Registered Nurse (Intermittent) - Wound Care

The Bronx VA Health Care System is currently seeking a Registered Nurse to work Intermittently as a member of our Wound Care Team at the Bronx, New York VA campus. The Wound Care Registered Nurse provides expert wound and skin support to Veterans on Med/Surg, SCI/D, and CLC units, who are at higher risk for pressure injuries, complex surgical and chronic wounds, moisture-related skin damage, and other conditions requiring specialized assessment, treatment, prevention, and monitoring.

The Wound Care Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients and oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting, and is key to identifying and instituting preventive and treatment measure and monitors results of wound care delivered. He/she is responsible for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising the management of patients/residents with acute and chronic wounds across clinical practice settings. The incumbent will assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcome utilization consultation, analyze resources available to staff, and identify risk areas (including quality metrics, supplies, equipment, availability of data and information) to foster a safe and supportive environment for staff learning, educational and professional development. The duties include, but are not limited to: Identify and institute preventive and treatment measure and monitors results of wound care delivered. Provide colleagues with useful tools to improve wound care knowledge, assessment, and management skills. Provide evaluation on the effectiveness of resources, equipment, supplies, and specialty advanced therapies currently in use and being considered for future use for wound assessment and management (and may include ostomy and continence care). Evaluate practice in an ongoing process, based on best evidence to provide peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement. Support colleagues through wound care knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care. Participate in activities and strategies to sustain evidence based practice. Integrate theoretical concepts, strong critical thinking skills, and exhibits a robust technically skilled wound care practice. Influence care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team, and actively participate in the program level quality improvement process and initiatives as well as customer service programs. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines. All other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Intermittent Tour of Duty. Days (8:00 am - 4:30 pm) to be discussed at interview. Compressed/Flexible: Not authorized Telework: Not authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's 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.