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This Registered Nurse is located in Medical Specialty Clinics. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/24/2022. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. OR The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing. Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6) OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade: Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience; OR a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 year's of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 year's of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 year's of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree and approximately 2-3 year's of nursing practice/experience. For foreign education equivalency the only certifying body the VA recognizes is CGFNS and its' subsidiary, International Consultants of Delaware (ICD). Without certification of BSN-equivalency, the VA can only consider the degree at the associates level and pay will be determined accordingly. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-6 Nurse Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: Heavy lifting (45 lbs and over); Heavy carrying (45 lbs and over); Straight pulling and pushing; reaching above shoulder; use of fingers; both hands required; walking and standing up to 8 hours; repeated bending; Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; hearing aid permitted. ["VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards The Medical Specialty Clinics' (MSC) Registered Nurse assumes the following roles and responsibilities: Participates in performance measure improvement. Provides direct patient care. Assists and coordinates with triaging telephone calls, walk-in patients, and management of clinic flow. Assists with consult management or procedure scheduling/coordination. Assists the Nurse Manager (NM), Assistant NM, in supervising and providing performance evaluation feedback on licensed vocational nurses (LVN), health technicians (HT), nurse assistants (NA). Actively participates in staff and module meetings. Functions as a clinic/department charge nurse, in the absence of the NM/ANM. Provide and coordinate anti-thrombic patient education on patient not enrolled in the anticoagulation clinic. Prepares AIDS case reporting to the Centers for Disease Control and VA Central Office, in the absence of the Special Infectious Diseases (SpID) RN. Performs pre- and post-HIV test counseling per VA policy. Coordinates public health information with the San Diego County Health Department. Stroke data collection for submission to the National/VA database. Chart review/clinical validation of stroke data with the neurology team. Coordinate stroke code drills, provide stroke code education during facility-wide education, and patient stroke education. Provide care coordination of newly diagnosed cancer patients, including assisting patients and their caregivers in making informed decisions, collaborating with an inter-professional team on cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life care, across the cancer continuum. Perform other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Between the hours of 0600-2100. Specific hours to be discussed during the interview.\nTelework: Not available\nVirtual: This is not a virtual position.\nFinancial Disclosure Report: Not required"]