The Nashville VA Medical Center is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Registered Nurse to serve as a Research Nurse within the Research and Development Service. The incumbent will play a critical role in supporting clinical research activities, ensuring regulatory compliance, and promoting veteran-centered care through evidence-based practice.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
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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 thru Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.
Telework: Not Available.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
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.
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.
Qualifications:
Nurse II 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.
Education:
A bachelor's degree in nursing and at least two years of professional nursing experience, with one year equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3; or a master's degree in nursing with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3; or a master's degree in a related field along with a bachelor's degree in nursing and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3. Alternatively, applicants may qualify with a doctorate in nursing with no professional experience, or a doctorate in a related field with a master's or bachelor's degree in nursing and no professional experience.
The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
NOTE: Foreign Education. Graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing programs, the nurse practitioner degree equivalency must be validated through an agency recognized degree equivalency evaluation agency, such as the International Consultants of Delaware (ICD). Candidates with equivalent nurse practitioner masters or doctorate level degrees who possess current, full, active, and unrestricted registration and certification will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant appointment.
License and Certification:
License. All RN's must possess and maintain an active, current, full, and unrestricted RN license to practice as an RN in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
Basic Certification. All RN's must maintain full and current board certification in an area of clinical specialty from one of the following: the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB), or other nationally recognized certifying body in the area in which the Nurse Practitioner is academically prepared.
NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and an RN assignment that are also performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification.
Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Service.
Education Additional Information:
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit
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