if notified by patient of NVCC hospital visit
• Return to Clinic Orders and order any necessary labs needed for next visit
• Coordination of patient health care needs
• Providing information to patients: to include clinic policy on walk-ins, education to patient/caregiver related to medication, diagnostic studies and results, and disease process and prevention
• Follow protocols for entry of orders and/or consults
• Comply with care team functions
• Complete patient documentation in the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS)
• Determine the necessity for immediate medical attention and contact the appropriate PCP
• Make referrals to appropriate ancillary services as per protocol for patient assistance in accordance with consult template service line agreements
• Use established diagnoses for RN Care Management visits to complete encounter forms
• Scrub provider list 48 hours in advance
• Review and prepare incoming medical records for providers
• Assist and oversee LPN
• All other duties as assigned, pertaining to this occupation, to meet the needs of the Agency, Department, Facility, and/or Service

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: Full-time, Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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