This Registered Nurse position is located in the Surgical Clinic at the Manchester VA location. This position is an intermittent position.
The Surgical Services Clinic Registered Nurse (RN) serves as a key member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team, providing comprehensive, Veteran-centered care in one or more Surgical Services specialty clinics, including General Surgery, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology (ENT), Urology, Vascular Surgery, Podiatry, and Wound Care.
The RN collaborates closely with surgeons, physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate care across the continuum, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality outcomes for a diverse Veteran population. This position is an Intermittent position.
Included but are not limited to: Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and coordination of care for Veterans receiving specialty surgical services. Provides direct nursing care and care coordination for Veterans with acute and chronic surgical conditions in the ambulatory care setting.
Serves as a clinical resource and patient advocate, facilitating seamless transitions throughout the pre-operative, perioperative, and post-operative phases of care. Reviews, evaluates, and triages specialty consults, referrals, diagnostic results, patient inquiries, secure messages, walk-in visits, and telephone encounters to ensure timely and appropriate care.
Coordinates preoperative preparation by ensuring completion of required testing, imaging, pathology reports, specialty clearances, consents, and screenings prior to scheduled procedures. Provides comprehensive patient and caregiver education regarding surgical procedures, treatment plans, wound care, medication management, recovery expectations, self-management strategies, and health promotion activities.
Develops and implements individualized plans of care based on nursing assessments, evidence-based practice, and Veteran goals. Assists providers during clinic procedures and delivers care to Veterans undergoing specialty treatments and minor surgical procedures within the RN scope of practice.
Promotes evidence-based practice through quality improvement initiatives by evaluating outcomes, identifying opportunities for process improvement, and participating in the development and revision of policies, procedures, and clinical practice guidelines. Maintains competency in specialty surgical nursing practice and cross-trains to support multiple Surgical Services clinics based on operational needs.
Demonstrates leadership, critical thinking, clinical judgment, and independent decision-making in the management of complex patient care situations. Ensures compliance with VA policies, accreditation standards, infection prevention practices, patient safety initiatives, and regulatory requirements. Performs other duties as assigned in support of Surgical Services and Veteran care delivery. Work Schedule: Intermittent, Requires a minimum commitment of 16 hours a month.
Days and hours will be variable Monday to Friday between the hours of 7:30am-4:30pm varying between 3 to 4 days per week. Telework: Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Notifications: This is not a Bargaining Unit Position This position is in the Excepted Service This position is covered by a special rate.
Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards
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.
For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. 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.
caitlin.balgobin@va.gov · 347-205-5425
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $79146 – $140772/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-15.
This is a Requires a minimum commitment of 16 hours per month. Days and hours will be variable Monday to Friday between the hours of 7:30am-4:30pm varying between 2-4 days per week. position.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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