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Nurse (Clinical Resource - RN)

L5

us department of veterans affairsSacramento, CAtoday
Clinical Resource Team Registered NurseThe Clinical Resource Team (CRT) RN is a Registered Nurse clinically assigned to provide care in the outpatient or inpatient nursing service. The CRT is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. The CRT assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on collaboration, patient education, self-management, customer service throughout the continuum of care. Assist with administration of medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines. The CRT executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex Veteran care. The CRT influences outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. This position may be responsible for additional duties of the organization of the discretion of the Nurse Manager or designee.
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 immediate 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.
Preferred Experience:
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred2 to 3 years of recent acute care, critical care, or outpatient nursing experience
  • Patient Assessment and Urgent Intervention
  • Time Management & Priority Setting
  • Clinical Education & Staff Mentoring
  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Evidence-based practice and quality improvement initiatives
  • Certifications such as BLS and ACLS are required or obtainable upon hireVA 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, 08:00am - 04:30pmVirtual: This is not a virtual position. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact V21CCOEEDRP@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
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Level

SeniorL5

Location

Sacramento, CA

Occupation

Registered Nurses

Industry

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

Posted

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