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Summary This Registered Nurse, Clinical Resource Nurse position, reports to the Associate Chief Nurse of Professional Governance and Innovation. The primary duty station will be the Jamaica Plain campus with required travel between all Boston VA Healthcare System campuses (Brockton and West Roxbury) and Lowell CBOC. The Clinical Resource Nurse position is responsible to support all outpatient specialty areas for Nursing Service. This is a full-time position at 40 hours per week. Responsibilities The Clinical Resource Nurse demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others. The clinical resource nurse is a registered nurse who serves as clinical expert in theory-based and/or research-based nursing practice within a clinical area. The clinical resource nurse is also responsible for assisting the nurse manager in organizing the unit specific orientation, training and development of staff. The Clinical Resource Nurse functions as role model educator and provides clinical leadership to an interdisciplinary team. The Clinical Resource Nurse reports to the Associate Chief Nurse of Professional Governance and Innovation. Work Schedule: to be discussed with supervisor Compressed/Flexible: May be Authorized Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Notifications: This is an AFGE Bargaining Unit position. Current employees must submit copies of their most recent Sf-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. This position is in the Excepted Service. For internal selectees being promoted, the grade and step will be determined in accordance with policy. Veterans preference does not apply for other current permanent Federal agency employees. May be subject to satisfactory completion of our credentialing process. 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 VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Requirements Conditions of Employment 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). Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details. Qualifications 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 master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's 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.) Preferred Experience: Ability to work in a collegial and collaborative relationship with members of the interdisciplinary team Strong organizational skills and ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with professional and administrative staff Demonstrated ability to work independently with strong clinical skills Demonstrated excellent computer documentation abilities Demonstrates ability to function effectively in leadership roles. Applies problem-solving skills at the specialty level, using the team approach to identify, analyze and resolve problems. Uses sound clinical judgment in assessing, planning, and implementing. documenting and evaluating nursing care: Assists the nurse managers in developing and evaluating programs for optimizing patient care on assigned areas. Frequently engages co-workers/team in active problem-solving regarding clinical issues leading to an improvement Encourages staff participation in
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