This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
Atlanta VA Medical Center is actively seeking a Registered Nurse for Outpatient Staff in Specialty Care Service Line. General Description of Assigned Duties: Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age specific components.
Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education , self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team . Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex client care.
Duties include but not limited to: Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.
Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Serves as a team leader, providing clinical guidance to licensed practical nurses and health care technicians. Cross-trained to provide clinical triage support for all the unit's clinics (i.e. - Dermatology, Sleep, Rheumatology), includes Face-to-Face, VVC, and Telephone Visits. Documents assessments and interventions by policy and practice standards.
Assists with medication management, including administration and pyxis inventory. Participates in unit-level quality improvement activities such as projects, audits, etc. Complete daily, weekly, and monthly assigned monitors. Mentors/precepts new staff and nursing students. Crisis intervention for unique population. Provide care coordination to improve continuity, access, and quality of care.
Provide patient/family health education with a focus on self-management, prevention, and wellness, based on the patient's personalized health plan/goals. Executes nurse driven clinics, including facilitating group visits, for appropriate patient populations to support positive health outcomes for Veterans. Provide patient education and follow-up related sleep study results per Provider interpretations (Sleep Clinic).
Assists with setting up and providing surgical assistance for Surgery and Biopsy (Dermatology) clinics. Completes post-surgical phone calls (Dermatology) within 2 business days, and documents results in patient's medical record. Other duties as assigned.
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: Full Time, Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (extended hours as needed, schedule subject to change based on agency needs) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
Please make sure your Resume/CV includes the School of which you earned your degree to include city and state, type of degree earned, as well as the date your degree was conferred (month, day, and year) so your education can be verified.IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
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Robbie.Lee@va.gov · (334) 272 - 4670 X55598
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $91113 – $160118/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-05.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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