Registered Nurse (Off-Tour Nursing Supervisor - OTNS)
Company: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Fayetteville
Posted on: June 9, 2021
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Job Description:
Videos Help Duties Summary The RN for will perform clinical duties as directed by the
Associate Director for Patient Care Services through the Chief
Nurse of Acute Care Services. The OTNS is the direct eyes, ears,
and voice in support of Nursing Leadership and the Nurse Executive
of VHSO. Responsible to independently plan, organize, and
coordinate work; solve problems, interpret the extent to which
protocols may be modified or adapted, interpret policies and
regulations and initiate pilot work projects. Learn more about this agency Responsibilities THIS IS A SUPERVISORY POSITION. THIS POSITION IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR NURSE MANAGER PAY AS IT IS NOT
A NURSE MANAGER POSITION, BUT A NURSING SUPERVISOR POSITION. Off-Tour Nurse Supervisor (OTNS) has oversight of all staffing
resource allocations and facility operations on off tours,
weekends, and holidays within Nursing Service. Maintains
collaborative working relationship with all levels of nursing,
medical staff, and leadership. Responsible for demonstrating
professional leadership in the delivery of patient care across the
organization. Uses critical thinking to assess, plan, implement,
evaluate, and coordinate nursing care. Effectively facilitates,
monitors, and evaluates the quality of nursing care delivered
during the evening, night, and weekend tours; initiates and uses
professional standards of care and practice to evaluate programs
and or product line activities in the areas of Performance
Measures; and assesses staffing, using independent decision making
to determine the best utilization of personnel for safe patient
care. OTNS has the ability to identify and solve issues related to
a full range of issues facility-wide. Works collaboratively with
the Administrative Officer of the Day (AOD). Functions of assigned
duties including but not limited to: Work Schedule: Off-Tour duty hours, 11:30am - 12:00pm
(midnight), with one 8 hour shift, rotating holidays and weekends.
This may change at the discretion of the agency. Functional Statement Title/#: Registered Nurse/000000 Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Travel Required Not required Supervisory status Yes Promotion Potential 00 0610 Nurse Similar jobs Psychiatric Nurses Help Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Basic Requirements: Preferred Experience: Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met in
determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate,
the level within a grade: Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part
II, Appendix G-6 Nurse Qualification Standard. This can be found in
the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: This position requires visual acuity,
keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This
position requires potentially long periods of continued walking,
standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing.
Transferring patients and objects may be required. The incumbent
may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated material and
may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations
or operative/invasive procedures. The incumbent may occasionally be
exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium,
dementia, or psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be a mature,
flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in
stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient
needs. Education IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application
if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on
education. 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.
Keywords: Department of Veterans Affairs, Fayetteville , Registered Nurse (Off-Tour Nursing Supervisor - OTNS), Other , Fayetteville, Arkansas
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