Registered Nurse- Primary Care - Conroe, Texas - Med Surg

Company: Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center
Location: Conroe
Posted on: September 16, 2022

Job Description:

Registered Nurse- Primary Care - Conroe, Texas
Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

The registered nurse (RN) Care Coordinator at the Conroe CBOC provides patient and family health education with a focus on self-management, prevention, and wellness, based on the patient's goals; this includes systematic data gathering, assessment, appropriate nursing judgment, and evaluation of human responses to actual or potential health problems through such services as case finding, health teaching, health counseling; provision of care supportive to or restorative of life and well-being; and executing medical regimens including administering medications and treatments prescribed by a licensed or otherwise legally authorized provider. The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, or community.

The Registered Nurse duties include but are not limited to the following:
-- Maintain current knowledge of trends and issues in health care
-- Communicate and work effectively with all levels of staff throughout the facility.
-- Provide active involvement on a Nursing or Medical Center Committees
-- Lead and coordinate interdisciplinary groups and report outcomes
-- Develop, implement and monitor performance improvement plans as identified
-- Monitor and report effectiveness of change outcomes
-- Participate in evidence based research activities annually.
-- Correspond and report in an accurate and timely manner.
-- Utilize sound clinical judgment in making decisions.


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 0800- 1630
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Contact Demetrius.Roberts@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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