Registered Nurse (Clinical Documentation Integrity)

The Registered Nurse (Clinical Documentation Integrity) position is within the Chief of Staff service at the Providence VA Healthcare system, located in Providence, Rhode Island. It is permanent and full time at 40 hours per week. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : The Registered Nurse (CDI) demonstrates integration practice characterized by responsibility and accountability for analysis within the service and influences the organizational mission. Follows procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Core elements of performance include knowledge seeking and participation in quality improvement process initiatives as well as customer service programs. Duties include, but are not limited to: Plans and delivers technically competent care to patients in alignment with the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice; Responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks ensuring assigned delegated tasks are completed by team members; Manages nursing care of patients, organizes, and completes own assignments in a safe and timely manner, assisting team members as necessary; Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of interdisciplinary care; Leads and organizes delivery of care to ensure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice in alignment with the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice; Applies advanced clinical knowledge/judgment to lead staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting; Applies nursing expertise to lead improvement, with demonstrated outcomes, beyond the immediate practice setting; 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: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized. Telework: Not Authorized. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. Notifications: Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. This position is a Bargaining Unit position. The salary is based on the grade and step approved for the selected candidate. QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nu

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