Registered Nurse - Restorative

Bring your nursing expertise to a role where you can shape restorative care and make a lasting difference in the lives of Veterans. As the Restorative Registered Nurse, you will serve as a key resource within Rehab and Extended Care, helping Veterans achieve and maintain their highest possible level of function and independence. You will partner with nurses, rehabilitation specialists, medical providers, community facilities, and other VA programs to coordinate individualized restorative services and strengthen continuity of care. This position offers the opportunity to educate and support staff, influence evidence-based practice, contribute to program development, and lead improvements that enhance the quality and effectiveness of restorative nursing services.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

- Coordinate restorative nursing services for Veterans in Rehab and Extended Care, supporting individualized treatment plans designed to promote function and independence.

- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members and treatment providers to evaluate Veteran needs, establish restorative goals, and integrate appropriate interventions into the overall plan of care.

- Educate new and existing staff on restorative nursing treatment options, available resources, and practices needed to successfully implement and sustain the program.

- Promote evidence-based restorative nursing interventions and recommend innovative approaches that improve care delivery and Veteran outcomes.

- Serve as a clinical consultant and resource to nursing staff, rehabilitation services, medical providers, and other partners addressing restorative nursing needs.

- Develop and update policies, procedures, memorandums, educational resources, and informational materials that support effective restorative nursing services.

- Coordinate care with VA providers, community facilities, and other VA hospitals and clinics to strengthen continuity and access to appropriate restorative services.

- Lead and participate in performance improvement activities, using program information, collaboration, and evaluation of current practices to strengthen restorative nursing services.

• 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 nursing, possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD).
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements, but do not possess the required licensure, may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.