Nurse - OR

Operative and Specialty Care RN provides and supervises direct patient care across the nursing process, including age-appropriate assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Coordinates care throughout the continuum, promotes patient education and self-management, administers medications and procedures in accordance with established guidelines, and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to support positive outcomes and patient satisfaction. Major duties: Eugene is the 2nd most populous city in Oregon after Portland. Located in Lane County, Eugene is also referred to as the 'Emerald City' and is at the southern end of Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers. Home to the University of Oregon, Bushnell University, and Lane Community College, Eugene is known for its college culture, focus on the arts, recreational activities, and green activism. The official slogan of Eugene is "A Great City for the Arts and Outdoors. Key duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Demonstrates leadership, experience, and innovative approaches in managing complex specialty care. Provides outpatient nursing care, care coordination, health promotion, patient education, and coaching in wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management. Collaborates in developing, implementing, evaluating, and revising policies, procedures, and guidelines. Leads and supports improvements in specialty outpatient care. Provides constructive feedback and shares expertise to strengthen safe, high-quality nursing practice. Promotes a safe, supportive environment that fosters the professional development of healthcare professionals. Evaluates the outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations. Is accountable for documenting broad, complex outcomes at the specialty care program or service level, at any organizational level within the facility. 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, 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: AD-hoc only. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not available. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized. Requirements: 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.