Registered Nurse(Outpatient)

【岗位职责】 在门诊环境中提供直接患者护理，基于基础护理知识实践并发展技术能力；评估患者健康需求，规划并实施护理干预，评价患者护理效果；为基本或复杂病情的患者提供整合生物心理社会概念、认知技能和技术能力的护理；与跨学科团队协作，确保协调、以患者为中心的护理；准确在电子健康记录中记录患者信息；教育患者及其家属关于健康管理、疾病预防和治疗计划；参与质量改进计划和循证实践活动，以提升患者护理与安全；遵守所有监管和专业标准，包括维护患者隐私和感染控制规程；根据需要指导经验较少的护理人员和学生，营造支持性学习环境；与患者、家属及医疗团队成员有效沟通，促进最佳健康结果；参与专业发展活动，以保持并提升护理能力。 【任职要求】 具备注册护士资格；掌握基础护理知识和实践技能；能够评估患者健康需求并制定护理计划；具备与跨学科团队协作的能力；熟练使用电子健康记录系统；具备患者教育能力；了解质量改进和循证实践原则；遵守监管和专业标准；具备指导经验较少人员的能力；具备有效沟通技巧；致力于专业发展。

To qualify for this position, you must meet the following requirements: 1. English Language Proficiency: Proficient in basic written and spoken English as required for direct patient care positions. 2. Education: Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency, accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) at the time the program was completed. Alternatively, individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may be appointed on a temporary basis upon achieving a state license, then converted to permanent after successful completion of the bridge program. Graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing must possess a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration to meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school; credit for foreign nursing education higher than associate degree/entry level requires formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA, such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD). 3. Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (e.g., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) exception: Candidates who otherwise meet basic education requirements but lack licensure may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case basis). 4. Grade Determinations: For Nurse I, Level I: An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional professional nursing experience required. For Nurse I, Level II: An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 1 year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 1; OR a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional experience required. Additional grade levels may apply based on scope, education, and dimension criteria as detailed in the online assessment.

VA White River Junction Healthcare System is a Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility providing healthcare services to veterans. It operates nursing services and clinical operations at its White River Junction location.