The Registered Nurse (RN) Pain Management leads clinical support for interprofessional care of patients with complex pain needs. The RN identifies sources of pain, provides patient-specific education, and guides evidence-based quality improvement in pain management. The role includes assisting with procedural sedation for patients with complex conditions and mentoring, teaching, and precepting nurses and other clinicians in caring for patients with persistent pain.
The Pain Management Registered Nurse (RN) identifies gaps in knowledge or care delivery within the pain management team and initiatives interprofessional education and quality improvement activities to enhance patient outcomes. Develops audits and/or research activities to improve evidence-based standards of care.
Advocates for a Whole Health model of care and treatment of patients with pain and provides leadership to clinical support staff in advocating for patients' care and rights beyond immediate care needs. Program or service level outcomes must be broad and complex and can be demonstrated at any organizational level. Program is defined as a substantial coordinated group of activities impacting patients and/or employees.
Duties include but not limited to the following: Contributes to facility wide quality improvement and mentorship activities. Provides education to nurses and other healthcare professionals on pain theory and nursing care of patients with acute and persistent pain outside of the inpatient setting locally, regionally, and nationally. Responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level.
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.
Preferred Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience caring for cardiac monitored patients 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: 0630-1700 M-F variable days Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Daniel.Aliceacotto@va.gov · 727-238-4911
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $79104 – $139035/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-04.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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