lOMoAR cPSD| 54901389
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
Hines, IL
FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT
RN: NURSE I, LEVEL 3
I. ADMINISTRATIVE QUALIFICATION STANDARDS
CITIZENSHIP RN LICENSURE EDUCATION RN OTHER
EXPERIENCE
United States Current, full, Bachelor of Science in 1 to 2 years Upon Appointment
active, and Nursing (BSN) Only
unrestricted in Master of Science in 1 to 2 years (1) Satisfactory
any US state, Nursing (MSN) or physical
commonwealth, Master’s in a field examination as
territory, or the determined by
related to nursing with
District of the Employee
BSN or bachelor’s in a
Columbia Health Unit
field related to nursing (2) Verbal and
Master of Science in 1 to 2 years written English
Nursing language
(MSN) from Bridge proficiency
Program
(a BSN is not issued or
required)
All schools of nursing must be accredited by the appropriate State agency and accredited by either
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education (CCNE) at the time the program was completed.
FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT ISSUED:
, lOMoAR cPSD| 54901389
Hines VA Hospital
RN, Nurse I, Level 3
I RECEIVED A COPY: DATE:
________________________________________ _____________
Employee’s Signature
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: DATE:
___________________________________ _____________
Immediate Supervisor’s Signature
File a signed receipted copy in the employee’s competency folder.
II. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNED DUTIES
The registered nurse provides care and counseling of persons or in the promotion and
maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury based upon the nursing
process which includes systematic data gathering, assessment, appropriate nursing
judgment, and evaluation of human responses to actual or potential health problems
through such services as case finding, health teaching, health counseling; provision of
care supportive to or restorative of life and well-being; and executing medical regimens
including administering medications and treatments prescribed by a licensed or
otherwise legally authorized provider (Illinois Board of Nursing). The nurse’s primary
commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, or community (ANA
Code of Ethics for Nurses).
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital is a Level 1a major interdisciplinary teaching facility with
service-lines serving medical, surgical, and neurological inpatients and outpatients, with
a comprehensive adult Emergency Department, and multiple community-based
outpatient clinics (CBOC). There is a large outpatient psychiatric population, with
admissions for medical co-morbidities. The Hines VA Blind Rehabilitation Center
provides services in a residential setting. Home-Based Primary Care is provided in the
veteran’s home.
Scope of Nurse I Level 3: Demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious,
deliberate planning.
Self- directed in goal setting for managing complex patient situations (VA Handbook
5005, Part II, Appendix G6). The Nurse I/Level 3 registered nurse is a competent nurse
who demonstrates competence in practice and decision-making, deliberate planning,
and critical thinking skills. This nurse integrates knowledge, skills, abilities, and
judgment and is self-directed in goal setting for managing complex situations. The focus
is beyond the self to the evolution of systems thinking by synthesizing knowledge to
solve problems that result in demonstrated outcomes. This nurse demonstrates the
ability to cope with and manage competing priorities. The competent nurse evaluates
REVISED: May 2020 2 RN, Nurse I, Level 3
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Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
Hines, IL
FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT
RN: NURSE I, LEVEL 3
I. ADMINISTRATIVE QUALIFICATION STANDARDS
CITIZENSHIP RN LICENSURE EDUCATION RN OTHER
EXPERIENCE
United States Current, full, Bachelor of Science in 1 to 2 years Upon Appointment
active, and Nursing (BSN) Only
unrestricted in Master of Science in 1 to 2 years (1) Satisfactory
any US state, Nursing (MSN) or physical
commonwealth, Master’s in a field examination as
territory, or the determined by
related to nursing with
District of the Employee
BSN or bachelor’s in a
Columbia Health Unit
field related to nursing (2) Verbal and
Master of Science in 1 to 2 years written English
Nursing language
(MSN) from Bridge proficiency
Program
(a BSN is not issued or
required)
All schools of nursing must be accredited by the appropriate State agency and accredited by either
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education (CCNE) at the time the program was completed.
FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT ISSUED:
, lOMoAR cPSD| 54901389
Hines VA Hospital
RN, Nurse I, Level 3
I RECEIVED A COPY: DATE:
________________________________________ _____________
Employee’s Signature
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: DATE:
___________________________________ _____________
Immediate Supervisor’s Signature
File a signed receipted copy in the employee’s competency folder.
II. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNED DUTIES
The registered nurse provides care and counseling of persons or in the promotion and
maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury based upon the nursing
process which includes systematic data gathering, assessment, appropriate nursing
judgment, and evaluation of human responses to actual or potential health problems
through such services as case finding, health teaching, health counseling; provision of
care supportive to or restorative of life and well-being; and executing medical regimens
including administering medications and treatments prescribed by a licensed or
otherwise legally authorized provider (Illinois Board of Nursing). The nurse’s primary
commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, or community (ANA
Code of Ethics for Nurses).
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital is a Level 1a major interdisciplinary teaching facility with
service-lines serving medical, surgical, and neurological inpatients and outpatients, with
a comprehensive adult Emergency Department, and multiple community-based
outpatient clinics (CBOC). There is a large outpatient psychiatric population, with
admissions for medical co-morbidities. The Hines VA Blind Rehabilitation Center
provides services in a residential setting. Home-Based Primary Care is provided in the
veteran’s home.
Scope of Nurse I Level 3: Demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious,
deliberate planning.
Self- directed in goal setting for managing complex patient situations (VA Handbook
5005, Part II, Appendix G6). The Nurse I/Level 3 registered nurse is a competent nurse
who demonstrates competence in practice and decision-making, deliberate planning,
and critical thinking skills. This nurse integrates knowledge, skills, abilities, and
judgment and is self-directed in goal setting for managing complex situations. The focus
is beyond the self to the evolution of systems thinking by synthesizing knowledge to
solve problems that result in demonstrated outcomes. This nurse demonstrates the
ability to cope with and manage competing priorities. The competent nurse evaluates
REVISED: May 2020 2 RN, Nurse I, Level 3
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