Registered Nurse (Nephrology)

The Nephrology RN is responsible and accountable for all elements of nursing process when providing and or supervising direct patient care. This nurse provides leadership to the clinical team for interprofessional care of patients with complex Nephrology needs.

The Nephrology RN is responsible for providing providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients and oversight of licensed vocational nurse/nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting. Major Duties: Leads the provision of nursing care to patients with complex care needs utilizing the nursing process in alignment with the ANA standards of nursing practice. Applies clinical knowledge/judgement to lead staff involvement in planning, decision making, and evaluation outcomes within the immediate practice setting. Effectively functions as a leader, with demonstrated outcomes, for the immediate practice setting. Improves Veteran/patient driven care by resolving experience issues such as coordination of care, timeliness or process issues, common themes of dissatisfaction, or environment of care concerns for the immediate practice setting. Applies patient, family and caregiver knowledge, Values and beliefs into care delivery without judgement or discrimination. Serves as a resource for patients, caregivers, and staff to address and resolve ethical issues in the i8mmediate practice setting. Leads the implementation of high reliability principles and I CARE vales to increase consistency of care delivered and improve patient outcomes. Ensure appropriate delegation/completion of clinic task assignments to optimize safe clinical environment for staff, patients and visitors. Ensure clean and orderly exam rooms, procedural suites and supply rooms are fully stocked by end of each day Maintaining inventory/supply list, ensuring supply and sterile instrument sufficiency. Ensure supply and sterile instrumentation are appropriately stored and rotated in accordance with expiration dates and compliance standards. Ensure compliance and documentation of environmental temperature/humidity monitoring compliance of all refrigerators, consumables supply, re-usable, &/or loaned supply items &/or devices. 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: Monday - Friday, 0800-1630 Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

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. 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.