Registered Nurse-Wound Care

Department of Veterans Affairs

This Registered Nurse (RN) Wound Care demonstrates proficiency in practice and deliberate planning in the care and management of patients/residents with acute and chronic wounds across clinical practice settings.

• Major duties include, but are not limited to: Responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to patients with oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team regarding the quality of care. Utilizes evidence-based practice to improve, guide and expand knowledge of skin and wound practice, assessment, and management (and may include ostomy and continence care). Leadership in evaluation of clinical practice, enhancement of staff knowledge, development of patient/resident education and clinical support to interprofessional staff (e.g., nurses, clinicians, physical therapist, and other clinical staff). Assists in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and enhance outcomes utilization. Initiates a plan of care that promotes patient/resident and clinical staff progressive understanding of skin and wound management and healing. Integrates knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment and is self-directed in goal setting for managing complex wound care situations. Demonstrates expanded wound care knowledge base of the nursing process in the care of assigned patients. Demonstrates the ability to cope with and manage competing priorities. Demonstrates wound care competence in practice and decision-making, deliberate planning, and critical thinking skills. 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, 0730-1600 Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

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