Duties

The Clinical Nurse Leader is responsible and accountable for all clinical performance measures, including falls, hospital acquired pressure ulcers, and healthcare associated infections. The CNL manages care of high risk patients and patients with complex care, working with nursing staff to ensure a safe and effective plan of care. The CNL duties include but are not limited to:

• Works with unit, service and facility groups to improve delivery of care, including the Veteran and Veteran's family perception of care delivery.
• Participates in the coordination of care, focused on patient transition through the continuum of care, patient and family education, patient self-management after discharge, and supporting factors that impact customer satisfaction.
• Applies the nursing process and care management principles within a collaborative, interdisciplinary practice setting, which will then enable effective implementation of health promotion and prevention practices, management of acute and chronic illnesses, and attainment of appropriate lengths of stay and the effective level of care.
• Core functions include daily assessment of patient care needs to determine the most appropriate use of expertise in clinical coordination, patient and staff education, attention to systems issues that require intervention, and quality and performance measures.
• Analyzes healthcare information and develops plans and interventions for improvement.
• Develops a high level of clinical practice, leadership and skills to improve/coordinate patient care for an adult population.
• Uses advanced clinical knowledge/judgment to promote staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes.
• Systematically evaluates current practice, and formulating outcomes for groups of patients and/or organizational processes within an area of expertise.
• Uses professional standards of care, scientific evidence, and practice to evaluate programs and/or service activities.
• Manages care of high risk patients and patients with complex care, working with nursing staff to ensure a safe and effective plan of care.
• Excellent customer service and communication required.

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
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
EDRP Authorized: Contact Tammy Coats @ Tammyrcoates@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO):
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required