The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Ambulatory VA Clinic serving Watertown and Fort Drum, NY.
The Facility Administrative Registered Nurse (RN) demonstrates leadership, experience, and creative approaches to improvement in quality-of-care outcomes. The RN demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for a group of patients. The RN is responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level.
Program or service level outcomes must be broad and complex and can be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility. Program is defined as a substantial coordinated group of activities impacting patients and/or employees. The RN is assigned responsibility for their assigned area activities for the Medical Center and off-site locations, if applicable.
The RN collects data, monitors staff compliance with relevant policies, directives, and standards, provides reports detailing trends, and provides direct staff support to all services. They participate in several facility councils, committees, and workgroups.
Executes the position responsibilities that demonstrate effective leadership, detailed planning, professional communication, creative and innovative approaches to the improvement of safety/healthcare program development and possess an ability to organize priorities. The RN works in concert with leaders and others to sustain safety, modeling High Reliability Organization (HRO) practices.
The RN performs duties directly contributing to high quality and safe patient care within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Duties require the ability to apply specialized principles and practices to ensure a systems approach to healthcare delivery. The RN directly supports facility leadership in areas of planning, organization, development, direction, and evaluation within the facility.
Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care. Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals. Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations.
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, 7:30am-4:00pm Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Samantha.Meyer1@va.gov · 716-431-2540
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $70887 – $118556/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-16.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-11-02 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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