Clinical Nurse Specialist - Hematology/Oncology

<p>This position is eligible for EDRP, a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of your start date. Approval, award amount up to $200,000 and eligibility period one to five years are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov for assistance.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The Oncology, Special Procedures, Infusion Center CNS assumes the following major functions/duties expected of the role: 1. Collaborates with Nurse Manager (NM) and Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) Special Procedures/Infusion Center to provide clinical leadership for Special Procedures, and Infusion Center staff. 2. Facilitate, develop, coordinate, and collaborate orientation, clinical competencies and required educational directives with the Special Procedures and Infusion Center Unit Nurse Manager and Assistant Nurse Manager. 3. Facilitate, coordinate, and lead development and completion of initial competencies for Special Procedures, and Infusion Center nursing staff. 4. Facilitate, coordinate, and lead development and completion of ongoing competencies for the Special Procedures, Infusion Center nursing staff and nursing service as needed. 5. Coordinates, plans, implements and evaluates competencies specifically chemotherapy and hazardous drugs for non-chemotherapy competent staff. 6. Assists with simulation or other training as indicated for chemotherapy education and assessing chemotherapy competency. 7. Coordinates and provides Special Procedures, Infusion Center, and hospital wide oncology nursing educational programs and activities. 8. Mentors Special Procedures, Infusion Center, nursing staff and VASDHS staff to develop leadership and preceptor skills. 9. Uses advance clinical knowledge/judgment to promote staff involvement in planning, decision-making and evaluation outcomes. 10. Functions as an expert in clinical practice and/or areas related to the assigned roles and responsibilities. 11. Systematically evaluates current practice and formulates outcomes for groups of patients and/or organizational process within area of expertise. 12. Collaborates with NMs and ANMs to disseminate accreditation standards and ensures staff compliance to assure area/unit meets accreditation standards and regulatory agency requirements. 13. Collaborates and participates with Special Procedures, Infusion Center nursing and VASDHS staff in the selection and process of performance measure improvement. 14. Leads nursing and interprofessional groups that address concerns related to cancer care. 15. Collaborates with the oncology team regarding policies, practice issues, medications, or procedures. 16. Provides direct or indirect care for patients in the Special Procedures/Infusion Center and for patients with a cancer diagnosis throughout VASDHS when appropriate. 17. Documents all direct patient care provided using CPRS, according to unit and facility policies and procedures. 18. Assist Nursing Education and Research leadership with evidence-based practice to VASDHS employees. 19. Completes electronic progress notes in a problem-oriented format. 20. Maintains mandatory and clinical competencies for the position including certification as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CCNS) from American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Clinical Nurse Specialist or from a VA-approved certifying body. 21. Coordinates with CNS group to provide orientation and cross-coverage for all inpatient and outpatient care units. 22. Consultant and coordinates clinical nursing practice. Provides clinical consultation to nurses caring for VASDHS oncology patients as needed including other departments and to other health care team members. 23. Serves as a consultant to all unit-based committees, and on other interdisciplinary task forces and committees as appropriate. 24. Assists with consultations as needed on policies and procedures. 25. Support Special Procedures/Infusion Center NM and Nursing Education nurse manager in the development of a strategic educational plan. 26. Participates and reviews Joint Patient Safety Reporting (JPSR), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Mock Tracers and sentinel events. 27. Provides instruction/mentoring/precepting for nursing students and graduate nursing students in the CNS role, DNP, or PhD as appropriate. 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, 0700-1530 Telework: Not Availabe Virtual: This is not a virtual position. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact <VISN22HREducationReimbursementTeam@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more</p><h3>Requirements</h3>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. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. 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 examination. 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. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: - your performance and conduct; - the needs and interests of the agency; - whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and - whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.<h3>Education</h3>IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Nursing education must be from a school of professional nursing accredited by one of the following accrediting organizations 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) 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.