Urgent Care Registered Nurse

Veterans Health Administration; Newington (CT); On-site; USD 86,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking an Urgent Care Registered Nurse for the Newington VA Healthcare System in Connecticut. The role is full-time (40 hours/week) in an urgent care setting, with day shifts and some flexibility within clinic hours.

Responsibilities include delivering comprehensive nursing care, coordinating patient education and care plans, and supervising licensed and unlicensed nursing staff. Requires relevant nursing degrees and adherence to VA policies.

Qualifications

• ADN/BSN/MSN degrees must be accredited by ACEN or CCNE.
• Education verification requirements for federal employment.
• Foreign education requires equivalency documentation if used to qualify.

Responsibilities

• Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care and continues developing technical nursing skills.
• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care based on age-specific components.
• Coordinates care focusing on patient education, self-management and satisfaction.
• Administers medications and procedures per established policies.
• Delegates and supervises basic nursing care of LPNs and UAPs.
• Provides urgent care for acute and chronic medical, surgical and psychiatric conditions.
• Uses five-level triage to prioritize patients who require immediate care.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient education

Care coordination

Medication administration

Triage

Education

ADN/BSN/MSN nursing degree

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This Urgent Care Registered Nurse position is located in the Specialty Care service at the Newington VA Healthcare System, located at the Newington, CT. campus. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.

Key Responsibilities

The Urgent Care Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care Duties include but are not limited to: Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components.

Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. delegate and supervise basic nursing care of licensed practical nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel.

Provides urgent care to patients with acute and/or chronic medical, surgical, and psychiatric conditions. Nursing care ranges from basic nursing care to initial stabilization. The focus is on individual growth and development in practice with increased levels of self-direction. Ability to formulate a plan of care based on nursing assessments. Seeks guidance in how to improve care provided to patients and families.

Brings principles and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills. The UC RN is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing care. They assess the patient by collecting pertinent data or information, including the triage of patients based on the five-level triage system to prioritize patients that require more immediate care. They use the assessment data to determine diagnoses, problems, or other concerns.

Identifies expected outcomes to develop a collaborative and individualized plan for each patient. The UC RN will implement that plan, including care coordination, health teaching, and health promotion. Evaluates the progress toward achieving the expected goal and outcomes and adjusts the plan as necessary. Work Schedule: Full-time, day-shift with some flexibility based on clinic hours. Telework: : Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. Notifications: This position is not a AFGE Bargaining Unit position. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50 (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).

In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. This position is in the Excepted Service. The salary is based on the grade and step approved for the selected candidate.

• 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


• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Requirements & 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. The Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN), or Master of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) must be fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission On Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Verification of accreditation may be obtained from http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm or https://directory.ccnecommunity.org/reports/accprog.asp. If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.

If your school was accredited by ACEN or CCNE at the time of graduation, but is no longer listed on the websites, you must provide documentation of accreditation with your application packet.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $85600 – $146414/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-06.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.