Registered Nurse

The Veterans Affairs Oklahoma City Health Care System is seeking a Registered Nurse (Ambulatory Care/Outpatient Staff) for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assume responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Major duties: - Responsible for providing competent, evidence-based gender specific care to primary care patients and oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting. - Provides direct Veteran care and care coordination, as it pertains, to Veterans and their care within the Primary Care Department. - Manages assigned panel(s), utilizes registries, and ensures appropriate evaluation and access is provided to patient panels. - Provides health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management. - Assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization. - Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic, primary care through collaborative strategies with others. - Evaluates practice in an ongoing process, based on best evidence. Provides peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement. - Contributes professional outpatient nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team. - Partners with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes. - Supports colleagues through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality outpatient nursing care. - Participates in activities and strategies to sustain an evidence-based-practice culture. - Additional duties as assigned. 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: M-F, 0730-1630 Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements: Minimum 2 years Triage experience. 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.