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.
As a Registered Nurse in the Pain Clinic, you will manage the care for Veterans with post-operative, post-procedural and chronic pain. You will be responsible for maintaining physical and emotional comfort of patients. You will assess patients and make decisions based on critical thinking skills. You will set up and maintain a sterile field for procedures and will stabilize vital signs and maintain the patient's hemodynamic status as required.
You will assess orientation status of patients and compare it to baseline, assess motor and sensory function as needed, and reassess for contraindications of administered pain medications. You will document responses to interventions, findings, and report changes in patient status, and will communicate handoff information regarding patient status to: receiving unit prior to transfer, physician for emergency needs, significant others identified by the patient.
You will be responsible for closing encounters daily. You will document and utilize secure messaging and message manager to engage with Veterans and coordinate care. You will make pre-procedural calls and provide Veterans with education on planned procedures and review patient records and coordinate care as appropriate. You will follow Joint Commission VA and Facility and nursing standards of care.
You will deliver nursing care pre-procedure, intra-procedure and post-procedure. Strong interpersonal, communication, organizational and problem-solving skills are required. Perform 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; 7:30am-4:00pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
The Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN), or Master of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) must be fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission On Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Verification of accreditation may be obtained from http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm or https://directory.ccnecommunity.org/reports/accprog.asp If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.
If your school was accredited by ACEN or CCNE at the time of graduation, but is no longer listed on the websites, you must provide documentation of accreditation with your application packet. 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.
For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $85610 – $173974/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-26.
This is a Monday-Friday; 7:30am-4:00pm position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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